varvastossu
Finnish
editEtymology
editvarvas (“toe”) + tossu (“slipper”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvarvastossu
- flip-flop, thong (Australia), jandal (NZ) (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour)
Usage notes
edit- See usage note at varvassandaali.
Declension
editInflection of varvastossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | varvastossu | varvastossut | |
genitive | varvastossun | varvastossujen | |
partitive | varvastossua | varvastossuja | |
illative | varvastossuun | varvastossuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | varvastossu | varvastossut | |
accusative | nom. | varvastossu | varvastossut |
gen. | varvastossun | ||
genitive | varvastossun | varvastossujen | |
partitive | varvastossua | varvastossuja | |
inessive | varvastossussa | varvastossuissa | |
elative | varvastossusta | varvastossuista | |
illative | varvastossuun | varvastossuihin | |
adessive | varvastossulla | varvastossuilla | |
ablative | varvastossulta | varvastossuilta | |
allative | varvastossulle | varvastossuille | |
essive | varvastossuna | varvastossuina | |
translative | varvastossuksi | varvastossuiksi | |
abessive | varvastossutta | varvastossuitta | |
instructive | — | varvastossuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “varvastossu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04