nurinkurinen

Finnish

Etymology

nurin +‎ kuri +‎ -inen; kuri probably chosen more for the fact that it rhymes than because of its meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnurinˌkurinen/, [ˈnuriŋˌkurine̞n]
• Rhymes: -urinen
• Syllabification^(key): nu‧rin‧ku‧ri‧nen

Adjective

nurinkurinen (comparative nurinkurisempi, superlative nurinkurisin)

1. topsy-turvy (backwards or upside-down)

Declension

Inflection of nurinkurinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		nurinkurinen	nurinkuriset
genitive		nurinkurisen	nurinkuristen nurinkurisien
partitive		nurinkurista	nurinkurisia
illative		nurinkuriseen	nurinkurisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nurinkurinen	nurinkuriset
accusative	nom.	nurinkurinen	nurinkuriset
	gen.	nurinkurisen
genitive		nurinkurisen	nurinkuristen nurinkurisien
partitive		nurinkurista	nurinkurisia
inessive		nurinkurisessa	nurinkurisissa
elative		nurinkurisesta	nurinkurisista
illative		nurinkuriseen	nurinkurisiin
adessive		nurinkurisella	nurinkurisilla
ablative		nurinkuriselta	nurinkurisilta
allative		nurinkuriselle	nurinkurisille
essive		nurinkurisena	nurinkurisina
translative		nurinkuriseksi	nurinkurisiksi
abessive		nurinkurisetta	nurinkurisitta
instructive		—	nurinkurisin
comitative		—	nurinkurisine

Possessive forms of nurinkurinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurinkuriseni nurinkuriseni accusative nom. nurinkuriseni nurinkuriseni gen. nurinkuriseni genitive nurinkuriseni nurinkuristeni nurinkurisieni partitive nurinkuristani nurinkurisiani inessive nurinkurisessani nurinkurisissani elative nurinkurisestani nurinkurisistani illative nurinkuriseeni nurinkurisiini adessive nurinkurisellani nurinkurisillani ablative nurinkuriseltani nurinkurisiltani allative nurinkuriselleni nurinkurisilleni essive nurinkurisenani nurinkurisinani translative nurinkurisekseni nurinkurisikseni abessive nurinkurisettani nurinkurisittani instructive — — comitative — nurinkurisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nurinkurisesi nurinkurisesi accusative nom. nurinkurisesi nurinkurisesi gen. nurinkurisesi genitive nurinkurisesi nurinkuristesi nurinkurisiesi partitive nurinkuristasi nurinkurisiasi inessive nurinkurisessasi nurinkurisissasi elative nurinkurisestasi nurinkurisistasi illative nurinkuriseesi nurinkurisiisi adessive nurinkurisellasi nurinkurisillasi ablative nurinkuriseltasi nurinkurisiltasi allative nurinkurisellesi nurinkurisillesi essive nurinkurisenasi nurinkurisinasi translative nurinkuriseksesi nurinkurisiksesi abessive nurinkurisettasi nurinkurisittasi instructive — — comitative — nurinkurisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurinkurisemme nurinkurisemme accusative nom. nurinkurisemme nurinkurisemme gen. nurinkurisemme genitive nurinkurisemme nurinkuristemme nurinkurisiemme partitive nurinkuristamme nurinkurisiamme inessive nurinkurisessamme nurinkurisissamme elative nurinkurisestamme nurinkurisistamme illative nurinkuriseemme nurinkurisiimme adessive nurinkurisellamme nurinkurisillamme ablative nurinkuriseltamme nurinkurisiltamme allative nurinkurisellemme nurinkurisillemme essive nurinkurisenamme nurinkurisinamme translative nurinkuriseksemme nurinkurisiksemme abessive nurinkurisettamme nurinkurisittamme instructive — — comitative — nurinkurisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nurinkurisenne nurinkurisenne accusative nom. nurinkurisenne nurinkurisenne gen. nurinkurisenne genitive nurinkurisenne nurinkuristenne nurinkurisienne partitive nurinkuristanne nurinkurisianne inessive nurinkurisessanne nurinkurisissanne elative nurinkurisestanne nurinkurisistanne illative nurinkuriseenne nurinkurisiinne adessive nurinkurisellanne nurinkurisillanne ablative nurinkuriseltanne nurinkurisiltanne allative nurinkurisellenne nurinkurisillenne essive nurinkurisenanne nurinkurisinanne translative nurinkuriseksenne nurinkurisiksenne abessive nurinkurisettanne nurinkurisittanne instructive — — comitative — nurinkurisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nurinkurisensa nurinkurisensa accusative nom. nurinkurisensa nurinkurisensa gen. nurinkurisensa genitive nurinkurisensa nurinkuristensa nurinkurisiensa partitive nurinkuristaan nurinkuristansa nurinkurisiaan nurinkurisiansa inessive nurinkurisessaan nurinkurisessansa nurinkurisissaan nurinkurisissansa elative nurinkurisestaan nurinkurisestansa nurinkurisistaan nurinkurisistansa illative nurinkuriseensa nurinkurisiinsa adessive nurinkurisellaan nurinkurisellansa nurinkurisillaan nurinkurisillansa ablative nurinkuriseltaan nurinkuriseltansa nurinkurisiltaan nurinkurisiltansa allative nurinkuriselleen nurinkurisellensa nurinkurisilleen nurinkurisillensa essive nurinkurisenaan nurinkurisenansa nurinkurisinaan nurinkurisinansa translative nurinkurisekseen nurinkuriseksensa nurinkurisikseen nurinkurisiksensa abessive nurinkurisettaan nurinkurisettansa nurinkurisittaan nurinkurisittansa instructive — — comitative — nurinkurisineen nurinkurisinensa

Derived terms

• nurinkurisesti
• nurinkurisuus

Further reading

• “nurinkurinen”, 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