kristikansa

Finnish

Etymology

kristi- (“Christian”) +‎ kansa (“people”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristiˌkɑnsɑ/, [ˈkris̠tiˌkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kristi‧kansa

Noun

kristikansa

1. Christians, believers (Christians collectively, especially in the context of practising their religion)

Declension

Inflection of kristikansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kristikansa	—
genitive		kristikansan	—
partitive		kristikansaa	—
illative		kristikansaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		kristikansa	—
accusative	nom.	kristikansa	—
	gen.	kristikansan
genitive		kristikansan	—
partitive		kristikansaa	—
inessive		kristikansassa	—
elative		kristikansasta	—
illative		kristikansaan	—
adessive		kristikansalla	—
ablative		kristikansalta	—
allative		kristikansalle	—
essive		kristikansana	—
translative		kristikansaksi	—
abessive		kristikansatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kristikansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kristikansani — accusative nom. kristikansani — gen. kristikansani genitive kristikansani — partitive kristikansaani — inessive kristikansassani — elative kristikansastani — illative kristikansaani — adessive kristikansallani — ablative kristikansaltani — allative kristikansalleni — essive kristikansanani — translative kristikansakseni — abessive kristikansattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kristikansasi — accusative nom. kristikansasi — gen. kristikansasi genitive kristikansasi — partitive kristikansaasi — inessive kristikansassasi — elative kristikansastasi — illative kristikansaasi — adessive kristikansallasi — ablative kristikansaltasi — allative kristikansallesi — essive kristikansanasi — translative kristikansaksesi — abessive kristikansattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kristikansamme — accusative nom. kristikansamme — gen. kristikansamme genitive kristikansamme — partitive kristikansaamme — inessive kristikansassamme — elative kristikansastamme — illative kristikansaamme — adessive kristikansallamme — ablative kristikansaltamme — allative kristikansallemme — essive kristikansanamme — translative kristikansaksemme — abessive kristikansattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kristikansanne — accusative nom. kristikansanne — gen. kristikansanne genitive kristikansanne — partitive kristikansaanne — inessive kristikansassanne — elative kristikansastanne — illative kristikansaanne — adessive kristikansallanne — ablative kristikansaltanne — allative kristikansallenne — essive kristikansananne — translative kristikansaksenne — abessive kristikansattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative kristikansansa — accusative nom. kristikansansa — gen. kristikansansa genitive kristikansansa — partitive kristikansaansa — inessive kristikansassaan kristikansassansa — elative kristikansastaan kristikansastansa — illative kristikansaansa — adessive kristikansallaan kristikansallansa — ablative kristikansaltaan kristikansaltansa — allative kristikansalleen kristikansallensa — essive kristikansanaan kristikansanansa — translative kristikansakseen kristikansaksensa — abessive kristikansattaan kristikansattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• uskovat, uskovaiset (believers)

See also

• kristikunta

Further reading

• “kristikansa”, 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