rautarouva
Finnish
editEtymology
editrauta (“iron”) + rouva (“lady”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑˌrou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝ˌro̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): rau‧ta‧rou‧va
Noun
editrautarouva
- A strong and powerful (in terms of influence) female; especially the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady in English.
Declension
editInflection of rautarouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | rautarouva | rautarouvat | |
genitive | rautarouvan | rautarouvien | |
partitive | rautarouvaa | rautarouvia | |
illative | rautarouvaan | rautarouviin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | rautarouva | rautarouvat | |
accusative | nom. | rautarouva | rautarouvat |
gen. | rautarouvan | ||
genitive | rautarouvan | rautarouvien rautarouvain rare | |
partitive | rautarouvaa | rautarouvia | |
inessive | rautarouvassa | rautarouvissa | |
elative | rautarouvasta | rautarouvista | |
illative | rautarouvaan | rautarouviin | |
adessive | rautarouvalla | rautarouvilla | |
ablative | rautarouvalta | rautarouvilta | |
allative | rautarouvalle | rautarouville | |
essive | rautarouvana | rautarouvina | |
translative | rautarouvaksi | rautarouviksi | |
abessive | rautarouvatta | rautarouvitta | |
instructive | — | rautarouvin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “rautarouva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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