Finnish

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Etymology

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valko- (white) +‎ kangas (cloth). Coined by Finnish linguist Artturi Kannisto in the 1910s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkoˌkɑŋːɑs/, [ˈʋɑ̝lko̞ˌkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑs
  • Syllabification(key): val‧ko‧kan‧gas

Noun

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valkokangas

  1. (film) screen
  2. (film) silver screen

Declension

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Inflection of valkokangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
nominative valkokangas valkokankaat
genitive valkokankaan valkokankaiden
valkokankaitten
partitive valkokangasta valkokankaita
illative valkokankaaseen valkokankaisiin
singular plural
nominative valkokangas valkokankaat
accusative nom. valkokangas valkokankaat
gen. valkokankaan
genitive valkokankaan valkokankaiden
valkokankaitten
valkokangasten rare
partitive valkokangasta valkokankaita
inessive valkokankaassa valkokankaissa
elative valkokankaasta valkokankaista
illative valkokankaaseen valkokankaisiin
valkokankaihin rare
adessive valkokankaalla valkokankailla
ablative valkokankaalta valkokankailta
allative valkokankaalle valkokankaille
essive valkokankaana valkokankaina
translative valkokankaaksi valkokankaiksi
abessive valkokankaatta valkokankaitta
instructive valkokankain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valkokangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)

Further reading

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