poronkusema
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of poron (“reindeer's”) + kusema (“peed by”); the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poronkusema
- 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[edit]
Inflection of poronkusema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | poronkusemineen |
Possessive forms of poronkusema (type koira) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | poronkusemani | poronkusemamme |
2nd person | poronkusemasi | poronkusemanne |
3rd person | poronkusemansa |