svekomaani
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Formed according to other similar terms, such as fennomaani (“Fennoman”), gallomaani (“Gallomaniac”); cognate with Swedish svekoman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
svekomaani
- (historical) Svecoman (supporter of a Swedish nationalistic movement in Finland, which had its heyday in 1870's and 1880's)
Usage notes edit
When using the term "Svecoman" in English, it's advisable to explain it first to the reader or the audience, because the term is chiefly used in English texts written by Nordic scholars.
Declension edit
Inflection of svekomaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | svekomaani | svekomaanit | ||
genitive | svekomaanin | svekomaanien | ||
partitive | svekomaania | svekomaaneja | ||
illative | svekomaaniin | svekomaaneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | svekomaani | svekomaanit | ||
accusative | nom. | svekomaani | svekomaanit | |
gen. | svekomaanin | |||
genitive | svekomaanin | svekomaanien | ||
partitive | svekomaania | svekomaaneja | ||
inessive | svekomaanissa | svekomaaneissa | ||
elative | svekomaanista | svekomaaneista | ||
illative | svekomaaniin | svekomaaneihin | ||
adessive | svekomaanilla | svekomaaneilla | ||
ablative | svekomaanilta | svekomaaneilta | ||
allative | svekomaanille | svekomaaneille | ||
essive | svekomaanina | svekomaaneina | ||
translative | svekomaaniksi | svekomaaneiksi | ||
abessive | svekomaanitta | svekomaaneitta | ||
instructive | — | svekomaanein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “svekomaani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03