äänitorvi
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Äänitorvi attached to a phonograph
Finnish
Etymology
ääni (“voice”) + torvi (“horn”)
Pronunciation
Noun
äänitorvi
- horn (in a phonograph or gramophone, the horn that amplifies the voice)
- soapbox (media platform which gives prominence to the person using it)
- horn (on a motor vehicle)
- organ (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization)
- spokesman (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people)
Declension
| Inflection of äänitorvi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | äänitorvi | äänitorvet | |
| genitive | äänitorven | äänitorvien | |
| partitive | äänitorvea | äänitorvia | |
| illative | äänitorveen | äänitorviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | äänitorvi | äänitorvet | |
| accusative | nom. | äänitorvi | äänitorvet |
| gen. | äänitorven | ||
| genitive | äänitorven | äänitorvien | |
| partitive | äänitorvea | äänitorvia | |
| inessive | äänitorvessa | äänitorvissa | |
| elative | äänitorvesta | äänitorvista | |
| illative | äänitorveen | äänitorviin | |
| adessive | äänitorvella | äänitorvilla | |
| ablative | äänitorvelta | äänitorvilta | |
| allative | äänitorvelle | äänitorville | |
| essive | äänitorvena | äänitorvina | |
| translative | äänitorveksi | äänitorviksi | |
| abessive | äänitorvetta | äänitorvitta | |
| instructive | — | äänitorvin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
- (organ): äänenkannattaja
- (spokesman): edustaja, tiedottaja, puhemies
Further reading
- “äänitorvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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