ajan hammas
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Swedish tidens tand. Compare Dutch tand des tijds.
Noun
[edit]ajan hammas (literally "the tooth of time")
- (idiomatic) the passing of time as it has affected the validity or longevity of something; the test of time
- kestää ajan hammasta ― to stand the test of time
- Ajan hammas on purrut tähän elokuvaan.
- This movie hasn't stood the test of time.
- (literally, “The tooth of time has bitten into this movie.”)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ajan hammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | |
genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten | |
partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | |
illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | |
accusative | nom. | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat |
gen. | ajan hampaan | ||
genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten ajan hammasten rare | |
partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | |
inessive | ajan hampaassa | ajan hampaissa | |
elative | ajan hampaasta | ajan hampaista | |
illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin ajan hampaihin rare | |
adessive | ajan hampaalla | ajan hampailla | |
ablative | ajan hampaalta | ajan hampailta | |
allative | ajan hampaalle | ajan hampaille | |
essive | ajan hampaana | ajan hampaina | |
translative | ajan hampaaksi | ajan hampaiksi | |
abessive | ajan hampaatta | ajan hampaitta | |
instructive | — | ajan hampain | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |