fariseus

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Pharisaeus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaîos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑriseus/,
  • Rhymes: -eus
  • Hyphenation(key): fa‧ri‧se‧us

Noun

fariseus

  1. (biblical) Pharisee (member of an ancient Jewish movement)
  2. (by extension) Pharisee (person who values form over content)

Declension

Inflection of fariseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative fariseus fariseukset
genitive fariseuksen fariseusten
fariseuksien
partitive fariseusta fariseuksia
illative fariseukseen fariseuksiin
singular plural
nominative fariseus fariseukset
accusative nom. fariseus fariseukset
gen. fariseuksen
genitive fariseuksen fariseusten
fariseuksien
partitive fariseusta fariseuksia
inessive fariseuksessa fariseuksissa
elative fariseuksesta fariseuksista
illative fariseukseen fariseuksiin
adessive fariseuksella fariseuksilla
ablative fariseukselta fariseuksilta
allative fariseukselle fariseuksille
essive fariseuksena fariseuksina
translative fariseukseksi fariseuksiksi
abessive fariseuksetta fariseuksitta
instructive fariseuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of fariseus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Noun

fariseus m

  1. plural of fariseu