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lillukanvarsi

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Finnish

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Etymology

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lillukan +‎ varsi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlilːukɑnˌʋɑrsi/, [ˈlilːukɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝rs̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrsi
  • Hyphenation(key): lil‧lukan‧varsi

Noun

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lillukanvarsi

  1. (literally) stem of a stone bramble
  2. An insignificant detail in a discussion that sidetracks the attention from the main issue.
    keskustella lillukanvarsista
    to discuss minor details
    sotkeentua lillukanvarsiin
    to get overwhelmed by details

Declension

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Inflection of lillukanvarsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)
nominative lillukanvarsi lillukanvarret
genitive lillukanvarren lillukanvarsien
partitive lillukanvartta lillukanvarsia
illative lillukanvarteen lillukanvarsiin
singular plural
nominative lillukanvarsi lillukanvarret
accusative nom. lillukanvarsi lillukanvarret
gen. lillukanvarren
genitive lillukanvarren lillukanvarsien
lillukanvartten rare
partitive lillukanvartta lillukanvarsia
inessive lillukanvarressa lillukanvarsissa
elative lillukanvarresta lillukanvarsista
illative lillukanvarteen lillukanvarsiin
adessive lillukanvarrella lillukanvarsilla
ablative lillukanvarrelta lillukanvarsilta
allative lillukanvarrelle lillukanvarsille
essive lillukanvartena lillukanvarsina
translative lillukanvarreksi lillukanvarsiksi
abessive lillukanvarretta lillukanvarsitta
instructive lillukanvarsin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lillukanvarsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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