twistnaru
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]twist (“popular dance from the '50ies”) + naru (“band”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]twistnaru
- An elastic band used in a children's jumping game called twistaus (“twisting”).
Usage notes
[edit]In English the term "twistband" or "twist band" refers to an elastic hair tie used e.g. to make a ponytail.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of twistnaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | |
genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | |
partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | |
illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | |
accusative | nom. | twistnaru | twistnarut |
gen. | twistnarun | ||
genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | |
partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | |
inessive | twistnarussa | twistnaruissa | |
elative | twistnarusta | twistnaruista | |
illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | |
adessive | twistnarulla | twistnaruilla | |
ablative | twistnarulta | twistnaruilta | |
allative | twistnarulle | twistnaruille | |
essive | twistnaruna | twistnaruina | |
translative | twistnaruksi | twistnaruiksi | |
abessive | twistnarutta | twistnaruitta | |
instructive | — | twistnaruin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “twistnaru”, 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