veruke
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828 into the standard language from the Savonian dialects. Unknown root veru- + -ke, possibly from a variant of vero (compare veroinen).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
veruke
- pretext, pretense (false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason)
- excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment)
Declension edit
Inflection of veruke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | veruke | verukkeet | ||
genitive | verukkeen | verukkeiden verukkeitten | ||
partitive | veruketta | verukkeita | ||
illative | verukkeeseen | verukkeisiin verukkeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | veruke | verukkeet | ||
accusative | nom. | veruke | verukkeet | |
gen. | verukkeen | |||
genitive | verukkeen | verukkeiden verukkeitten | ||
partitive | veruketta | verukkeita | ||
inessive | verukkeessa | verukkeissa | ||
elative | verukkeesta | verukkeista | ||
illative | verukkeeseen | verukkeisiin verukkeihin | ||
adessive | verukkeella | verukkeilla | ||
ablative | verukkeelta | verukkeilta | ||
allative | verukkeelle | verukkeille | ||
essive | verukkeena | verukkeina | ||
translative | verukkeeksi | verukkeiksi | ||
abessive | verukkeetta | verukkeitta | ||
instructive | — | verukkein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (pretext): tekosyy
Further reading edit
- “veruke”, 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 2023-07-04