postpositio
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin postpositiō (from postpositum, the passive past participle of postponō), probably via Swedish postposition.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈpostˌpositio/, [ˈpo̞s̠t̪ˌpo̞s̠iˌt̪io̞]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification(key): post‧po‧si‧ti‧o
NounEdit
postpositio
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of postpositio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | postpositio | postpositiot | |
| genitive | postposition | postpositioiden postpositioitten | |
| partitive | postpositiota | postpositioita | |
| illative | postpositioon | postpositioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | postpositio | postpositiot | |
| accusative | nom. | postpositio | postpositiot |
| gen. | postposition | ||
| genitive | postposition | postpositioiden postpositioitten | |
| partitive | postpositiota | postpositioita | |
| inessive | postpositiossa | postpositioissa | |
| elative | postpositiosta | postpositioista | |
| illative | postpositioon | postpositioihin | |
| adessive | postpositiolla | postpositioilla | |
| ablative | postpositiolta | postpositioilta | |
| allative | postpositiolle | postpositioille | |
| essive | postpositiona | postpositioina | |
| translative | postpositioksi | postpositioiksi | |
| instructive | — | postpositioin | |
| abessive | postpositiotta | postpositioitta | |
| comitative | — | postpositioineen | |
| Possessive forms of postpositio (type valtio) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | postpositioni | postpositiomme |
| 2nd person | postpositiosi | postpositionne |
| 3rd person | postpositionsa | |
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
- (postposition) prepositio
HypernymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- The Finnish language uses a lot of postpositions. For more information, see the Wikipedia article on Finnish grammar.