eristin
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editeristin
- (electrical engineering) insulator (an insulating structure used to support or attach a conductor)
Usage notes
editeristin is only used in this particular sense. The word eriste is used of (electrically, thermally, etc.) insulating materials and layers more generally.
Declension
editInflection of eristin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | eristin | eristimet | |
genitive | eristimen | eristimien eristinten | |
partitive | eristintä | eristimiä | |
illative | eristimeen | eristimiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | eristin | eristimet | |
accusative | nom. | eristin | eristimet |
gen. | eristimen | ||
genitive | eristimen | eristimien eristinten | |
partitive | eristintä | eristimiä | |
inessive | eristimessä | eristimissä | |
elative | eristimestä | eristimistä | |
illative | eristimeen | eristimiin | |
adessive | eristimellä | eristimillä | |
ablative | eristimeltä | eristimiltä | |
allative | eristimelle | eristimille | |
essive | eristimenä | eristiminä | |
translative | eristimeksi | eristimiksi | |
abessive | eristimettä | eristimittä | |
instructive | — | eristimin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
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Further reading
edit- “eristin”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editVerb
editeristin