mustaleima

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Finnish

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Etymology

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A back-formation from mustaleimainen emmentaljuusto (black-label emmental cheese), i.e. aged emmental cheese, usually for six months or more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmustɑˌlei̯mɑ/, [ˈmus̠tɑ̝ˌle̞i̯mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eimɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧ta‧lei‧ma

Noun

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mustaleima

  1. cheese, often emmental that has been aged for six months or more
    Toisitko kaupasta mustaleimaa?
    Could you, please, bring some black label emmental cheese from the grocery?

Declension

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Inflection of mustaleima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative mustaleima mustaleimat
genitive mustaleiman mustaleimojen
partitive mustaleimaa mustaleimoja
illative mustaleimaan mustaleimoihin
singular plural
nominative mustaleima mustaleimat
accusative nom. mustaleima mustaleimat
gen. mustaleiman
genitive mustaleiman mustaleimojen
mustaleimain rare
partitive mustaleimaa mustaleimoja
inessive mustaleimassa mustaleimoissa
elative mustaleimasta mustaleimoista
illative mustaleimaan mustaleimoihin
adessive mustaleimalla mustaleimoilla
ablative mustaleimalta mustaleimoilta
allative mustaleimalle mustaleimoille
essive mustaleimana mustaleimoina
translative mustaleimaksi mustaleimoiksi
abessive mustaleimatta mustaleimoitta
instructive mustaleimoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mustaleima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)