elinkeino

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Finnish

Etymology

elin- (living) +‎ keino (means). Coined by Finnish author Johan Ahlholm in 1830.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈelinˌkei̯no/,
  • Rhymes: -eino
  • Hyphenation(key): elin‧keino

Noun

elinkeino

  1. livelihood, living (person's means of supporting himself)
  2. trade, business

Declension

Inflection of elinkeino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative elinkeino elinkeinot
genitive elinkeinon elinkeinojen
partitive elinkeinoa elinkeinoja
illative elinkeinoon elinkeinoihin
singular plural
nominative elinkeino elinkeinot
accusative nom. elinkeino elinkeinot
gen. elinkeinon
genitive elinkeinon elinkeinojen
partitive elinkeinoa elinkeinoja
inessive elinkeinossa elinkeinoissa
elative elinkeinosta elinkeinoista
illative elinkeinoon elinkeinoihin
adessive elinkeinolla elinkeinoilla
ablative elinkeinolta elinkeinoilta
allative elinkeinolle elinkeinoille
essive elinkeinona elinkeinoina
translative elinkeinoksi elinkeinoiksi
abessive elinkeinotta elinkeinoitta
instructive elinkeinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of elinkeino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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