kainalosauva
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kainalo (“armpit”) + sauva (“rod, stick”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑloˌsɑu̯ʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝lo̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋɑ
- Hyphenation(key): kai‧nalo‧sauva
Noun
[edit]kainalosauva
- crutch (mobility aid)
Usage notes
[edit]- This term properly means underarm crutch. The term for "forearm crutch" is kyynärsauva.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kainalosauva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat | |
genitive | kainalosauvan | kainalosauvojen | |
partitive | kainalosauvaa | kainalosauvoja | |
illative | kainalosauvaan | kainalosauvoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat | |
accusative | nom. | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat |
gen. | kainalosauvan | ||
genitive | kainalosauvan | kainalosauvojen kainalosauvain rare | |
partitive | kainalosauvaa | kainalosauvoja | |
inessive | kainalosauvassa | kainalosauvoissa | |
elative | kainalosauvasta | kainalosauvoista | |
illative | kainalosauvaan | kainalosauvoihin | |
adessive | kainalosauvalla | kainalosauvoilla | |
ablative | kainalosauvalta | kainalosauvoilta | |
allative | kainalosauvalle | kainalosauvoille | |
essive | kainalosauvana | kainalosauvoina | |
translative | kainalosauvaksi | kainalosauvoiksi | |
abessive | kainalosauvatta | kainalosauvoitta | |
instructive | — | kainalosauvoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “kainalosauva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][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