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peruskunta

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Finnish

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Etymology

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perus- (base) +‎ kunta (municipality); coined in 2000 - 2005 by advocates of merging existing municipalities into much larger units; refers to the idea that the new, large and strong municipalities would be the principal structure that provides public services to citizens.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈperusˌkuntɑ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): perus‧kunta

Noun

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peruskunta

  1. basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
  2. basic municipality (a municipality large enough to offer public services in a proposed model)

Declension

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Inflection of peruskunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
nominative peruskunta peruskunnat
genitive peruskunnan peruskuntien
partitive peruskuntaa peruskuntia
illative peruskuntaan peruskuntiin
singular plural
nominative peruskunta peruskunnat
accusative nom. peruskunta peruskunnat
gen. peruskunnan
genitive peruskunnan peruskuntien
peruskuntain rare
partitive peruskuntaa peruskuntia
inessive peruskunnassa peruskunnissa
elative peruskunnasta peruskunnista
illative peruskuntaan peruskuntiin
adessive peruskunnalla peruskunnilla
ablative peruskunnalta peruskunnilta
allative peruskunnalle peruskunnille
essive peruskuntana peruskuntina
translative peruskunnaksi peruskunniksi
abessive peruskunnatta peruskunnitta
instructive peruskunnin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of peruskunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)