nokivasara
Finnish
editEtymology
editnoki (“soot”) + vasara (“hammer”); from the tendency of the early diesel motors to spew soot around and the knocking sound of the motor.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnokivasara (colloquial, derogatory)
Declension
editInflection of nokivasara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | nokivasara | nokivasarat | |
genitive | nokivasaran | nokivasaroiden nokivasaroitten | |
partitive | nokivasaraa | nokivasaroita | |
illative | nokivasaraan | nokivasaroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | nokivasara | nokivasarat | |
accusative | nom. | nokivasara | nokivasarat |
gen. | nokivasaran | ||
genitive | nokivasaran | nokivasaroiden nokivasaroitten nokivasarain rare | |
partitive | nokivasaraa | nokivasaroita | |
inessive | nokivasarassa | nokivasaroissa | |
elative | nokivasarasta | nokivasaroista | |
illative | nokivasaraan | nokivasaroihin | |
adessive | nokivasaralla | nokivasaroilla | |
ablative | nokivasaralta | nokivasaroilta | |
allative | nokivasaralle | nokivasaroille | |
essive | nokivasarana | nokivasaroina | |
translative | nokivasaraksi | nokivasaroiksi | |
abessive | nokivasaratta | nokivasaroitta | |
instructive | — | nokivasaroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- (diesel car): dieselauto
- (diesel motor): dieselmoottori