Golfvirta

Finnish

Etymology

Partial calque of English Gulf Stream; Golf +‎ virta. The -o- is also found in German Golfstrom and Swedish Golfströmmen, which may have been the direct source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡolfˌʋirtɑ/, [ˈɡo̞lfˌʋirt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Golf‧virta

Proper noun

Golfvirta

1. Gulf Stream (warm ocean currentflowing from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic)

Declension

Inflection of Golfvirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		Golfvirta	—
genitive		Golfvirran	—
partitive		Golfvirtaa	—
illative		Golfvirtaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Golfvirta	—
accusative	nom.	Golfvirta	—
	gen.	Golfvirran
genitive		Golfvirran	—
partitive		Golfvirtaa	—
inessive		Golfvirrassa	—
elative		Golfvirrasta	—
illative		Golfvirtaan	—
adessive		Golfvirralla	—
ablative		Golfvirralta	—
allative		Golfvirralle	—
essive		Golfvirtana	—
translative		Golfvirraksi	—
abessive		Golfvirratta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Golfvirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Golfvirtani — accusative nom. Golfvirtani — gen. Golfvirtani genitive Golfvirtani — partitive Golfvirtaani — inessive Golfvirrassani — elative Golfvirrastani — illative Golfvirtaani — adessive Golfvirrallani — ablative Golfvirraltani — allative Golfvirralleni — essive Golfvirtanani — translative Golfvirrakseni — abessive Golfvirrattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Golfvirtasi — accusative nom. Golfvirtasi — gen. Golfvirtasi genitive Golfvirtasi — partitive Golfvirtaasi — inessive Golfvirrassasi — elative Golfvirrastasi — illative Golfvirtaasi — adessive Golfvirrallasi — ablative Golfvirraltasi — allative Golfvirrallesi — essive Golfvirtanasi — translative Golfvirraksesi — abessive Golfvirrattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Golfvirtamme — accusative nom. Golfvirtamme — gen. Golfvirtamme genitive Golfvirtamme — partitive Golfvirtaamme — inessive Golfvirrassamme — elative Golfvirrastamme — illative Golfvirtaamme — adessive Golfvirrallamme — ablative Golfvirraltamme — allative Golfvirrallemme — essive Golfvirtanamme — translative Golfvirraksemme — abessive Golfvirrattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Golfvirtanne — accusative nom. Golfvirtanne — gen. Golfvirtanne genitive Golfvirtanne — partitive Golfvirtaanne — inessive Golfvirrassanne — elative Golfvirrastanne — illative Golfvirtaanne — adessive Golfvirrallanne — ablative Golfvirraltanne — allative Golfvirrallenne — essive Golfvirtananne — translative Golfvirraksenne — abessive Golfvirrattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Golfvirtansa — accusative nom. Golfvirtansa — gen. Golfvirtansa genitive Golfvirtansa — partitive Golfvirtaansa — inessive Golfvirrassaan Golfvirrassansa — elative Golfvirrastaan Golfvirrastansa — illative Golfvirtaansa — adessive Golfvirrallaan Golfvirrallansa — ablative Golfvirraltaan Golfvirraltansa — allative Golfvirralleen Golfvirrallensa — essive Golfvirtanaan Golfvirtanansa — translative Golfvirrakseen Golfvirraksensa — abessive Golfvirrattaan Golfvirrattansa — instructive — — comitative — —