pounu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami; compare Northern Sami bovdna, Kildin Sami поаввьн (påvv’n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpou̯nu/, [ˈpo̞u̯nu]
• Rhymes: -ounu
• Syllabification^(key): pou‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): pou‧nu

Noun

pounu

1. a small peat hummock

Declension

Inflection of pounu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pounu	pounut
genitive		pounun	pounujen
partitive		pounua	pounuja
illative		pounuun	pounuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pounu	pounut
accusative	nom.	pounu	pounut
	gen.	pounun
genitive		pounun	pounujen
partitive		pounua	pounuja
inessive		pounussa	pounuissa
elative		pounusta	pounuista
illative		pounuun	pounuihin
adessive		pounulla	pounuilla
ablative		pounulta	pounuilta
allative		pounulle	pounuille
essive		poununa	pounuina
translative		pounuksi	pounuiksi
abessive		pounutta	pounuitta
instructive		—	pounuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pounu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poununi poununi accusative nom. poununi poununi gen. poununi genitive poununi pounujeni partitive pounuani pounujani inessive pounussani pounuissani elative pounustani pounuistani illative pounuuni pounuihini adessive pounullani pounuillani ablative pounultani pounuiltani allative pounulleni pounuilleni essive poununani pounuinani translative pounukseni pounuikseni abessive pounuttani pounuittani instructive — — comitative — pounuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pounusi pounusi accusative nom. pounusi pounusi gen. pounusi genitive pounusi pounujesi partitive pounuasi pounujasi inessive pounussasi pounuissasi elative pounustasi pounuistasi illative pounuusi pounuihisi adessive pounullasi pounuillasi ablative pounultasi pounuiltasi allative pounullesi pounuillesi essive poununasi pounuinasi translative pounuksesi pounuiksesi abessive pounuttasi pounuittasi instructive — — comitative — pounuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pounumme pounumme accusative nom. pounumme pounumme gen. pounumme genitive pounumme pounujemme partitive pounuamme pounujamme inessive pounussamme pounuissamme elative pounustamme pounuistamme illative pounuumme pounuihimme adessive pounullamme pounuillamme ablative pounultamme pounuiltamme allative pounullemme pounuillemme essive poununamme pounuinamme translative pounuksemme pounuiksemme abessive pounuttamme pounuittamme instructive — — comitative — pounuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative poununne poununne accusative nom. poununne poununne gen. poununne genitive poununne pounujenne partitive pounuanne pounujanne inessive pounussanne pounuissanne elative pounustanne pounuistanne illative pounuunne pounuihinne adessive pounullanne pounuillanne ablative pounultanne pounuiltanne allative pounullenne pounuillenne essive poununanne pounuinanne translative pounuksenne pounuiksenne abessive pounuttanne pounuittanne instructive — — comitative — pounuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative poununsa poununsa accusative nom. poununsa poununsa gen. poununsa genitive poununsa pounujensa partitive pounuaan pounuansa pounujaan pounujansa inessive pounussaan pounussansa pounuissaan pounuissansa elative pounustaan pounustansa pounuistaan pounuistansa illative pounuunsa pounuihinsa adessive pounullaan pounullansa pounuillaan pounuillansa ablative pounultaan pounultansa pounuiltaan pounuiltansa allative pounulleen pounullensa pounuilleen pounuillensa essive poununaan poununansa pounuinaan pounuinansa translative pounukseen pounuksensa pounuikseen pounuiksensa abessive pounuttaan pounuttansa pounuittaan pounuittansa instructive — — comitative — pounuineen pounuinensa

Derived terms

• pounikko