ruskehtava

Finnish

Etymology

ruskea (“brown”) +‎ -(a)htava

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruskehtɑʋɑ/, [ˈrus̠k̟e̞hˌt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): rus‧keh‧ta‧va

Adjective

ruskehtava (comparative ruskehtavampi, superlative ruskehtavin)

1. brownish (of a colour which resembles brown)

Declension

Inflection of ruskehtava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		ruskehtava	ruskehtavat
genitive		ruskehtavan	ruskehtavien
partitive		ruskehtavaa	ruskehtavia
illative		ruskehtavaan	ruskehtaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		ruskehtava	ruskehtavat
accusative	nom.	ruskehtava	ruskehtavat
	gen.	ruskehtavan
genitive		ruskehtavan	ruskehtavien ruskehtavainrare
partitive		ruskehtavaa	ruskehtavia
inessive		ruskehtavassa	ruskehtavissa
elative		ruskehtavasta	ruskehtavista
illative		ruskehtavaan	ruskehtaviin
adessive		ruskehtavalla	ruskehtavilla
ablative		ruskehtavalta	ruskehtavilta
allative		ruskehtavalle	ruskehtaville
essive		ruskehtavana	ruskehtavina
translative		ruskehtavaksi	ruskehtaviksi
abessive		ruskehtavatta	ruskehtavitta
instructive		—	ruskehtavin
comitative		—	ruskehtavine

Possessive forms of ruskehtava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ruskehtavani ruskehtavani accusative nom. ruskehtavani ruskehtavani gen. ruskehtavani genitive ruskehtavani ruskehtavieni ruskehtavainirare partitive ruskehtavaani ruskehtaviani inessive ruskehtavassani ruskehtavissani elative ruskehtavastani ruskehtavistani illative ruskehtavaani ruskehtaviini adessive ruskehtavallani ruskehtavillani ablative ruskehtavaltani ruskehtaviltani allative ruskehtavalleni ruskehtavilleni essive ruskehtavanani ruskehtavinani translative ruskehtavakseni ruskehtavikseni abessive ruskehtavattani ruskehtavittani instructive — — comitative — ruskehtavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ruskehtavasi ruskehtavasi accusative nom. ruskehtavasi ruskehtavasi gen. ruskehtavasi genitive ruskehtavasi ruskehtaviesi ruskehtavaisirare partitive ruskehtavaasi ruskehtaviasi inessive ruskehtavassasi ruskehtavissasi elative ruskehtavastasi ruskehtavistasi illative ruskehtavaasi ruskehtaviisi adessive ruskehtavallasi ruskehtavillasi ablative ruskehtavaltasi ruskehtaviltasi allative ruskehtavallesi ruskehtavillesi essive ruskehtavanasi ruskehtavinasi translative ruskehtavaksesi ruskehtaviksesi abessive ruskehtavattasi ruskehtavittasi instructive — — comitative — ruskehtavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ruskehtavamme ruskehtavamme accusative nom. ruskehtavamme ruskehtavamme gen. ruskehtavamme genitive ruskehtavamme ruskehtaviemme ruskehtavaimmerare partitive ruskehtavaamme ruskehtaviamme inessive ruskehtavassamme ruskehtavissamme elative ruskehtavastamme ruskehtavistamme illative ruskehtavaamme ruskehtaviimme adessive ruskehtavallamme ruskehtavillamme ablative ruskehtavaltamme ruskehtaviltamme allative ruskehtavallemme ruskehtavillemme essive ruskehtavanamme ruskehtavinamme translative ruskehtavaksemme ruskehtaviksemme abessive ruskehtavattamme ruskehtavittamme instructive — — comitative — ruskehtavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ruskehtavanne ruskehtavanne accusative nom. ruskehtavanne ruskehtavanne gen. ruskehtavanne genitive ruskehtavanne ruskehtavienne ruskehtavainnerare partitive ruskehtavaanne ruskehtavianne inessive ruskehtavassanne ruskehtavissanne elative ruskehtavastanne ruskehtavistanne illative ruskehtavaanne ruskehtaviinne adessive ruskehtavallanne ruskehtavillanne ablative ruskehtavaltanne ruskehtaviltanne allative ruskehtavallenne ruskehtavillenne essive ruskehtavananne ruskehtavinanne translative ruskehtavaksenne ruskehtaviksenne abessive ruskehtavattanne ruskehtavittanne instructive — — comitative — ruskehtavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ruskehtavansa ruskehtavansa accusative nom. ruskehtavansa ruskehtavansa gen. ruskehtavansa genitive ruskehtavansa ruskehtaviensa ruskehtavainsarare partitive ruskehtavaansa ruskehtaviaan ruskehtaviansa inessive ruskehtavassaan ruskehtavassansa ruskehtavissaan ruskehtavissansa elative ruskehtavastaan ruskehtavastansa ruskehtavistaan ruskehtavistansa illative ruskehtavaansa ruskehtaviinsa adessive ruskehtavallaan ruskehtavallansa ruskehtavillaan ruskehtavillansa ablative ruskehtavaltaan ruskehtavaltansa ruskehtaviltaan ruskehtaviltansa allative ruskehtavalleen ruskehtavallensa ruskehtavilleen ruskehtavillensa essive ruskehtavanaan ruskehtavanansa ruskehtavinaan ruskehtavinansa translative ruskehtavakseen ruskehtavaksensa ruskehtavikseen ruskehtaviksensa abessive ruskehtavattaan ruskehtavattansa ruskehtavittaan ruskehtavittansa instructive — — comitative — ruskehtavineen ruskehtavinensa

Synonyms

• ruskeahko
• rusahtava, rusehtava, rusertava (nonstandard or dialectal forms)

Further reading

• “ruskehtava”, 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