kansi

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See also: kanši, kaņši, and kànsì

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kanci, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kamte. Cognates include Estonian kaas, Northern Sami goavdi and Erzya кундо (kundo, lid).

Pronunciation

Noun

kansi

  1. lid, top, cover (generally flat cover of a hole or a container such as a jar or a box)
  2. cover (front and back of a book or a magazine)
  3. (nautical) deck (floorlike covering on a ship)

Declension

Inflection of kansi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt-nn gradation)
nominative kansi kannet
genitive kannen kansien
partitive kantta kansia
illative kanteen kansiin
singular plural
nominative kansi kannet
accusative nom. kansi kannet
gen. kannen
genitive kannen kansien
kantten rare
partitive kantta kansia
inessive kannessa kansissa
elative kannesta kansista
illative kanteen kansiin
adessive kannella kansilla
ablative kannelta kansilta
allative kannelle kansille
essive kantena kansina
translative kanneksi kansiksi
abessive kannetta kansitta
instructive kansin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kansi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanteni kanteni
accusative nom. kanteni kanteni
gen. kanteni
genitive kanteni kansieni
kantteni rare
partitive kanttani kansiani
inessive kannessani kansissani
elative kannestani kansistani
illative kanteeni kansiini
adessive kannellani kansillani
ablative kanneltani kansiltani
allative kannelleni kansilleni
essive kantenani kansinani
translative kannekseni kansikseni
abessive kannettani kansittani
instructive
comitative kansineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kantesi kantesi
accusative nom. kantesi kantesi
gen. kantesi
genitive kantesi kansiesi
kanttesi rare
partitive kanttasi kansiasi
inessive kannessasi kansissasi
elative kannestasi kansistasi
illative kanteesi kansiisi
adessive kannellasi kansillasi
ablative kanneltasi kansiltasi
allative kannellesi kansillesi
essive kantenasi kansinasi
translative kanneksesi kansiksesi
abessive kannettasi kansittasi
instructive
comitative kansinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kantemme kantemme
accusative nom. kantemme kantemme
gen. kantemme
genitive kantemme kansiemme
kanttemme rare
partitive kanttamme kansiamme
inessive kannessamme kansissamme
elative kannestamme kansistamme
illative kanteemme kansiimme
adessive kannellamme kansillamme
ablative kanneltamme kansiltamme
allative kannellemme kansillemme
essive kantenamme kansinamme
translative kanneksemme kansiksemme
abessive kannettamme kansittamme
instructive
comitative kansinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kantenne kantenne
accusative nom. kantenne kantenne
gen. kantenne
genitive kantenne kansienne
kanttenne rare
partitive kanttanne kansianne
inessive kannessanne kansissanne
elative kannestanne kansistanne
illative kanteenne kansiinne
adessive kannellanne kansillanne
ablative kanneltanne kansiltanne
allative kannellenne kansillenne
essive kantenanne kansinanne
translative kanneksenne kansiksenne
abessive kannettanne kansittanne
instructive
comitative kansinenne

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