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juhannus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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A corruption of the name Johannes, referring to Saint John.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuhɑnːus/, [ˈjuɦɑ̝nːus̠]
  • Rhymes: -uhɑnːus
  • Hyphenation(key): ju‧han‧nus

Noun

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juhannus

  1. Midsummer Day, Saint John's Day

Usage notes

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  • Currently juhannus is celebrated in Finland on the Saturday that falls between the 20th and 26th of June.
  • Temporal expressions of the word are formed with the essive case: juhannuksena(on) Midsummer Day.

Declension

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Inflection of juhannus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative juhannus juhannukset
genitive juhannuksen juhannusten
juhannuksien
partitive juhannusta juhannuksia
illative juhannukseen juhannuksiin
singular plural
nominative juhannus juhannukset
accusative nom. juhannus juhannukset
gen. juhannuksen
genitive juhannuksen juhannusten
juhannuksien
partitive juhannusta juhannuksia
inessive juhannuksessa juhannuksissa
elative juhannuksesta juhannuksista
illative juhannukseen juhannuksiin
adessive juhannuksella juhannuksilla
ablative juhannukselta juhannuksilta
allative juhannukselle juhannuksille
essive juhannuksena juhannuksina
translative juhannukseksi juhannuksiksi
abessive juhannuksetta juhannuksitta
instructive juhannuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of juhannus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. ^ Sanojen alkuperästä: juhannus. Kotimaisten kielten keskus.

Further reading

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