vipstaaki
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a pseudo-Swedish blend of vipu (“leverage, switch”) + Swedish stag (“support, strut”). Compare hantaaki.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vipstaaki (informal)
- thingamajig, gizmo, widget (particularly a smaller one or a part of one)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of vipstaaki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vipstaaki | vipstaakit | |
genitive | vipstaakin | vipstaakien | |
partitive | vipstaakia | vipstaakeja | |
illative | vipstaakiin | vipstaakeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vipstaaki | vipstaakit | |
accusative | nom. | vipstaaki | vipstaakit |
gen. | vipstaakin | ||
genitive | vipstaakin | vipstaakien | |
partitive | vipstaakia | vipstaakeja | |
inessive | vipstaakissa | vipstaakeissa | |
elative | vipstaakista | vipstaakeista | |
illative | vipstaakiin | vipstaakeihin | |
adessive | vipstaakilla | vipstaakeilla | |
ablative | vipstaakilta | vipstaakeilta | |
allative | vipstaakille | vipstaakeille | |
essive | vipstaakina | vipstaakeina | |
translative | vipstaakiksi | vipstaakeiksi | |
abessive | vipstaakitta | vipstaakeitta | |
instructive | — | vipstaakein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |