mahanpuru

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Finnish

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Etymology

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mahan (of the stomach) +‎ puru (persistent, gnawing pain, especially in stomach)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑnˌpuru/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝mˌpuru]
  • Rhymes: -uru
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧han‧pu‧ru

Noun

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mahanpuru

  1. (pathology) stomachache, collywobbles
  2. (figuratively) collywobbles (anxiety, fear)
    Saan hänestä mahanpuruja.
    He gives me the collywobbles.

Usage notes

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  • Normally used in plural, but singular usage is not regarded as an error.

Declension

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Inflection of mahanpuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mahanpuru mahanpurut
genitive mahanpurun mahanpurujen
partitive mahanpurua mahanpuruja
illative mahanpuruun mahanpuruihin
singular plural
nominative mahanpuru mahanpurut
accusative nom. mahanpuru mahanpurut
gen. mahanpurun
genitive mahanpurun mahanpurujen
partitive mahanpurua mahanpuruja
inessive mahanpurussa mahanpuruissa
elative mahanpurusta mahanpuruista
illative mahanpuruun mahanpuruihin
adessive mahanpurulla mahanpuruilla
ablative mahanpurulta mahanpuruilta
allative mahanpurulle mahanpuruille
essive mahanpuruna mahanpuruina
translative mahanpuruksi mahanpuruiksi
abessive mahanpurutta mahanpuruitta
instructive mahanpuruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mahanpuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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