boorivesi

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word boorivesi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word boorivesi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say boorivesi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word boorivesi you have here. The definition of the word boorivesi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofboorivesi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

boori- (boric) +‎ vesi (water)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːriˌʋesi/,
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Hyphenation(key): boori‧vesi

Noun

boorivesi

  1. (medicine) A dilute solution of boric acid, used e.g. as eyewash due to its antiseptic properties.

Usage notes

Also the term boric water is used in English, but it does not seem to be common.

Declension

Inflection of boorivesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
nominative boorivesi boorivedet
genitive booriveden boorivesien
partitive boorivettä boorivesiä
illative booriveteen boorivesiin
singular plural
nominative boorivesi boorivedet
accusative nom. boorivesi boorivedet
gen. booriveden
genitive booriveden boorivesien
boorivetten rare
partitive boorivettä boorivesiä
inessive boorivedessä boorivesissä
elative boorivedestä boorivesistä
illative booriveteen boorivesiin
adessive boorivedellä boorivesillä
ablative boorivedeltä boorivesiltä
allative boorivedelle boorivesille
essive boorivetenä boorivesinä
translative boorivedeksi boorivesiksi
abessive boorivedettä boorivesittä
instructive boorivesin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boorivesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)

Further reading