riiuuyöaie
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
riiuu (“dating or wooing”) + yö (“night”) + aie (“intention”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈriːuːˌyø̯ˌɑi̯eˣ/, [ˈriːuːˌyø̞̯ˌɑ̝i̯e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑie
- Syllabification(key): rii‧uu‧yö‧ai‧e
Noun edit
riiuuyöaie
- plan for a dating night (intention of doing something in the night when dating someone)
- an intent to woo at night
Usage notes edit
This word is sometimes cited as the Finnish word that contains the largest number (9) of consecutive vowels, but there's little evidence of it ever being actually used as other than curiosity. This word seems to first appear in the internet in about 2008 to challenge the earlier winner hääyöaie which "only" contains seven consecutive vowels.
Declension edit
Inflection of riiuuyöaie (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
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nominative | riiuuyöaie | riiuuyöaikeet | ||
genitive | riiuuyöaikeen | riiuuyöaikeiden riiuuyöaikeitten | ||
partitive | riiuuyöaietta | riiuuyöaikeita | ||
illative | riiuuyöaikeeseen | riiuuyöaikeisiin riiuuyöaikeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | riiuuyöaie | riiuuyöaikeet | ||
accusative | nom. | riiuuyöaie | riiuuyöaikeet | |
gen. | riiuuyöaikeen | |||
genitive | riiuuyöaikeen | riiuuyöaikeiden riiuuyöaikeitten | ||
partitive | riiuuyöaietta | riiuuyöaikeita | ||
inessive | riiuuyöaikeessa | riiuuyöaikeissa | ||
elative | riiuuyöaikeesta | riiuuyöaikeista | ||
illative | riiuuyöaikeeseen | riiuuyöaikeisiin riiuuyöaikeihin | ||
adessive | riiuuyöaikeella | riiuuyöaikeilla | ||
ablative | riiuuyöaikeelta | riiuuyöaikeilta | ||
allative | riiuuyöaikeelle | riiuuyöaikeille | ||
essive | riiuuyöaikeena | riiuuyöaikeina | ||
translative | riiuuyöaikeeksi | riiuuyöaikeiksi | ||
abessive | riiuuyöaikeetta | riiuuyöaikeitta | ||
instructive | — | riiuuyöaikein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |