maitojuna

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Finnish

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Etymology

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maito +‎ juna

The origin of the idiomatic meaning (2) comes from military slang: maitojuna was a train responsible for military logistics for a garrison with a Reserve Officer School, and a slang term developed around returning by the train to signify becoming a pushout.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯toˌjunɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯t̪o̞ˌjunɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): maito‧juna

Noun

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maitojuna

  1. (literally) milk train
  2. (idiomatic) In expressions referring to being pushed out or failing
    palata maitojunalla kotiinto be pushed out, to fail

Declension

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Inflection of maitojuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative maitojuna maitojunat
genitive maitojunan maitojunien
partitive maitojunaa maitojunia
illative maitojunaan maitojuniin
singular plural
nominative maitojuna maitojunat
accusative nom. maitojuna maitojunat
gen. maitojunan
genitive maitojunan maitojunien
maitojunain rare
partitive maitojunaa maitojunia
inessive maitojunassa maitojunissa
elative maitojunasta maitojunista
illative maitojunaan maitojuniin
adessive maitojunalla maitojunilla
ablative maitojunalta maitojunilta
allative maitojunalle maitojunille
essive maitojunana maitojunina
translative maitojunaksi maitojuniksi
abessive maitojunatta maitojunitta
instructive maitojunin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maitojuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maitojunani maitojunani
accusative nom. maitojunani maitojunani
gen. maitojunani
genitive maitojunani maitojunieni
maitojunaini rare
partitive maitojunaani maitojuniani
inessive maitojunassani maitojunissani
elative maitojunastani maitojunistani
illative maitojunaani maitojuniini
adessive maitojunallani maitojunillani
ablative maitojunaltani maitojuniltani
allative maitojunalleni maitojunilleni
essive maitojunanani maitojuninani
translative maitojunakseni maitojunikseni
abessive maitojunattani maitojunittani
instructive
comitative maitojunineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maitojunasi maitojunasi
accusative nom. maitojunasi maitojunasi
gen. maitojunasi
genitive maitojunasi maitojuniesi
maitojunaisi rare
partitive maitojunaasi maitojuniasi
inessive maitojunassasi maitojunissasi
elative maitojunastasi maitojunistasi
illative maitojunaasi maitojuniisi
adessive maitojunallasi maitojunillasi
ablative maitojunaltasi maitojuniltasi
allative maitojunallesi maitojunillesi
essive maitojunanasi maitojuninasi
translative maitojunaksesi maitojuniksesi
abessive maitojunattasi maitojunittasi
instructive
comitative maitojuninesi

Further reading

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