hiippakunta

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Etymology

hiippa (mitre) +‎ kunta (administrative area)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːpːɑˌkuntɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): hiippa‧kunta

Noun

hiippakunta

  1. (Christianity) diocese, bishopric, see (region administered by a bishop)

Declension

Inflection of hiippakunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
nominative hiippakunta hiippakunnat
genitive hiippakunnan hiippakuntien
partitive hiippakuntaa hiippakuntia
illative hiippakuntaan hiippakuntiin
singular plural
nominative hiippakunta hiippakunnat
accusative nom. hiippakunta hiippakunnat
gen. hiippakunnan
genitive hiippakunnan hiippakuntien
hiippakuntain rare
partitive hiippakuntaa hiippakuntia
inessive hiippakunnassa hiippakunnissa
elative hiippakunnasta hiippakunnista
illative hiippakuntaan hiippakuntiin
adessive hiippakunnalla hiippakunnilla
ablative hiippakunnalta hiippakunnilta
allative hiippakunnalle hiippakunnille
essive hiippakuntana hiippakuntina
translative hiippakunnaksi hiippakunniksi
abessive hiippakunnatta hiippakunnitta
instructive hiippakunnin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hiippakunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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