rippikoulu
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
rippikoulu
- (Christianity) Literally, a confirmation school; in the Finnish Lutheran tradition, religious classes that a person is required to complete before being allowed a Christian wedding or being accepted to become a godparent. It normally consists of 80 hours of teaching and is done at the age of 15. At the end of rippikoulu the children receive the confirmation.
Declension
Inflection of rippikoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | rippikoulu | rippikoulut | ||
genitive | rippikoulun | rippikoulujen | ||
partitive | rippikoulua | rippikouluja | ||
illative | rippikouluun | rippikouluihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | rippikoulu | rippikoulut | ||
accusative | nom. | rippikoulu | rippikoulut | |
gen. | rippikoulun | |||
genitive | rippikoulun | rippikoulujen | ||
partitive | rippikoulua | rippikouluja | ||
inessive | rippikoulussa | rippikouluissa | ||
elative | rippikoulusta | rippikouluista | ||
illative | rippikouluun | rippikouluihin | ||
adessive | rippikoululla | rippikouluilla | ||
ablative | rippikoululta | rippikouluilta | ||
allative | rippikoululle | rippikouluille | ||
essive | rippikouluna | rippikouluina | ||
translative | rippikouluksi | rippikouluiksi | ||
abessive | rippikoulutta | rippikouluitta | ||
instructive | — | rippikouluin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |