kanalauma

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Finnish

Etymology

kana (chicken) +‎ lauma (herd, flock)

Pronunciation

Noun

kanalauma (derogatory)

  1. A group of women, especially a noisy one.

Usage notes

A flock of chickens (birds) are usually called kanaparvi. See also parvi.

Declension

Inflection of kanalauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kanalauma kanalaumat
genitive kanalauman kanalaumojen
partitive kanalaumaa kanalaumoja
illative kanalaumaan kanalaumoihin
singular plural
nominative kanalauma kanalaumat
accusative nom. kanalauma kanalaumat
gen. kanalauman
genitive kanalauman kanalaumojen
kanalaumain rare
partitive kanalaumaa kanalaumoja
inessive kanalaumassa kanalaumoissa
elative kanalaumasta kanalaumoista
illative kanalaumaan kanalaumoihin
adessive kanalaumalla kanalaumoilla
ablative kanalaumalta kanalaumoilta
allative kanalaumalle kanalaumoille
essive kanalaumana kanalaumoina
translative kanalaumaksi kanalaumoiksi
abessive kanalaumatta kanalaumoitta
instructive kanalaumoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kanalauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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