edunsaaja

Finnish

Etymology

edun (“benefit”) +‎ saaja (“receiver”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedunˌsɑːjɑ/, [ˈe̞dunˌs̠ɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧dun‧saa‧ja

Noun

edunsaaja

1. (law) beneficiary (one who benefits from a legal transaction such as a will, donation, insurance or other contract)

Declension

Inflection of edunsaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		edunsaaja	edunsaajat
genitive		edunsaajan	edunsaajien
partitive		edunsaajaa	edunsaajia
illative		edunsaajaan	edunsaajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		edunsaaja	edunsaajat
accusative	nom.	edunsaaja	edunsaajat
	gen.	edunsaajan
genitive		edunsaajan	edunsaajien edunsaajainrare
partitive		edunsaajaa	edunsaajia
inessive		edunsaajassa	edunsaajissa
elative		edunsaajasta	edunsaajista
illative		edunsaajaan	edunsaajiin
adessive		edunsaajalla	edunsaajilla
ablative		edunsaajalta	edunsaajilta
allative		edunsaajalle	edunsaajille
essive		edunsaajana	edunsaajina
translative		edunsaajaksi	edunsaajiksi
abessive		edunsaajatta	edunsaajitta
instructive		—	edunsaajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of edunsaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunsaajani edunsaajani accusative nom. edunsaajani edunsaajani gen. edunsaajani genitive edunsaajani edunsaajieni edunsaajainirare partitive edunsaajaani edunsaajiani inessive edunsaajassani edunsaajissani elative edunsaajastani edunsaajistani illative edunsaajaani edunsaajiini adessive edunsaajallani edunsaajillani ablative edunsaajaltani edunsaajiltani allative edunsaajalleni edunsaajilleni essive edunsaajanani edunsaajinani translative edunsaajakseni edunsaajikseni abessive edunsaajattani edunsaajittani instructive — — comitative — edunsaajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunsaajasi edunsaajasi accusative nom. edunsaajasi edunsaajasi gen. edunsaajasi genitive edunsaajasi edunsaajiesi edunsaajaisirare partitive edunsaajaasi edunsaajiasi inessive edunsaajassasi edunsaajissasi elative edunsaajastasi edunsaajistasi illative edunsaajaasi edunsaajiisi adessive edunsaajallasi edunsaajillasi ablative edunsaajaltasi edunsaajiltasi allative edunsaajallesi edunsaajillesi essive edunsaajanasi edunsaajinasi translative edunsaajaksesi edunsaajiksesi abessive edunsaajattasi edunsaajittasi instructive — — comitative — edunsaajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunsaajamme edunsaajamme accusative nom. edunsaajamme edunsaajamme gen. edunsaajamme genitive edunsaajamme edunsaajiemme edunsaajaimmerare partitive edunsaajaamme edunsaajiamme inessive edunsaajassamme edunsaajissamme elative edunsaajastamme edunsaajistamme illative edunsaajaamme edunsaajiimme adessive edunsaajallamme edunsaajillamme ablative edunsaajaltamme edunsaajiltamme allative edunsaajallemme edunsaajillemme essive edunsaajanamme edunsaajinamme translative edunsaajaksemme edunsaajiksemme abessive edunsaajattamme edunsaajittamme instructive — — comitative — edunsaajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunsaajanne edunsaajanne accusative nom. edunsaajanne edunsaajanne gen. edunsaajanne genitive edunsaajanne edunsaajienne edunsaajainnerare partitive edunsaajaanne edunsaajianne inessive edunsaajassanne edunsaajissanne elative edunsaajastanne edunsaajistanne illative edunsaajaanne edunsaajiinne adessive edunsaajallanne edunsaajillanne ablative edunsaajaltanne edunsaajiltanne allative edunsaajallenne edunsaajillenne essive edunsaajananne edunsaajinanne translative edunsaajaksenne edunsaajiksenne abessive edunsaajattanne edunsaajittanne instructive — — comitative — edunsaajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative edunsaajansa edunsaajansa accusative nom. edunsaajansa edunsaajansa gen. edunsaajansa genitive edunsaajansa edunsaajiensa edunsaajainsarare partitive edunsaajaansa edunsaajiaan edunsaajiansa inessive edunsaajassaan edunsaajassansa edunsaajissaan edunsaajissansa elative edunsaajastaan edunsaajastansa edunsaajistaan edunsaajistansa illative edunsaajaansa edunsaajiinsa adessive edunsaajallaan edunsaajallansa edunsaajillaan edunsaajillansa ablative edunsaajaltaan edunsaajaltansa edunsaajiltaan edunsaajiltansa allative edunsaajalleen edunsaajallensa edunsaajilleen edunsaajillensa essive edunsaajanaan edunsaajanansa edunsaajinaan edunsaajinansa translative edunsaajakseen edunsaajaksensa edunsaajikseen edunsaajiksensa abessive edunsaajattaan edunsaajattansa edunsaajittaan edunsaajittansa instructive — — comitative — edunsaajineen edunsaajinensa

Coordinate terms

• lahjansaaja
• perillinen
• vakuutettu

Further reading

• “edunsaaja”, 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 2023-07-02