turhake
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]turha (“useless”) + -ke, in reference to hyödyke
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]turhake
- an item – especially a consumer good – that is useless or unnecessary; an item that is a solution in search of a problem
Declension
[edit]Inflection of turhake (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | turhake | turhakkeet | |
genitive | turhakkeen | turhakkeiden turhakkeitten | |
partitive | turhaketta | turhakkeita | |
illative | turhakkeeseen | turhakkeisiin turhakkeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | turhake | turhakkeet | |
accusative | nom. | turhake | turhakkeet |
gen. | turhakkeen | ||
genitive | turhakkeen | turhakkeiden turhakkeitten | |
partitive | turhaketta | turhakkeita | |
inessive | turhakkeessa | turhakkeissa | |
elative | turhakkeesta | turhakkeista | |
illative | turhakkeeseen | turhakkeisiin turhakkeihin | |
adessive | turhakkeella | turhakkeilla | |
ablative | turhakkeelta | turhakkeilta | |
allative | turhakkeelle | turhakkeille | |
essive | turhakkeena | turhakkeina | |
translative | turhakkeeksi | turhakkeiksi | |
abessive | turhakkeetta | turhakkeitta | |
instructive | — | turhakkein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “turhake”, 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