Norsunluurannikko
Finnish
editEtymology
editCompound of norsunluu (“ivory”) + rannikko (“coast”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈnorsunˌluːˌrɑnːikːo/, [ˈno̞rs̠unˌluːˌrɑ̝nːikːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːikːo
- Syllabification(key): Nor‧sun‧luu‧ran‧nik‧ko
Proper noun
editNorsunluurannikko
- Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)
Usage notes
edit- The government of the country has requested that the country be called Côte d’Ivoire in every language. However, it continues to be called Norsunluurannikko in Finnish, with the exception of diplomatic context.
Declension
editInflection of Norsunluurannikko (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | Norsunluurannikko | — | |
genitive | Norsunluurannikon | — | |
partitive | Norsunluurannikkoa | — | |
illative | Norsunluurannikkoon | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Norsunluurannikko | — | |
accusative | nom. | Norsunluurannikko | — |
gen. | Norsunluurannikon | ||
genitive | Norsunluurannikon | — | |
partitive | Norsunluurannikkoa | — | |
inessive | Norsunluurannikossa | — | |
elative | Norsunluurannikosta | — | |
illative | Norsunluurannikkoon | — | |
adessive | Norsunluurannikolla | — | |
ablative | Norsunluurannikolta | — | |
allative | Norsunluurannikolle | — | |
essive | Norsunluurannikkona | — | |
translative | Norsunluurannikoksi | — | |
abessive | Norsunluurannikotta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |