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koskematon

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Finnish

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Etymology

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koskea (to touch) +‎ -maton

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkoskemɑton/, [ˈko̞s̠k̟e̞ˌmɑ̝t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑton
  • Hyphenation(key): kos‧ke‧ma‧ton

Adjective

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koskematon (comparative koskemattomampi, superlative koskemattomin)

  1. untouchable (not able to be touched)
  2. untouched, pristine, virgin, unspoilt (of a physical object)
    koskematon erämaa
    pristine wilderness
  3. virgin, chaste (not having had sexual intercourse)
  4. immune (exempt; not subject to)
    Diplomaattina olet isäntämaan lain edessä koskematon.
    As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution by the host country.

Declension

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Possessive forms of koskematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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koskematon (archaic)

  1. (historical) untouchable (outcaste)

Declension

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Inflection of koskematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative koskematon koskemattomat
genitive koskemattoman koskemattomien
partitive koskematonta koskemattomia
illative koskemattomaan koskemattomiin
singular plural
nominative koskematon koskemattomat
accusative nom. koskematon koskemattomat
gen. koskemattoman
genitive koskemattoman koskemattomien
koskematonten rare
partitive koskematonta koskemattomia
inessive koskemattomassa koskemattomissa
elative koskemattomasta koskemattomista
illative koskemattomaan koskemattomiin
adessive koskemattomalla koskemattomilla
ablative koskemattomalta koskemattomilta
allative koskemattomalle koskemattomille
essive koskemattomana koskemattomina
translative koskemattomaksi koskemattomiksi
abessive koskemattomatta koskemattomitta
instructive koskemattomin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koskematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)

Synonyms

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Participle

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koskematon

  1. negative participle of koskea

Declension

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Possessive forms of koskematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

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