polvihousut

Finnish

Etymology

polvi (“knee”) +‎ housut (“trousers”)

Noun

polvihousut

1. breeches (tight-fitting knee-length trousers worn by men until early 19th century)
2. knickerbockers (baggy knee-length trousers worn by men and boys in 20 th century)

Declension

Declension of polvihousu (type valo) singular plural nominative – polvihousut genitive – polvihousujen partitive – polvihousuja accusative – polvihousut inessive – polvihousuissa elative – polvihousuista illative – polvihousuihin adessive – polvihousuilla ablative – polvihousuilta allative – polvihousuille essive – polvihousuina translative – polvihousuiksi instructive – polvihousuin abessive – polvihousuitta comitative – polvihousuineen