hiidenkirnu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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hiiden (devil's) +‎ kirnu (churn)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːdenˌkirnu/, [ˈhiːde̞ŋˌk̟irnu]
  • Rhymes: -irnu
  • Syllabification(key): hii‧den‧kir‧nu

Noun

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hiidenkirnu

  1. (geology) pothole, glacial pothole, giant's kettle, giant kettle (pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream)

Usage notes

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Of the various English terms meaning hiidenkirnu, pothole appears to be the most common in current usage. glacial pothole is sometimes used to make a difference between large potholes dating back to the Ice Age and mere fluvial potholes. Giant kettle was used in 1913 Webster's. Other terms include moulin pothole (Encyclopedia Britannica), giant's kettle and giant's cauldron. The two last ones seem to appear mostly in Scandinavian texts and may be influenced by the local language terms.

Declension

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Inflection of hiidenkirnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hiidenkirnu hiidenkirnut
genitive hiidenkirnun hiidenkirnujen
partitive hiidenkirnua hiidenkirnuja
illative hiidenkirnuun hiidenkirnuihin
singular plural
nominative hiidenkirnu hiidenkirnut
accusative nom. hiidenkirnu hiidenkirnut
gen. hiidenkirnun
genitive hiidenkirnun hiidenkirnujen
partitive hiidenkirnua hiidenkirnuja
inessive hiidenkirnussa hiidenkirnuissa
elative hiidenkirnusta hiidenkirnuista
illative hiidenkirnuun hiidenkirnuihin
adessive hiidenkirnulla hiidenkirnuilla
ablative hiidenkirnulta hiidenkirnuilta
allative hiidenkirnulle hiidenkirnuille
essive hiidenkirnuna hiidenkirnuina
translative hiidenkirnuksi hiidenkirnuiksi
abessive hiidenkirnutta hiidenkirnuitta
instructive hiidenkirnuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hiidenkirnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Further reading

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