polvihousut

Finnish

Etymology

polvi (“knee”) +‎ housut (“trousers”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolʋiˌhou̯sut/, [ˈpo̞lʋiˌho̞u̯s̠ut̪]
• Rhymes: -ousut
• Syllabification^(key): pol‧vi‧hou‧sut

Noun

polvihousut

1. breeches (tight-fitting knee-length trousers worn by men until early 19th century)
2. knickerbockers (baggy knee-length trousers worn by men and boys in 20th century)

Declension

Inflection of polvihousut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		—	polvihousut
genitive		—	polvihousujen
partitive		—	polvihousuja
illative		—	polvihousuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	polvihousut
accusative	nom.	—	polvihousut
	gen.	—
genitive		—	polvihousujen
partitive		—	polvihousuja
inessive		—	polvihousuissa
elative		—	polvihousuista
illative		—	polvihousuihin
adessive		—	polvihousuilla
ablative		—	polvihousuilta
allative		—	polvihousuille
essive		—	polvihousuina
translative		—	polvihousuiksi
abessive		—	polvihousuitta
instructive		—	polvihousuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of polvihousut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — polvihousuni accusative nom. — polvihousuni gen. — genitive — polvihousujeni partitive — polvihousujani inessive — polvihousuissani elative — polvihousuistani illative — polvihousuihini adessive — polvihousuillani ablative — polvihousuiltani allative — polvihousuilleni essive — polvihousuinani translative — polvihousuikseni abessive — polvihousuittani instructive — — comitative — polvihousuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — polvihoususi accusative nom. — polvihoususi gen. — genitive — polvihousujesi partitive — polvihousujasi inessive — polvihousuissasi elative — polvihousuistasi illative — polvihousuihisi adessive — polvihousuillasi ablative — polvihousuiltasi allative — polvihousuillesi essive — polvihousuinasi translative — polvihousuiksesi abessive — polvihousuittasi instructive — — comitative — polvihousuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — polvihousumme accusative nom. — polvihousumme gen. — genitive — polvihousujemme partitive — polvihousujamme inessive — polvihousuissamme elative — polvihousuistamme illative — polvihousuihimme adessive — polvihousuillamme ablative — polvihousuiltamme allative — polvihousuillemme essive — polvihousuinamme translative — polvihousuiksemme abessive — polvihousuittamme instructive — — comitative — polvihousuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — polvihousunne accusative nom. — polvihousunne gen. — genitive — polvihousujenne partitive — polvihousujanne inessive — polvihousuissanne elative — polvihousuistanne illative — polvihousuihinne adessive — polvihousuillanne ablative — polvihousuiltanne allative — polvihousuillenne essive — polvihousuinanne translative — polvihousuiksenne abessive — polvihousuittanne instructive — — comitative — polvihousuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — polvihousunsa accusative nom. — polvihousunsa gen. — genitive — polvihousujensa partitive — polvihousujaan polvihousujansa inessive — polvihousuissaan polvihousuissansa elative — polvihousuistaan polvihousuistansa illative — polvihousuihinsa adessive — polvihousuillaan polvihousuillansa ablative — polvihousuiltaan polvihousuiltansa allative — polvihousuilleen polvihousuillensa essive — polvihousuinaan polvihousuinansa translative — polvihousuikseen polvihousuiksensa abessive — polvihousuittaan polvihousuittansa instructive — — comitative — polvihousuineen polvihousuinensa

Further reading

• “polvihousut”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03