sohvannurkka
Finnish
editEtymology
editsohvan (“of a sofa”) + nurkka (“corner”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑnˌnurkːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞xʋɑ̝nˌnurkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): soh‧van‧nurk‧ka
Noun
editsohvannurkka
- (literally) A corner of a sofa.
- (figuratively) A passive position in relation to one's career and employment.
- Työttömän ei pidä vetäytyä sohvannurkkaan.
- An unemployed should not retreat to the corner of the sofa. (literal translation)
- An unemployed should not passively wait for an opportunity to come across. (contentual translation)
- Työttömän ei pidä vetäytyä sohvannurkkaan.
Declension
editInflection of sohvannurkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | sohvannurkka | sohvannurkat | |
genitive | sohvannurkan | sohvannurkkien | |
partitive | sohvannurkkaa | sohvannurkkia | |
illative | sohvannurkkaan | sohvannurkkiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sohvannurkka | sohvannurkat | |
accusative | nom. | sohvannurkka | sohvannurkat |
gen. | sohvannurkan | ||
genitive | sohvannurkan | sohvannurkkien sohvannurkkain rare | |
partitive | sohvannurkkaa | sohvannurkkia | |
inessive | sohvannurkassa | sohvannurkissa | |
elative | sohvannurkasta | sohvannurkista | |
illative | sohvannurkkaan | sohvannurkkiin | |
adessive | sohvannurkalla | sohvannurkilla | |
ablative | sohvannurkalta | sohvannurkilta | |
allative | sohvannurkalle | sohvannurkille | |
essive | sohvannurkkana | sohvannurkkina | |
translative | sohvannurkaksi | sohvannurkiksi | |
abessive | sohvannurkatta | sohvannurkitta | |
instructive | — | sohvannurkin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “sohvannurkka”, 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