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korsteeni

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish skorsten (chimney).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkorsteːni/, [ˈko̞rs̠te̞ːni]
  • Rhymes: -orsteːni
  • Hyphenation(key): kors‧tee‧ni

Noun

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korsteeni (archaic or dialectal)

  1. Synonym of savupiippu (chimney)
    polttaa kuin korsteenito smoke like a chimney

Usage notes

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  • This word is currently mainly used in some dialects and in idioms.

Declension

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Inflection of korsteeni (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative korsteeni korsteenit
genitive korsteenin korsteenien
korsteeneiden
korsteeneitten
partitive korsteenia korsteeneita
korsteeneja
illative korsteeniin korsteeneihin
singular plural
nominative korsteeni korsteenit
accusative nom. korsteeni korsteenit
gen. korsteenin
genitive korsteenin korsteenien
korsteeneiden
korsteeneitten
partitive korsteenia korsteeneita
korsteeneja
inessive korsteenissa korsteeneissa
elative korsteenista korsteeneista
illative korsteeniin korsteeneihin
adessive korsteenilla korsteeneilla
ablative korsteenilta korsteeneilta
allative korsteenille korsteeneille
essive korsteenina korsteeneina
translative korsteeniksi korsteeneiksi
abessive korsteenitta korsteeneitta
instructive korsteenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of korsteeni (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Further reading

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