Skylla ja Kharybdis

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskylːɑ ˈjɑ ˈkhɑrybdis/,

Phrase

Skylla ja Kharybdis

  1. Scylla and Charybdis (metaphor of two equally perilous threats or courses of action between which one needs to navigate)
    • 1973, Juhani Suomi, Talvisodan tausta: Suomi Neuvostoliiton ulkopolitiikassa 1937-39 [Background of the Winter War: Finland in the Soviet Foreign Policy between 1937 - 1939], Tammi, →ISBN:
      Tällöin Suomi joutuisi tilanteeseen, jossa auttajaa koskeva valinta olisi tehtävä Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen [Natsi-Saksa ja Neuvostoliitto] välillä. Kumpikin vaihtoehto olisi vaarallinen.
      Then Finland would end up in a situation in which the choice concerning source of help should be made between Scylla and Charybdis . Both options would be dangerous.

Declension

Inflection of Skylla ja Kharybdis (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)
nominative Skylla ja Kharybdis
genitive Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen
partitive Skyllaa ja Kharybdista
illative Skyllaan ja Kharybdikseen
singular plural
nominative Skylla ja Kharybdis
accusative nom. Skylla ja Kharybdis
gen. Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen
genitive Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen
partitive Skyllaa ja Kharybdista
inessive Skyllassa ja Kharybdiksessa
elative Skyllasta ja Kharybdiksesta
illative Skyllaan ja Kharybdikseen
adessive Skyllalla ja Kharybdiksella
ablative Skyllalta ja Kharybdikselta
allative Skyllalle ja Kharybdikselle
essive Skyllana ja Kharybdiksena
translative Skyllaksi ja Kharybdikseksi
abessive Skyllatta ja Kharybdiksetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Skylla ja Kharybdis (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Skyllani ja Kharybdikseni
accusative nom. Skyllani ja Kharybdikseni
gen. Skyllani ja Kharybdikseni
genitive Skyllani ja Kharybdikseni
partitive Skyllaani ja Kharybdistani
inessive Skyllassani ja Kharybdiksessani
elative Skyllastani ja Kharybdiksestani
illative Skyllaani ja Kharybdikseeni
adessive Skyllallani ja Kharybdiksellani
ablative Skyllaltani ja Kharybdikseltani
allative Skyllalleni ja Kharybdikselleni
essive Skyllanani ja Kharybdiksenani
translative Skyllakseni ja Kharybdiksekseni
abessive Skyllattani ja Kharybdiksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Skyllasi ja Kharybdiksesi
accusative nom. Skyllasi ja Kharybdiksesi
gen. Skyllasi ja Kharybdiksesi
genitive Skyllasi ja Kharybdiksesi
partitive Skyllaasi ja Kharybdistasi
inessive Skyllassasi ja Kharybdiksessasi
elative Skyllastasi ja Kharybdiksestasi
illative Skyllaasi ja Kharybdikseesi
adessive Skyllallasi ja Kharybdiksellasi
ablative Skyllaltasi ja Kharybdikseltasi
allative Skyllallesi ja Kharybdiksellesi
essive Skyllanasi ja Kharybdiksenasi
translative Skyllaksesi ja Kharybdikseksesi
abessive Skyllattasi ja Kharybdiksettasi
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Skyllanne ja Kharybdiksenne
accusative nom. Skyllanne ja Kharybdiksenne
gen. Skyllanne ja Kharybdiksenne
genitive Skyllanne ja Kharybdiksenne
partitive Skyllaanne ja Kharybdistanne
inessive Skyllassanne ja Kharybdiksessanne
elative Skyllastanne ja Kharybdiksestanne
illative Skyllaanne ja Kharybdikseenne
adessive Skyllallanne ja Kharybdiksellanne
ablative Skyllaltanne ja Kharybdikseltanne
allative Skyllallenne ja Kharybdiksellenne
essive Skyllananne ja Kharybdiksenanne
translative Skyllaksenne ja Kharybdikseksenne
abessive Skyllattanne ja Kharybdiksettanne
instructive
comitative