sormustin

Finnish

Etymology

sormi (“finger”) +‎ -ustin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsormustin/, [ˈs̠o̞rmus̠tin]
• Rhymes: -ormustin
• Syllabification^(key): sor‧mus‧tin
• Hyphenation^(key): sor‧mus‧tin

Noun

sormustin

1. thimble
2. cot (flexible fingertip cover used for hygiene, protection for static electricity etc.)

Declension

Inflection of sormustin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative		sormustin	sormustimet
genitive		sormustimen	sormustimien sormustinten
partitive		sormustinta	sormustimia
illative		sormustimeen	sormustimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sormustin	sormustimet
accusative	nom.	sormustin	sormustimet
	gen.	sormustimen
genitive		sormustimen	sormustimien sormustinten
partitive		sormustinta	sormustimia
inessive		sormustimessa	sormustimissa
elative		sormustimesta	sormustimista
illative		sormustimeen	sormustimiin
adessive		sormustimella	sormustimilla
ablative		sormustimelta	sormustimilta
allative		sormustimelle	sormustimille
essive		sormustimena	sormustimina
translative		sormustimeksi	sormustimiksi
abessive		sormustimetta	sormustimitta
instructive		—	sormustimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sormustin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sormustimeni sormustimeni accusative nom. sormustimeni sormustimeni gen. sormustimeni genitive sormustimeni sormustimieni sormustinteni partitive sormustintani sormustimiani inessive sormustimessani sormustimissani elative sormustimestani sormustimistani illative sormustimeeni sormustimiini adessive sormustimellani sormustimillani ablative sormustimeltani sormustimiltani allative sormustimelleni sormustimilleni essive sormustimenani sormustiminani translative sormustimekseni sormustimikseni abessive sormustimettani sormustimittani instructive — — comitative — sormustimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sormustimesi sormustimesi accusative nom. sormustimesi sormustimesi gen. sormustimesi genitive sormustimesi sormustimiesi sormustintesi partitive sormustintasi sormustimiasi inessive sormustimessasi sormustimissasi elative sormustimestasi sormustimistasi illative sormustimeesi sormustimiisi adessive sormustimellasi sormustimillasi ablative sormustimeltasi sormustimiltasi allative sormustimellesi sormustimillesi essive sormustimenasi sormustiminasi translative sormustimeksesi sormustimiksesi abessive sormustimettasi sormustimittasi instructive — — comitative — sormustiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sormustimemme sormustimemme accusative nom. sormustimemme sormustimemme gen. sormustimemme genitive sormustimemme sormustimiemme sormustintemme partitive sormustintamme sormustimiamme inessive sormustimessamme sormustimissamme elative sormustimestamme sormustimistamme illative sormustimeemme sormustimiimme adessive sormustimellamme sormustimillamme ablative sormustimeltamme sormustimiltamme allative sormustimellemme sormustimillemme essive sormustimenamme sormustiminamme translative sormustimeksemme sormustimiksemme abessive sormustimettamme sormustimittamme instructive — — comitative — sormustiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sormustimenne sormustimenne accusative nom. sormustimenne sormustimenne gen. sormustimenne genitive sormustimenne sormustimienne sormustintenne partitive sormustintanne sormustimianne inessive sormustimessanne sormustimissanne elative sormustimestanne sormustimistanne illative sormustimeenne sormustimiinne adessive sormustimellanne sormustimillanne ablative sormustimeltanne sormustimiltanne allative sormustimellenne sormustimillenne essive sormustimenanne sormustiminanne translative sormustimeksenne sormustimiksenne abessive sormustimettanne sormustimittanne instructive — — comitative — sormustiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sormustimensa sormustimensa accusative nom. sormustimensa sormustimensa gen. sormustimensa genitive sormustimensa sormustimiensa sormustintensa partitive sormustintaan sormustintansa sormustimiaan sormustimiansa inessive sormustimessaan sormustimessansa sormustimissaan sormustimissansa elative sormustimestaan sormustimestansa sormustimistaan sormustimistansa illative sormustimeensa sormustimiinsa adessive sormustimellaan sormustimellansa sormustimillaan sormustimillansa ablative sormustimeltaan sormustimeltansa sormustimiltaan sormustimiltansa allative sormustimelleen sormustimellensa sormustimilleen sormustimillensa essive sormustimenaan sormustimenansa sormustiminaan sormustiminansa translative sormustimekseen sormustimeksensa sormustimikseen sormustimiksensa abessive sormustimettaan sormustimettansa sormustimittaan sormustimittansa instructive — — comitative — sormustimineen sormustiminensa

Derived terms

• sormustimellinen

compounds

• sormustinkukka

See also

• sormituppi

Further reading

• “sormustin”, 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