Finnish

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Etymology

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taivaan (of the sky, of the heavens) +‎ ranta (coast, shore, beach). Coined by Finnish clergyman and philologist Gustaf Renvall in 1826.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋɑːnˌrɑntɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝ːnˌrɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tai‧vaan‧ran‧ta

Noun

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taivaanranta

  1. horizon, skyline
    Synonym: horisontti

Declension

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Inflection of taivaanranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative taivaanranta taivaanrannat
genitive taivaanrannan taivaanrantojen
partitive taivaanrantaa taivaanrantoja
illative taivaanrantaan taivaanrantoihin
singular plural
nominative taivaanranta taivaanrannat
accusative nom. taivaanranta taivaanrannat
gen. taivaanrannan
genitive taivaanrannan taivaanrantojen
taivaanrantain rare
partitive taivaanrantaa taivaanrantoja
inessive taivaanrannassa taivaanrannoissa
elative taivaanrannasta taivaanrannoista
illative taivaanrantaan taivaanrantoihin
adessive taivaanrannalla taivaanrannoilla
ablative taivaanrannalta taivaanrannoilta
allative taivaanrannalle taivaanrannoille
essive taivaanrantana taivaanrantoina
translative taivaanrannaksi taivaanrannoiksi
abessive taivaanrannatta taivaanrannoitta
instructive taivaanrannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of taivaanranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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