omavastuu
Finnish
editEtymology
editoma (“own”) + vastuu (“risk, responsibility”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editomavastuu
- (insurance) deductible; excess (UK) (the amount of expenses that the insured party must pay out of pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses)
Usage notes
edit- According to the Wikipedia article on deductible (cited June 8th, 2012), the "only case where a deductible is different to an excess is when the claim amount is greater than the sum insured. Under an excess, the policyholder pays the excess amount first, but is still insured for the full sum insured. Whereas under a deductible, the most a claim can be is the claim amount less the deductible".
Declension
editInflection of omavastuu (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | omavastuu | omavastuut | |
genitive | omavastuun | omavastuiden omavastuitten | |
partitive | omavastuuta | omavastuita | |
illative | omavastuuseen | omavastuisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | omavastuu | omavastuut | |
accusative | nom. | omavastuu | omavastuut |
gen. | omavastuun | ||
genitive | omavastuun | omavastuiden omavastuitten | |
partitive | omavastuuta | omavastuita | |
inessive | omavastuussa | omavastuissa | |
elative | omavastuusta | omavastuista | |
illative | omavastuuseen | omavastuisiin omavastuihin rare | |
adessive | omavastuulla | omavastuilla | |
ablative | omavastuulta | omavastuilta | |
allative | omavastuulle | omavastuille | |
essive | omavastuuna | omavastuina | |
translative | omavastuuksi | omavastuiksi | |
abessive | omavastuutta | omavastuitta | |
instructive | — | omavastuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “omavastuu”, 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 2023-07-03