kallioperä

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Finnish

Etymology

kallio +‎ perä

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlːioˌperæ/,
  • Rhymes: -eræ
  • Hyphenation(key): kal‧lio‧perä

Noun

kallioperä

  1. (geology) bedrock (lithified rock that lies under a loose softer material called regolith at the surface of the Earth or other terrestrial planets)

Usage notes

  • Many Finnish speakers do not make a difference between the terms kallioperä and peruskallio (basement), probably because Finland lies on the Baltic Shield and the bedrock largely consists of basement.

Declension

Inflection of kallioperä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kallioperä kallioperät
genitive kallioperän kallioperien
partitive kallioperää kallioperiä
illative kallioperään kallioperiin
singular plural
nominative kallioperä kallioperät
accusative nom. kallioperä kallioperät
gen. kallioperän
genitive kallioperän kallioperien
kallioperäin rare
partitive kallioperää kallioperiä
inessive kallioperässä kallioperissä
elative kallioperästä kallioperistä
illative kallioperään kallioperiin
adessive kallioperällä kallioperillä
ablative kallioperältä kallioperiltä
allative kallioperälle kallioperille
essive kallioperänä kallioperinä
translative kallioperäksi kallioperiksi
abessive kallioperättä kallioperittä
instructive kallioperin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kallioperä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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