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kynsilaukka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Compound of kynsi (claw) +‎ laukka (onion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkynsiˌlɑu̯kːɑ/, [ˈk̟yns̠iˌlɑ̝u̯kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑukːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kynsi‧laukka

Noun

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kynsilaukka

  1. garlic, Allium sativum (plant)
  2. Synonym of valkosipuli (garlic, bulb of garlic)

Usage notes

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  • The bulb of garlic is usually called valkosipuli in Finnish.

Declension

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Inflection of kynsilaukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative kynsilaukka kynsilaukat
genitive kynsilaukan kynsilaukkojen
partitive kynsilaukkaa kynsilaukkoja
illative kynsilaukkaan kynsilaukkoihin
singular plural
nominative kynsilaukka kynsilaukat
accusative nom. kynsilaukka kynsilaukat
gen. kynsilaukan
genitive kynsilaukan kynsilaukkojen
kynsilaukkain rare
partitive kynsilaukkaa kynsilaukkoja
inessive kynsilaukassa kynsilaukoissa
elative kynsilaukasta kynsilaukoista
illative kynsilaukkaan kynsilaukkoihin
adessive kynsilaukalla kynsilaukoilla
ablative kynsilaukalta kynsilaukoilta
allative kynsilaukalle kynsilaukoille
essive kynsilaukkana kynsilaukkoina
translative kynsilaukaksi kynsilaukoiksi
abessive kynsilaukatta kynsilaukoitta
instructive kynsilaukoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kynsilaukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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