salskea
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editsalskea
- tall and lean, tal and fit, spare
- upstanding, respectable
Usage notes
editUsed to describe human males.
Declension
editInflection of salskea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | salskea | salskeat | |
genitive | salskean | salskeiden salskeitten | |
partitive | salskeaa salskeata |
salskeita | |
illative | salskeaan | salskeisiin salskeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | salskea | salskeat | |
accusative | nom. | salskea | salskeat |
gen. | salskean | ||
genitive | salskean | salskeiden salskeitten salskeain rare | |
partitive | salskeaa salskeata |
salskeita | |
inessive | salskeassa | salskeissa | |
elative | salskeasta | salskeista | |
illative | salskeaan | salskeisiin salskeihin | |
adessive | salskealla | salskeilla | |
ablative | salskealta | salskeilta | |
allative | salskealle | salskeille | |
essive | salskeana | salskeina | |
translative | salskeaksi | salskeiksi | |
abessive | salskeatta | salskeitta | |
instructive | — | salskein | |
comitative | — | salskeine |
References
edit- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “salskea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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