kanalauma
Finnish
editEtymology
editkana (“chicken”) + lauma (“herd, flock”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkanalauma (derogatory)
- A group of women, especially a noisy one.
Usage notes
editA flock of chickens (birds) are usually called kanaparvi. See also parvi.
Declension
editInflection of kanalauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kanalauma | kanalaumat | |
genitive | kanalauman | kanalaumojen | |
partitive | kanalaumaa | kanalaumoja | |
illative | kanalaumaan | kanalaumoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kanalauma | kanalaumat | |
accusative | nom. | kanalauma | kanalaumat |
gen. | kanalauman | ||
genitive | kanalauman | kanalaumojen kanalaumain rare | |
partitive | kanalaumaa | kanalaumoja | |
inessive | kanalaumassa | kanalaumoissa | |
elative | kanalaumasta | kanalaumoista | |
illative | kanalaumaan | kanalaumoihin | |
adessive | kanalaumalla | kanalaumoilla | |
ablative | kanalaumalta | kanalaumoilta | |
allative | kanalaumalle | kanalaumoille | |
essive | kanalaumana | kanalaumoina | |
translative | kanalaumaksi | kanalaumoiksi | |
abessive | kanalaumatta | kanalaumoitta | |
instructive | — | kanalaumoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “kanalauma”, 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