ydinsolu

Finnish

Etymology

ydin (“core”) +‎ solu (“cell”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈydinˌsolu/, [ˈydinˌs̠o̞lu]
• Rhymes: -olu
• Syllabification^(key): y‧din‧so‧lu

Noun

ydinsolu

1. (botany) pith cell
2. (figuratively) core cell (basic unit of something)

   Perhe on yhteiskunnan ydinsolu.

   Family is the core cell of the society.

3. (figuratively) core cell (origin of a movement or similar, from which everything propagates)

   Egyptin Muslimiveljeskunta muodosti nykyaikaisen islamilaisen fundamentalismin ydinsolun.

   The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt formed the core cell of modern Islamic fundamentalism.

Declension

Inflection of ydinsolu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ydinsolu	ydinsolut
genitive		ydinsolun	ydinsolujen
partitive		ydinsolua	ydinsoluja
illative		ydinsoluun	ydinsoluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ydinsolu	ydinsolut
accusative	nom.	ydinsolu	ydinsolut
	gen.	ydinsolun
genitive		ydinsolun	ydinsolujen
partitive		ydinsolua	ydinsoluja
inessive		ydinsolussa	ydinsoluissa
elative		ydinsolusta	ydinsoluista
illative		ydinsoluun	ydinsoluihin
adessive		ydinsolulla	ydinsoluilla
ablative		ydinsolulta	ydinsoluilta
allative		ydinsolulle	ydinsoluille
essive		ydinsoluna	ydinsoluina
translative		ydinsoluksi	ydinsoluiksi
abessive		ydinsolutta	ydinsoluitta
instructive		—	ydinsoluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ydinsolu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ydinsoluni ydinsoluni accusative nom. ydinsoluni ydinsoluni gen. ydinsoluni genitive ydinsoluni ydinsolujeni partitive ydinsoluani ydinsolujani inessive ydinsolussani ydinsoluissani elative ydinsolustani ydinsoluistani illative ydinsoluuni ydinsoluihini adessive ydinsolullani ydinsoluillani ablative ydinsolultani ydinsoluiltani allative ydinsolulleni ydinsoluilleni essive ydinsolunani ydinsoluinani translative ydinsolukseni ydinsoluikseni abessive ydinsoluttani ydinsoluittani instructive — — comitative — ydinsoluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ydinsolusi ydinsolusi accusative nom. ydinsolusi ydinsolusi gen. ydinsolusi genitive ydinsolusi ydinsolujesi partitive ydinsoluasi ydinsolujasi inessive ydinsolussasi ydinsoluissasi elative ydinsolustasi ydinsoluistasi illative ydinsoluusi ydinsoluihisi adessive ydinsolullasi ydinsoluillasi ablative ydinsolultasi ydinsoluiltasi allative ydinsolullesi ydinsoluillesi essive ydinsolunasi ydinsoluinasi translative ydinsoluksesi ydinsoluiksesi abessive ydinsoluttasi ydinsoluittasi instructive — — comitative — ydinsoluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ydinsolumme ydinsolumme accusative nom. ydinsolumme ydinsolumme gen. ydinsolumme genitive ydinsolumme ydinsolujemme partitive ydinsoluamme ydinsolujamme inessive ydinsolussamme ydinsoluissamme elative ydinsolustamme ydinsoluistamme illative ydinsoluumme ydinsoluihimme adessive ydinsolullamme ydinsoluillamme ablative ydinsolultamme ydinsoluiltamme allative ydinsolullemme ydinsoluillemme essive ydinsolunamme ydinsoluinamme translative ydinsoluksemme ydinsoluiksemme abessive ydinsoluttamme ydinsoluittamme instructive — — comitative — ydinsoluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ydinsolunne ydinsolunne accusative nom. ydinsolunne ydinsolunne gen. ydinsolunne genitive ydinsolunne ydinsolujenne partitive ydinsoluanne ydinsolujanne inessive ydinsolussanne ydinsoluissanne elative ydinsolustanne ydinsoluistanne illative ydinsoluunne ydinsoluihinne adessive ydinsolullanne ydinsoluillanne ablative ydinsolultanne ydinsoluiltanne allative ydinsolullenne ydinsoluillenne essive ydinsolunanne ydinsoluinanne translative ydinsoluksenne ydinsoluiksenne abessive ydinsoluttanne ydinsoluittanne instructive — — comitative — ydinsoluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ydinsolunsa ydinsolunsa accusative nom. ydinsolunsa ydinsolunsa gen. ydinsolunsa genitive ydinsolunsa ydinsolujensa partitive ydinsoluaan ydinsoluansa ydinsolujaan ydinsolujansa inessive ydinsolussaan ydinsolussansa ydinsoluissaan ydinsoluissansa elative ydinsolustaan ydinsolustansa ydinsoluistaan ydinsoluistansa illative ydinsoluunsa ydinsoluihinsa adessive ydinsolullaan ydinsolullansa ydinsoluillaan ydinsoluillansa ablative ydinsolultaan ydinsolultansa ydinsoluiltaan ydinsoluiltansa allative ydinsolulleen ydinsolullensa ydinsoluilleen ydinsoluillensa essive ydinsolunaan ydinsolunansa ydinsoluinaan ydinsoluinansa translative ydinsolukseen ydinsoluksensa ydinsoluikseen ydinsoluiksensa abessive ydinsoluttaan ydinsoluttansa ydinsoluittaan ydinsoluittansa instructive — — comitative — ydinsoluineen ydinsoluinensa

Derived terms

• ydinsolukko

Further reading

• “ydinsolu”, 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