boorivesi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
boori- (“boric”) + vesi (“water”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boorivesi
- (medicine) A dilute solution of boric acid, used e.g. as eyewash due to its antiseptic properties.
Usage notes edit
Also the term boric water is used in English, but it does not seem to be common.
Declension edit
Inflection of boorivesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | boorivesi | boorivedet | ||
genitive | booriveden | boorivesien | ||
partitive | boorivettä | boorivesiä | ||
illative | booriveteen | boorivesiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | boorivesi | boorivedet | ||
accusative | nom. | boorivesi | boorivedet | |
gen. | booriveden | |||
genitive | booriveden | boorivesien boorivettenrare | ||
partitive | boorivettä | boorivesiä | ||
inessive | boorivedessä | boorivesissä | ||
elative | boorivedestä | boorivesistä | ||
illative | booriveteen | boorivesiin | ||
adessive | boorivedellä | boorivesillä | ||
ablative | boorivedeltä | boorivesiltä | ||
allative | boorivedelle | boorivesille | ||
essive | boorivetenä | boorivesinä | ||
translative | boorivedeksi | boorivesiksi | ||
abessive | boorivedettä | boorivesittä | ||
instructive | — | boorivesin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “boorivesi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02