protestivaalit

Finnish

Etymology

protesti (“protest”) +‎ vaalit (“election”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprotestiˌʋɑːlit/, [ˈpro̞t̪e̞s̠tiˌʋɑ̝ːlit̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːlit
• Syllabification^(key): pro‧tes‧ti‧vaa‧lit

Noun

protestivaalit

1. An election characterized by a large number of protest votes.

Declension

Inflection of protestivaalit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		—	protestivaalit
genitive		—	protestivaalien
partitive		—	protestivaaleja
illative		—	protestivaaleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	protestivaalit
accusative	nom.	—	protestivaalit
	gen.	—
genitive		—	protestivaalien
partitive		—	protestivaaleja
inessive		—	protestivaaleissa
elative		—	protestivaaleista
illative		—	protestivaaleihin
adessive		—	protestivaaleilla
ablative		—	protestivaaleilta
allative		—	protestivaaleille
essive		—	protestivaaleina
translative		—	protestivaaleiksi
abessive		—	protestivaaleitta
instructive		—	protestivaalein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of protestivaalit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — protestivaalini accusative nom. — protestivaalini gen. — genitive — protestivaalieni partitive — protestivaalejani inessive — protestivaaleissani elative — protestivaaleistani illative — protestivaaleihini adessive — protestivaaleillani ablative — protestivaaleiltani allative — protestivaaleilleni essive — protestivaaleinani translative — protestivaaleikseni abessive — protestivaaleittani instructive — — comitative — protestivaaleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — protestivaalisi accusative nom. — protestivaalisi gen. — genitive — protestivaaliesi partitive — protestivaalejasi inessive — protestivaaleissasi elative — protestivaaleistasi illative — protestivaaleihisi adessive — protestivaaleillasi ablative — protestivaaleiltasi allative — protestivaaleillesi essive — protestivaaleinasi translative — protestivaaleiksesi abessive — protestivaaleittasi instructive — — comitative — protestivaaleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — protestivaalimme accusative nom. — protestivaalimme gen. — genitive — protestivaaliemme partitive — protestivaalejamme inessive — protestivaaleissamme elative — protestivaaleistamme illative — protestivaaleihimme adessive — protestivaaleillamme ablative — protestivaaleiltamme allative — protestivaaleillemme essive — protestivaaleinamme translative — protestivaaleiksemme abessive — protestivaaleittamme instructive — — comitative — protestivaaleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — protestivaalinne accusative nom. — protestivaalinne gen. — genitive — protestivaalienne partitive — protestivaalejanne inessive — protestivaaleissanne elative — protestivaaleistanne illative — protestivaaleihinne adessive — protestivaaleillanne ablative — protestivaaleiltanne allative — protestivaaleillenne essive — protestivaaleinanne translative — protestivaaleiksenne abessive — protestivaaleittanne instructive — — comitative — protestivaaleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — protestivaalinsa accusative nom. — protestivaalinsa gen. — genitive — protestivaaliensa partitive — protestivaalejaan protestivaalejansa inessive — protestivaaleissaan protestivaaleissansa elative — protestivaaleistaan protestivaaleistansa illative — protestivaaleihinsa adessive — protestivaaleillaan protestivaaleillansa ablative — protestivaaleiltaan protestivaaleiltansa allative — protestivaaleilleen protestivaaleillensa essive — protestivaaleinaan protestivaaleinansa translative — protestivaaleikseen protestivaaleiksensa abessive — protestivaaleittaan protestivaaleittansa instructive — — comitative — protestivaaleineen protestivaaleinensa

See also

• protestiääni

Further reading

• “protestivaalit”, 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