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boorivesi

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Finnish

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Etymology

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boori- (boric) +‎ vesi (water)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboːriˌʋesi/, [ˈbo̞ːriˌʋe̞s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Hyphenation(key): boori‧vesi

Noun

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boorivesi

  1. (medicine) A dilute solution of boric acid, used e.g. as eyewash due to its antiseptic properties.

Usage notes

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Also the term boric water is used in English, but it does not seem to be common.

Declension

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Inflection of boorivesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
nominative boorivesi boorivedet
genitive booriveden boorivesien
partitive boorivettä boorivesiä
illative booriveteen boorivesiin
singular plural
nominative boorivesi boorivedet
accusative nom. boorivesi boorivedet
gen. booriveden
genitive booriveden boorivesien
boorivetten rare
partitive boorivettä boorivesiä
inessive boorivedessä boorivesissä
elative boorivedestä boorivesistä
illative booriveteen boorivesiin
adessive boorivedellä boorivesillä
ablative boorivedeltä boorivesiltä
allative boorivedelle boorivesille
essive boorivetenä boorivesinä
translative boorivedeksi boorivesiksi
abessive boorivedettä boorivesittä
instructive boorivesin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boorivesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)

Further reading

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