ristiluu
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]risti (“cross”) + luu (“bone”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈristiˌluː/, [ˈris̠tiˌluː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Syllabification(key): ris‧ti‧luu
- Hyphenation(key): risti‧luu
Noun
[edit]ristiluu
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of ristiluu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ristiluu | ristiluut | |
| genitive | ristiluun | ristiluiden ristiluitten | |
| partitive | ristiluuta | ristiluita | |
| illative | ristiluuhun | ristiluihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ristiluu | ristiluut | |
| accusative | nom. | ristiluu | ristiluut |
| gen. | ristiluun | ||
| genitive | ristiluun | ristiluiden ristiluitten | |
| partitive | ristiluuta | ristiluita | |
| inessive | ristiluussa | ristiluissa | |
| elative | ristiluusta | ristiluista | |
| illative | ristiluuhun | ristiluihin | |
| adessive | ristiluulla | ristiluilla | |
| ablative | ristiluulta | ristiluilta | |
| allative | ristiluulle | ristiluille | |
| essive | ristiluuna | ristiluina | |
| translative | ristiluuksi | ristiluiksi | |
| abessive | ristiluutta | ristiluitta | |
| instructive | — | ristiluin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “ristiluu”, 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 3 July 2023