ruuviavain
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈruːʋiˌɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈruːʋiˌɑ̝ʋɑ̝i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋɑin
- Syllabification(key): ruu‧vi‧a‧vain
- Hyphenation(key): ruuvi‧avain
Noun
[edit]ruuviavain
- spanner, wrench
- Hyponyms: jakoavain (“adjustable spanner/wrench”), kiintoavain (“non-adjustable spanner/wrench”)
Usage notes
[edit]The hyponyms jakoavain and kiintoavain are significantly more common.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of ruuviavain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruuviavain | ruuviavaimet | |
| genitive | ruuviavaimen | ruuviavaimien ruuviavainten | |
| partitive | ruuviavainta | ruuviavaimia | |
| illative | ruuviavaimeen | ruuviavaimiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruuviavain | ruuviavaimet | |
| accusative | nom. | ruuviavain | ruuviavaimet |
| gen. | ruuviavaimen | ||
| genitive | ruuviavaimen | ruuviavaimien ruuviavainten | |
| partitive | ruuviavainta | ruuviavaimia | |
| inessive | ruuviavaimessa | ruuviavaimissa | |
| elative | ruuviavaimesta | ruuviavaimista | |
| illative | ruuviavaimeen | ruuviavaimiin | |
| adessive | ruuviavaimella | ruuviavaimilla | |
| ablative | ruuviavaimelta | ruuviavaimilta | |
| allative | ruuviavaimelle | ruuviavaimille | |
| essive | ruuviavaimena | ruuviavaimina | |
| translative | ruuviavaimeksi | ruuviavaimiksi | |
| abessive | ruuviavaimetta | ruuviavaimitta | |
| instructive | — | ruuviavaimin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “ruuviavain”, 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