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lullamoinen

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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lulla- +‎ -moinen, possibly akin to lallus

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlulːɑmoi̯nen/, [ˈlulːɑ̝ˌmo̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oinen
  • Hyphenation(key): lul‧la‧moi‧nen

Noun

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lullamoinen (archaic)

  1. (euphemistic) bear

Usage notes

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  • According to ancient folk belief, it was improper to mention bear's real name in speech. Therefore the animal has many nicknames.

Declension

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Inflection of lullamoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative lullamoinen lullamoiset
genitive lullamoisen lullamoisten
lullamoisien
partitive lullamoista lullamoisia
illative lullamoiseen lullamoisiin
singular plural
nominative lullamoinen lullamoiset
accusative nom. lullamoinen lullamoiset
gen. lullamoisen
genitive lullamoisen lullamoisten
lullamoisien
partitive lullamoista lullamoisia
inessive lullamoisessa lullamoisissa
elative lullamoisesta lullamoisista
illative lullamoiseen lullamoisiin
adessive lullamoisella lullamoisilla
ablative lullamoiselta lullamoisilta
allative lullamoiselle lullamoisille
essive lullamoisena lullamoisina
translative lullamoiseksi lullamoisiksi
abessive lullamoisetta lullamoisitta
instructive lullamoisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lullamoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)