turhake

Finnish

Etymology

turha (“useless”) +‎ -ke, in reference to hyödyke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturhɑkeˣ/, [ˈt̪urhɑ̝k̟e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urhɑke
• Syllabification^(key): tur‧ha‧ke

Noun

turhake

1. an item – especially a consumer good – that is useless or unnecessary; an item that is a solution in search of a problem

Declension

Inflection of turhake (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
nominative		turhake	turhakkeet
genitive		turhakkeen	turhakkeiden turhakkeitten
partitive		turhaketta	turhakkeita
illative		turhakkeeseen	turhakkeisiin turhakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		turhake	turhakkeet
accusative	nom.	turhake	turhakkeet
	gen.	turhakkeen
genitive		turhakkeen	turhakkeiden turhakkeitten
partitive		turhaketta	turhakkeita
inessive		turhakkeessa	turhakkeissa
elative		turhakkeesta	turhakkeista
illative		turhakkeeseen	turhakkeisiin turhakkeihin
adessive		turhakkeella	turhakkeilla
ablative		turhakkeelta	turhakkeilta
allative		turhakkeelle	turhakkeille
essive		turhakkeena	turhakkeina
translative		turhakkeeksi	turhakkeiksi
abessive		turhakkeetta	turhakkeitta
instructive		—	turhakkein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of turhake (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative turhakkeeni turhakkeeni accusative nom. turhakkeeni turhakkeeni gen. turhakkeeni genitive turhakkeeni turhakkeideni turhakkeitteni partitive turhakettani turhakkeitani inessive turhakkeessani turhakkeissani elative turhakkeestani turhakkeistani illative turhakkeeseeni turhakkeisiini turhakkeihini adessive turhakkeellani turhakkeillani ablative turhakkeeltani turhakkeiltani allative turhakkeelleni turhakkeilleni essive turhakkeenani turhakkeinani translative turhakkeekseni turhakkeikseni abessive turhakkeettani turhakkeittani instructive — — comitative — turhakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative turhakkeesi turhakkeesi accusative nom. turhakkeesi turhakkeesi gen. turhakkeesi genitive turhakkeesi turhakkeidesi turhakkeittesi partitive turhakettasi turhakkeitasi inessive turhakkeessasi turhakkeissasi elative turhakkeestasi turhakkeistasi illative turhakkeeseesi turhakkeisiisi turhakkeihisi adessive turhakkeellasi turhakkeillasi ablative turhakkeeltasi turhakkeiltasi allative turhakkeellesi turhakkeillesi essive turhakkeenasi turhakkeinasi translative turhakkeeksesi turhakkeiksesi abessive turhakkeettasi turhakkeittasi instructive — — comitative — turhakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative turhakkeemme turhakkeemme accusative nom. turhakkeemme turhakkeemme gen. turhakkeemme genitive turhakkeemme turhakkeidemme turhakkeittemme partitive turhakettamme turhakkeitamme inessive turhakkeessamme turhakkeissamme elative turhakkeestamme turhakkeistamme illative turhakkeeseemme turhakkeisiimme turhakkeihimme adessive turhakkeellamme turhakkeillamme ablative turhakkeeltamme turhakkeiltamme allative turhakkeellemme turhakkeillemme essive turhakkeenamme turhakkeinamme translative turhakkeeksemme turhakkeiksemme abessive turhakkeettamme turhakkeittamme instructive — — comitative — turhakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative turhakkeenne turhakkeenne accusative nom. turhakkeenne turhakkeenne gen. turhakkeenne genitive turhakkeenne turhakkeidenne turhakkeittenne partitive turhakettanne turhakkeitanne inessive turhakkeessanne turhakkeissanne elative turhakkeestanne turhakkeistanne illative turhakkeeseenne turhakkeisiinne turhakkeihinne adessive turhakkeellanne turhakkeillanne ablative turhakkeeltanne turhakkeiltanne allative turhakkeellenne turhakkeillenne essive turhakkeenanne turhakkeinanne translative turhakkeeksenne turhakkeiksenne abessive turhakkeettanne turhakkeittanne instructive — — comitative — turhakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative turhakkeensa turhakkeensa accusative nom. turhakkeensa turhakkeensa gen. turhakkeensa genitive turhakkeensa turhakkeidensa turhakkeittensa partitive turhakettaan turhakettansa turhakkeitaan turhakkeitansa inessive turhakkeessaan turhakkeessansa turhakkeissaan turhakkeissansa elative turhakkeestaan turhakkeestansa turhakkeistaan turhakkeistansa illative turhakkeeseensa turhakkeisiinsa turhakkeihinsa adessive turhakkeellaan turhakkeellansa turhakkeillaan turhakkeillansa ablative turhakkeeltaan turhakkeeltansa turhakkeiltaan turhakkeiltansa allative turhakkeelleen turhakkeellensa turhakkeilleen turhakkeillensa essive turhakkeenaan turhakkeenansa turhakkeinaan turhakkeinansa translative turhakkeekseen turhakkeeksensa turhakkeikseen turhakkeiksensa abessive turhakkeettaan turhakkeettansa turhakkeittaan turhakkeittansa instructive — — comitative — turhakkeineen turhakkeinensa

Further reading

• “turhake”, 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

Anagrams

• herukat