groteski

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Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian grottesco, probably through French grotesque, either directly or through German grotesk (as suggested by the Finnish pronunciation) or Swedish grotesk.

Pronunciation

Adjective

groteski (comparative groteskimpi, superlative groteskein)

  1. grotesque (abnormal, distorted)
    Synonyms: irvokas, groteskinen (rare)
  2. (typography) grotesque, sans-serif
    Synonym: groteskinen

Declension

Inflection of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative groteski groteskit
genitive groteskin groteskien
partitive groteskia groteskeja
illative groteskiin groteskeihin
singular plural
nominative groteski groteskit
accusative nom. groteski groteskit
gen. groteskin
genitive groteskin groteskien
partitive groteskia groteskeja
inessive groteskissa groteskeissa
elative groteskista groteskeista
illative groteskiin groteskeihin
adessive groteskilla groteskeilla
ablative groteskilta groteskeilta
allative groteskille groteskeille
essive groteskina groteskeina
translative groteskiksi groteskeiksi
abessive groteskitta groteskeitta
instructive groteskein
comitative groteskeine
Possessive forms of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative groteskini groteskini
accusative nom. groteskini groteskini
gen. groteskini
genitive groteskini groteskieni
partitive groteskiani groteskejani
inessive groteskissani groteskeissani
elative groteskistani groteskeistani
illative groteskiini groteskeihini
adessive groteskillani groteskeillani
ablative groteskiltani groteskeiltani
allative groteskilleni groteskeilleni
essive groteskinani groteskeinani
translative groteskikseni groteskeikseni
abessive groteskittani groteskeittani
instructive
comitative groteskeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative groteskisi groteskisi
accusative nom. groteskisi groteskisi
gen. groteskisi
genitive groteskisi groteskiesi
partitive groteskiasi groteskejasi
inessive groteskissasi groteskeissasi
elative groteskistasi groteskeistasi
illative groteskiisi groteskeihisi
adessive groteskillasi groteskeillasi
ablative groteskiltasi groteskeiltasi
allative groteskillesi groteskeillesi
essive groteskinasi groteskeinasi
translative groteskiksesi groteskeiksesi
abessive groteskittasi groteskeittasi
instructive
comitative groteskeinesi

Derived terms

See also

Noun

groteski

  1. (typography) grotesque, sans-serif font
  2. (ornamentation) grotesque (an ornamental style)

Declension

Inflection of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative groteski groteskit
genitive groteskin groteskien
partitive groteskia groteskeja
illative groteskiin groteskeihin
singular plural
nominative groteski groteskit
accusative nom. groteski groteskit
gen. groteskin
genitive groteskin groteskien
partitive groteskia groteskeja
inessive groteskissa groteskeissa
elative groteskista groteskeista
illative groteskiin groteskeihin
adessive groteskilla groteskeilla
ablative groteskilta groteskeilta
allative groteskille groteskeille
essive groteskina groteskeina
translative groteskiksi groteskeiksi
abessive groteskitta groteskeitta
instructive groteskein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative groteskini groteskini
accusative nom. groteskini groteskini
gen. groteskini
genitive groteskini groteskieni
partitive groteskiani groteskejani
inessive groteskissani groteskeissani
elative groteskistani groteskeistani
illative groteskiini groteskeihini
adessive groteskillani groteskeillani
ablative groteskiltani groteskeiltani
allative groteskilleni groteskeilleni
essive groteskinani groteskeinani
translative groteskikseni groteskeikseni
abessive groteskittani groteskeittani
instructive
comitative groteskeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative groteskisi groteskisi
accusative nom. groteskisi groteskisi
gen. groteskisi
genitive groteskisi groteskiesi
partitive groteskiasi groteskejasi
inessive groteskissasi groteskeissasi
elative groteskistasi groteskeistasi
illative groteskiisi groteskeihisi
adessive groteskillasi groteskeillasi
ablative groteskiltasi groteskeiltasi
allative groteskillesi groteskeillesi
essive groteskinasi groteskeinasi
translative groteskiksesi groteskeiksesi
abessive groteskittasi groteskeittasi
instructive
comitative groteskeinesi

Derived terms

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