railo

See also: Railo

Finnish

Etymology

raita (“track”) +‎ -o (< *raiδoi < *raitoi); an obscured derivation from raita (“track”). Has dialectal variants like rairo, raivo, raito, which support an older form *raiδo(i); the literary form is from a dialect in which *δ > l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯lo/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑilo
• Syllabification^(key): rai‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): rai‧lo

Noun

railo

1. crack, crevasse (on ice)

Declension

Inflection of railo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		railo	railot
genitive		railon	railojen
partitive		railoa	railoja
illative		railoon	railoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		railo	railot
accusative	nom.	railo	railot
	gen.	railon
genitive		railon	railojen
partitive		railoa	railoja
inessive		railossa	railoissa
elative		railosta	railoista
illative		railoon	railoihin
adessive		railolla	railoilla
ablative		railolta	railoilta
allative		railolle	railoille
essive		railona	railoina
translative		railoksi	railoiksi
abessive		railotta	railoitta
instructive		—	railoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative railoni railoni accusative nom. railoni railoni gen. railoni genitive railoni railojeni partitive railoani railojani inessive railossani railoissani elative railostani railoistani illative railooni railoihini adessive railollani railoillani ablative railoltani railoiltani allative railolleni railoilleni essive railonani railoinani translative railokseni railoikseni abessive railottani railoittani instructive — — comitative — railoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative railosi railosi accusative nom. railosi railosi gen. railosi genitive railosi railojesi partitive railoasi railojasi inessive railossasi railoissasi elative railostasi railoistasi illative railoosi railoihisi adessive railollasi railoillasi ablative railoltasi railoiltasi allative railollesi railoillesi essive railonasi railoinasi translative railoksesi railoiksesi abessive railottasi railoittasi instructive — — comitative — railoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative railomme railomme accusative nom. railomme railomme gen. railomme genitive railomme railojemme partitive railoamme railojamme inessive railossamme railoissamme elative railostamme railoistamme illative railoomme railoihimme adessive railollamme railoillamme ablative railoltamme railoiltamme allative railollemme railoillemme essive railonamme railoinamme translative railoksemme railoiksemme abessive railottamme railoittamme instructive — — comitative — railoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative railonne railonne accusative nom. railonne railonne gen. railonne genitive railonne railojenne partitive railoanne railojanne inessive railossanne railoissanne elative railostanne railoistanne illative railoonne railoihinne adessive railollanne railoillanne ablative railoltanne railoiltanne allative railollenne railoillenne essive railonanne railoinanne translative railoksenne railoiksenne abessive railottanne railoittanne instructive — — comitative — railoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative railonsa railonsa accusative nom. railonsa railonsa gen. railonsa genitive railonsa railojensa partitive railoaan railoansa railojaan railojansa inessive railossaan railossansa railoissaan railoissansa elative railostaan railostansa railoistaan railoistansa illative railoonsa railoihinsa adessive railollaan railollansa railoillaan railoillansa ablative railoltaan railoltansa railoiltaan railoiltansa allative railolleen railollensa railoilleen railoillensa essive railonaan railonansa railoinaan railoinansa translative railokseen railoksensa railoikseen railoiksensa abessive railottaan railottansa railoittaan railoittansa instructive — — comitative — railoineen railoinensa

Derived terms

• Railo
• railoilla
• railoinen

compounds

• railolossi
• railosilta

Further reading

• “railo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023