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kumiperuna

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kumi (rubber) +‎ peruna (potato)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkumiˌperunɑ/, [ˈkumiˌpe̞runɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -erunɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kumi‧peru‧na

Noun

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kumiperuna

  1. a potato that has been steamed pre-peeled without rinsing, causing the potato starch remaining on its surface to gelatinize and form a rubbery skin once it's dried

Usage notes

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  • Mostly used to describe rubbery potatoes produced in the large canteen kitchens of schools and other institutions that feed large numbers of people.

Declension

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Inflection of kumiperuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative kumiperuna kumiperunat
genitive kumiperunan kumiperunoiden
kumiperunoitten
partitive kumiperunaa kumiperunoita
illative kumiperunaan kumiperunoihin
singular plural
nominative kumiperuna kumiperunat
accusative nom. kumiperuna kumiperunat
gen. kumiperunan
genitive kumiperunan kumiperunoiden
kumiperunoitten
kumiperunain rare
partitive kumiperunaa kumiperunoita
inessive kumiperunassa kumiperunoissa
elative kumiperunasta kumiperunoista
illative kumiperunaan kumiperunoihin
adessive kumiperunalla kumiperunoilla
ablative kumiperunalta kumiperunoilta
allative kumiperunalle kumiperunoille
essive kumiperunana kumiperunoina
translative kumiperunaksi kumiperunoiksi
abessive kumiperunatta kumiperunoitta
instructive kumiperunoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kumiperuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Further reading

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