kansakoulu

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Finnish

Etymology

kansa (people, folk) +‎ koulu (school). Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845; compare German Volksschule, Swedish folkskola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑˌkou̯lu/,
  • Rhymes: -oulu
  • Hyphenation(key): kansa‧koulu

Noun

kansakoulu

  1. (historical) a four- to eight-year elementary school or primary school as part of a historical Finnish school system

Declension

Inflection of kansakoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kansakoulu kansakoulut
genitive kansakoulun kansakoulujen
partitive kansakoulua kansakouluja
illative kansakouluun kansakouluihin
singular plural
nominative kansakoulu kansakoulut
accusative nom. kansakoulu kansakoulut
gen. kansakoulun
genitive kansakoulun kansakoulujen
partitive kansakoulua kansakouluja
inessive kansakoulussa kansakouluissa
elative kansakoulusta kansakouluista
illative kansakouluun kansakouluihin
adessive kansakoululla kansakouluilla
ablative kansakoululta kansakouluilta
allative kansakoululle kansakouluille
essive kansakouluna kansakouluina
translative kansakouluksi kansakouluiksi
abessive kansakoulutta kansakouluitta
instructive kansakouluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kansakoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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