köydenveto

Finnish

Etymology

köyden (“of a rope”) +‎ veto (“pull, pulling”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøy̯denˌʋeto/, [ˈk̟ø̞y̯de̞nˌʋe̞t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification^(key): köy‧den‧ve‧to

Noun

köydenveto

1. tug of war (game)
2. (figuratively) tug of war (dispute)

Declension

Inflection of köydenveto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		köydenveto	köydenvedot
genitive		köydenvedon	köydenvetojen
partitive		köydenvetoa	köydenvetoja
illative		köydenvetoon	köydenvetoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		köydenveto	köydenvedot
accusative	nom.	köydenveto	köydenvedot
	gen.	köydenvedon
genitive		köydenvedon	köydenvetojen
partitive		köydenvetoa	köydenvetoja
inessive		köydenvedossa	köydenvedoissa
elative		köydenvedosta	köydenvedoista
illative		köydenvetoon	köydenvetoihin
adessive		köydenvedolla	köydenvedoilla
ablative		köydenvedolta	köydenvedoilta
allative		köydenvedolle	köydenvedoille
essive		köydenvetona	köydenvetoina
translative		köydenvedoksi	köydenvedoiksi
abessive		köydenvedotta	köydenvedoitta
instructive		—	köydenvedoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of köydenveto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative köydenvetoni köydenvetoni accusative nom. köydenvetoni köydenvetoni gen. köydenvetoni genitive köydenvetoni köydenvetojeni partitive köydenvetoani köydenvetojani inessive köydenvedossani köydenvedoissani elative köydenvedostani köydenvedoistani illative köydenvetooni köydenvetoihini adessive köydenvedollani köydenvedoillani ablative köydenvedoltani köydenvedoiltani allative köydenvedolleni köydenvedoilleni essive köydenvetonani köydenvetoinani translative köydenvedokseni köydenvedoikseni abessive köydenvedottani köydenvedoittani instructive — — comitative — köydenvetoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative köydenvetosi köydenvetosi accusative nom. köydenvetosi köydenvetosi gen. köydenvetosi genitive köydenvetosi köydenvetojesi partitive köydenvetoasi köydenvetojasi inessive köydenvedossasi köydenvedoissasi elative köydenvedostasi köydenvedoistasi illative köydenvetoosi köydenvetoihisi adessive köydenvedollasi köydenvedoillasi ablative köydenvedoltasi köydenvedoiltasi allative köydenvedollesi köydenvedoillesi essive köydenvetonasi köydenvetoinasi translative köydenvedoksesi köydenvedoiksesi abessive köydenvedottasi köydenvedoittasi instructive — — comitative — köydenvetoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative köydenvetomme köydenvetomme accusative nom. köydenvetomme köydenvetomme gen. köydenvetomme genitive köydenvetomme köydenvetojemme partitive köydenvetoamme köydenvetojamme inessive köydenvedossamme köydenvedoissamme elative köydenvedostamme köydenvedoistamme illative köydenvetoomme köydenvetoihimme adessive köydenvedollamme köydenvedoillamme ablative köydenvedoltamme köydenvedoiltamme allative köydenvedollemme köydenvedoillemme essive köydenvetonamme köydenvetoinamme translative köydenvedoksemme köydenvedoiksemme abessive köydenvedottamme köydenvedoittamme instructive — — comitative — köydenvetoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative köydenvetonne köydenvetonne accusative nom. köydenvetonne köydenvetonne gen. köydenvetonne genitive köydenvetonne köydenvetojenne partitive köydenvetoanne köydenvetojanne inessive köydenvedossanne köydenvedoissanne elative köydenvedostanne köydenvedoistanne illative köydenvetoonne köydenvetoihinne adessive köydenvedollanne köydenvedoillanne ablative köydenvedoltanne köydenvedoiltanne allative köydenvedollenne köydenvedoillenne essive köydenvetonanne köydenvetoinanne translative köydenvedoksenne köydenvedoiksenne abessive köydenvedottanne köydenvedoittanne instructive — — comitative — köydenvetoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative köydenvetonsa köydenvetonsa accusative nom. köydenvetonsa köydenvetonsa gen. köydenvetonsa genitive köydenvetonsa köydenvetojensa partitive köydenvetoaan köydenvetoansa köydenvetojaan köydenvetojansa inessive köydenvedossaan köydenvedossansa köydenvedoissaan köydenvedoissansa elative köydenvedostaan köydenvedostansa köydenvedoistaan köydenvedoistansa illative köydenvetoonsa köydenvetoihinsa adessive köydenvedollaan köydenvedollansa köydenvedoillaan köydenvedoillansa ablative köydenvedoltaan köydenvedoltansa köydenvedoiltaan köydenvedoiltansa allative köydenvedolleen köydenvedollensa köydenvedoilleen köydenvedoillensa essive köydenvetonaan köydenvetonansa köydenvetoinaan köydenvetoinansa translative köydenvedokseen köydenvedoksensa köydenvedoikseen köydenvedoiksensa abessive köydenvedottaan köydenvedottansa köydenvedoittaan köydenvedoittansa instructive — — comitative — köydenvetoineen köydenvetoinensa

Synonyms

• (dispute): kissanhännänveto

Further reading

• “köydenveto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02