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kersantti

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish skärsant, an old variant of sergeant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkersɑntːi/, [ˈk̟e̞rs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪ːi]
  • Rhymes: -ersɑntːi
  • Hyphenation(key): ker‧sant‧ti

Noun

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kersantti

  1. (military) A military rank in the Finnish defence forces, officially regarded as equivalent to sergeant (in the army and air force) or petty officer second class (in the navy).
  2. A sergeant or a petty officer.

Declension

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Inflection of kersantti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative kersantti kersantit
genitive kersantin kersanttien
partitive kersanttia kersantteja
illative kersanttiin kersantteihin
singular plural
nominative kersantti kersantit
accusative nom. kersantti kersantit
gen. kersantin
genitive kersantin kersanttien
partitive kersanttia kersantteja
inessive kersantissa kersanteissa
elative kersantista kersanteista
illative kersanttiin kersantteihin
adessive kersantilla kersanteilla
ablative kersantilta kersanteilta
allative kersantille kersanteille
essive kersanttina kersantteina
translative kersantiksi kersanteiksi
abessive kersantitta kersanteitta
instructive kersantein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kersantti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kersanttini kersanttini
accusative nom. kersanttini kersanttini
gen. kersanttini
genitive kersanttini kersanttieni
partitive kersanttiani kersanttejani
inessive kersantissani kersanteissani
elative kersantistani kersanteistani
illative kersanttiini kersantteihini
adessive kersantillani kersanteillani
ablative kersantiltani kersanteiltani
allative kersantilleni kersanteilleni
essive kersanttinani kersantteinani
translative kersantikseni kersanteikseni
abessive kersantittani kersanteittani
instructive
comitative kersantteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kersanttisi kersanttisi
accusative nom. kersanttisi kersanttisi
gen. kersanttisi
genitive kersanttisi kersanttiesi
partitive kersanttiasi kersanttejasi
inessive kersantissasi kersanteissasi
elative kersantistasi kersanteistasi
illative kersanttiisi kersantteihisi
adessive kersantillasi kersanteillasi
ablative kersantiltasi kersanteiltasi
allative kersantillesi kersanteillesi
essive kersanttinasi kersantteinasi
translative kersantiksesi kersanteiksesi
abessive kersantittasi kersanteittasi
instructive
comitative kersantteinesi

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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