poronkusema

Finnish

FWOTD – 25 January 2019

Etymology

Compound of poron (“reindeer's”) +‎ kusema (“peed by”); the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporonˌkusemɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ŋˌkus̠e̞mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -usemɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ron‧ku‧se‧ma

Noun

poronkusema

1. an informal traditional measure of distance, not well defined but perhaps 7.5 kilometers at the most
   • 1998 May 4, Jaakko Tahkolahti, “Poronkusemalle saadaan tieteellisen tarkka mitta”, in Helsingin Sanomat‎^[1], retrieved 18 December 2018:

     (title)

     Poronkusema to get a scientifically accurate measurement

   • 2009 January 19, Mauri Nieminen, “Paljonko on poronkusema?”, in Tiede‎^[2], retrieved 18 December 2018:

     Poronkusemaksi määritellään matka, jonka poro kykenee kulkemaan virtsaamatta.

     A poronkusema is defined as the distance that a reindeer can go without having to urinate.

Declension

Inflection of poronkusema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		poronkusema	poronkusemat
genitive		poronkuseman	poronkusemien
partitive		poronkusemaa	poronkusemia
illative		poronkusemaan	poronkusemiin
		singular	plural
nominative		poronkusema	poronkusemat
accusative	nom.	poronkusema	poronkusemat
	gen.	poronkuseman
genitive		poronkuseman	poronkusemien poronkusemainrare
partitive		poronkusemaa	poronkusemia
inessive		poronkusemassa	poronkusemissa
elative		poronkusemasta	poronkusemista
illative		poronkusemaan	poronkusemiin
adessive		poronkusemalla	poronkusemilla
ablative		poronkusemalta	poronkusemilta
allative		poronkusemalle	poronkusemille
essive		poronkusemana	poronkusemina
translative		poronkusemaksi	poronkusemiksi
instructive		—	poronkusemin
abessive		poronkusematta	poronkusemitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of poronkusema (type koira)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poronkusemani poronkusemani accusative nom. poronkusemani poronkusemani gen. poronkusemani genitive poronkusemani poronkusemieni poronkusemainirare partitive poronkusemaani poronkusemiani inessive poronkusemassani poronkusemissani elative poronkusemastani poronkusemistani illative poronkusemaani poronkusemiini adessive poronkusemallani poronkusemillani ablative poronkusemaltani poronkusemiltani allative poronkusemalleni poronkusemilleni essive poronkusemanani poronkuseminani translative poronkusemakseni poronkusemikseni instructive — — abessive poronkusemattani poronkusemittani comitative — poronkusemineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poronkusemasi poronkusemasi accusative nom. poronkusemasi poronkusemasi gen. poronkusemasi genitive poronkusemasi poronkusemiesi poronkusemaisirare partitive poronkusemaasi poronkusemiasi inessive poronkusemassasi poronkusemissasi elative poronkusemastasi poronkusemistasi illative poronkusemaasi poronkusemiisi adessive poronkusemallasi poronkusemillasi ablative poronkusemaltasi poronkusemiltasi allative poronkusemallesi poronkusemillesi essive poronkusemanasi poronkuseminasi translative poronkusemaksesi poronkusemiksesi instructive — — abessive poronkusemattasi poronkusemittasi comitative — poronkuseminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poronkusemamme poronkusemamme accusative nom. poronkusemamme poronkusemamme gen. poronkusemamme genitive poronkusemamme poronkusemiemme poronkusemaimmerare partitive poronkusemaamme poronkusemiamme inessive poronkusemassamme poronkusemissamme elative poronkusemastamme poronkusemistamme illative poronkusemaamme poronkusemiimme adessive poronkusemallamme poronkusemillamme ablative poronkusemaltamme poronkusemiltamme allative poronkusemallemme poronkusemillemme essive poronkusemanamme poronkuseminamme translative poronkusemaksemme poronkusemiksemme instructive — — abessive poronkusemattamme poronkusemittamme comitative — poronkuseminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poronkusemanne poronkusemanne accusative nom. poronkusemanne poronkusemanne gen. poronkusemanne genitive poronkusemanne poronkusemienne poronkusemainnerare partitive poronkusemaanne poronkusemianne inessive poronkusemassanne poronkusemissanne elative poronkusemastanne poronkusemistanne illative poronkusemaanne poronkusemiinne adessive poronkusemallanne poronkusemillanne ablative poronkusemaltanne poronkusemiltanne allative poronkusemallenne poronkusemillenne essive poronkusemananne poronkuseminanne translative poronkusemaksenne poronkusemiksenne instructive — — abessive poronkusemattanne poronkusemittanne comitative — poronkuseminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative poronkusemansa poronkusemansa accusative nom. poronkusemansa poronkusemansa gen. poronkusemansa genitive poronkusemansa poronkusemiensa poronkusemainsarare partitive poronkusemaansa poronkusemiaan poronkusemiansa inessive poronkusemassaan poronkusemassansa poronkusemissaan poronkusemissansa elative poronkusemastaan poronkusemastansa poronkusemistaan poronkusemistansa illative poronkusemaansa poronkusemiinsa adessive poronkusemallaan poronkusemallansa poronkusemillaan poronkusemillansa ablative poronkusemaltaan poronkusemaltansa poronkusemiltaan poronkusemiltansa allative poronkusemalleen poronkusemallensa poronkusemilleen poronkusemillensa essive poronkusemanaan poronkusemanansa poronkuseminaan poronkuseminansa translative poronkusemakseen poronkusemaksensa poronkusemikseen poronkusemiksensa instructive — — abessive poronkusemattaan poronkusemattansa poronkusemittaan poronkusemittansa comitative — poronkusemineen poronkuseminensa

Further reading

• "poronkusema" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).