porstua

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish forstova, compare Swedish förstuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporstuɑ/, [ˈpo̞rs̠tuɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orstuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pors‧tu‧a

Noun

porstua (dialectal)

1. porch (covered and inclosed entrance to a building)

   Synonym: ulkoeteinen

Declension

Inflection of porstua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		porstua	porstuat
genitive		porstuan	porstuoiden porstuoitten
partitive		porstuaa	porstuoita
illative		porstuaan	porstuoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		porstua	porstuat
accusative	nom.	porstua	porstuat
	gen.	porstuan
genitive		porstuan	porstuoiden porstuoitten porstuain rare
partitive		porstuaa	porstuoita
inessive		porstuassa	porstuoissa
elative		porstuasta	porstuoista
illative		porstuaan	porstuoihin
adessive		porstualla	porstuoilla
ablative		porstualta	porstuoilta
allative		porstualle	porstuoille
essive		porstuana	porstuoina
translative		porstuaksi	porstuoiksi
abessive		porstuatta	porstuoitta
instructive		—	porstuoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of porstua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porstuani porstuani accusative nom. porstuani porstuani gen. porstuani genitive porstuani porstuoideni porstuoitteni porstuaini rare partitive porstuaani porstuoitani inessive porstuassani porstuoissani elative porstuastani porstuoistani illative porstuaani porstuoihini adessive porstuallani porstuoillani ablative porstualtani porstuoiltani allative porstualleni porstuoilleni essive porstuanani porstuoinani translative porstuakseni porstuoikseni abessive porstuattani porstuoittani instructive — — comitative — porstuoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porstuasi porstuasi accusative nom. porstuasi porstuasi gen. porstuasi genitive porstuasi porstuoidesi porstuoittesi porstuaisi rare partitive porstuaasi porstuoitasi inessive porstuassasi porstuoissasi elative porstuastasi porstuoistasi illative porstuaasi porstuoihisi adessive porstuallasi porstuoillasi ablative porstualtasi porstuoiltasi allative porstuallesi porstuoillesi essive porstuanasi porstuoinasi translative porstuaksesi porstuoiksesi abessive porstuattasi porstuoittasi instructive — — comitative — porstuoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porstuamme porstuamme accusative nom. porstuamme porstuamme gen. porstuamme genitive porstuamme porstuoidemme porstuoittemme porstuaimme rare partitive porstuaamme porstuoitamme inessive porstuassamme porstuoissamme elative porstuastamme porstuoistamme illative porstuaamme porstuoihimme adessive porstuallamme porstuoillamme ablative porstualtamme porstuoiltamme allative porstuallemme porstuoillemme essive porstuanamme porstuoinamme translative porstuaksemme porstuoiksemme abessive porstuattamme porstuoittamme instructive — — comitative — porstuoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porstuanne porstuanne accusative nom. porstuanne porstuanne gen. porstuanne genitive porstuanne porstuoidenne porstuoittenne porstuainne rare partitive porstuaanne porstuoitanne inessive porstuassanne porstuoissanne elative porstuastanne porstuoistanne illative porstuaanne porstuoihinne adessive porstuallanne porstuoillanne ablative porstualtanne porstuoiltanne allative porstuallenne porstuoillenne essive porstuananne porstuoinanne translative porstuaksenne porstuoiksenne abessive porstuattanne porstuoittanne instructive — — comitative — porstuoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative porstuansa porstuansa accusative nom. porstuansa porstuansa gen. porstuansa genitive porstuansa porstuoidensa porstuoittensa porstuainsa rare partitive porstuaansa porstuoitaan porstuoitansa inessive porstuassaan porstuassansa porstuoissaan porstuoissansa elative porstuastaan porstuastansa porstuoistaan porstuoistansa illative porstuaansa porstuoihinsa adessive porstuallaan porstuallansa porstuoillaan porstuoillansa ablative porstualtaan porstualtansa porstuoiltaan porstuoiltansa allative porstualleen porstuallensa porstuoilleen porstuoillensa essive porstuanaan porstuanansa porstuoinaan porstuoinansa translative porstuakseen porstuaksensa porstuoikseen porstuoiksensa abessive porstuattaan porstuattansa porstuoittaan porstuoittansa instructive — — comitative — porstuoineen porstuoinensa

Further reading

• “porstua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03