hammaslanka

Finnish

Etymology

hammas (“tooth”) +‎ lanka (“thread”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmːɑsˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝mːɑ̝s̠ˌlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ham‧mas‧lan‧ka

Noun

hammaslanka

1. floss (a thread, used to clean the area between the teeth).

Declension

Inflection of hammaslanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		hammaslanka	hammaslangat
genitive		hammaslangan	hammaslankojen
partitive		hammaslankaa	hammaslankoja
illative		hammaslankaan	hammaslankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hammaslanka	hammaslangat
accusative	nom.	hammaslanka	hammaslangat
	gen.	hammaslangan
genitive		hammaslangan	hammaslankojen hammaslankainrare
partitive		hammaslankaa	hammaslankoja
inessive		hammaslangassa	hammaslangoissa
elative		hammaslangasta	hammaslangoista
illative		hammaslankaan	hammaslankoihin
adessive		hammaslangalla	hammaslangoilla
ablative		hammaslangalta	hammaslangoilta
allative		hammaslangalle	hammaslangoille
essive		hammaslankana	hammaslankoina
translative		hammaslangaksi	hammaslangoiksi
abessive		hammaslangatta	hammaslangoitta
instructive		—	hammaslangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hammaslanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hammaslankani hammaslankani accusative nom. hammaslankani hammaslankani gen. hammaslankani genitive hammaslankani hammaslankojeni hammaslankainirare partitive hammaslankaani hammaslankojani inessive hammaslangassani hammaslangoissani elative hammaslangastani hammaslangoistani illative hammaslankaani hammaslankoihini adessive hammaslangallani hammaslangoillani ablative hammaslangaltani hammaslangoiltani allative hammaslangalleni hammaslangoilleni essive hammaslankanani hammaslankoinani translative hammaslangakseni hammaslangoikseni abessive hammaslangattani hammaslangoittani instructive — — comitative — hammaslankoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hammaslankasi hammaslankasi accusative nom. hammaslankasi hammaslankasi gen. hammaslankasi genitive hammaslankasi hammaslankojesi hammaslankaisirare partitive hammaslankaasi hammaslankojasi inessive hammaslangassasi hammaslangoissasi elative hammaslangastasi hammaslangoistasi illative hammaslankaasi hammaslankoihisi adessive hammaslangallasi hammaslangoillasi ablative hammaslangaltasi hammaslangoiltasi allative hammaslangallesi hammaslangoillesi essive hammaslankanasi hammaslankoinasi translative hammaslangaksesi hammaslangoiksesi abessive hammaslangattasi hammaslangoittasi instructive — — comitative — hammaslankoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hammaslankamme hammaslankamme accusative nom. hammaslankamme hammaslankamme gen. hammaslankamme genitive hammaslankamme hammaslankojemme hammaslankaimmerare partitive hammaslankaamme hammaslankojamme inessive hammaslangassamme hammaslangoissamme elative hammaslangastamme hammaslangoistamme illative hammaslankaamme hammaslankoihimme adessive hammaslangallamme hammaslangoillamme ablative hammaslangaltamme hammaslangoiltamme allative hammaslangallemme hammaslangoillemme essive hammaslankanamme hammaslankoinamme translative hammaslangaksemme hammaslangoiksemme abessive hammaslangattamme hammaslangoittamme instructive — — comitative — hammaslankoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hammaslankanne hammaslankanne accusative nom. hammaslankanne hammaslankanne gen. hammaslankanne genitive hammaslankanne hammaslankojenne hammaslankainnerare partitive hammaslankaanne hammaslankojanne inessive hammaslangassanne hammaslangoissanne elative hammaslangastanne hammaslangoistanne illative hammaslankaanne hammaslankoihinne adessive hammaslangallanne hammaslangoillanne ablative hammaslangaltanne hammaslangoiltanne allative hammaslangallenne hammaslangoillenne essive hammaslankananne hammaslankoinanne translative hammaslangaksenne hammaslangoiksenne abessive hammaslangattanne hammaslangoittanne instructive — — comitative — hammaslankoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hammaslankansa hammaslankansa accusative nom. hammaslankansa hammaslankansa gen. hammaslankansa genitive hammaslankansa hammaslankojensa hammaslankainsarare partitive hammaslankaansa hammaslankojaan hammaslankojansa inessive hammaslangassaan hammaslangassansa hammaslangoissaan hammaslangoissansa elative hammaslangastaan hammaslangastansa hammaslangoistaan hammaslangoistansa illative hammaslankaansa hammaslankoihinsa adessive hammaslangallaan hammaslangallansa hammaslangoillaan hammaslangoillansa ablative hammaslangaltaan hammaslangaltansa hammaslangoiltaan hammaslangoiltansa allative hammaslangalleen hammaslangallensa hammaslangoilleen hammaslangoillensa essive hammaslankanaan hammaslankanansa hammaslankoinaan hammaslankoinansa translative hammaslangakseen hammaslangaksensa hammaslangoikseen hammaslangoiksensa abessive hammaslangattaan hammaslangattansa hammaslangoittaan hammaslangoittansa instructive — — comitative — hammaslankoineen hammaslankoinensa

Derived terms

• hammaslankain

 

Further reading

• “hammaslanka”, 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 2023-07-02