kerrostalo

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Etymology

kerros (storey) +‎ talo (house)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkerːosˌtɑlo/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlo
  • Hyphenation(key): kerros‧talo

Noun

kerrostalo

  1. (multistorey) apartment building/block of flats
    Synonym: asuinkerrostalo
    Coordinate term: pientalo
  2. (loosely) multistorey building

Usage notes

In general, a residential building is a kerrostalo if the flats/apartments within it are located on top of one another, even partially, and especially if all of them are not necessarily accessible directly from the ground level; in other cases, the residential building counts as a pientalo (according to its broad definition).

Declension

Inflection of kerrostalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kerrostalo kerrostalot
genitive kerrostalon kerrostalojen
partitive kerrostaloa kerrostaloja
illative kerrostaloon kerrostaloihin
singular plural
nominative kerrostalo kerrostalot
accusative nom. kerrostalo kerrostalot
gen. kerrostalon
genitive kerrostalon kerrostalojen
partitive kerrostaloa kerrostaloja
inessive kerrostalossa kerrostaloissa
elative kerrostalosta kerrostaloista
illative kerrostaloon kerrostaloihin
adessive kerrostalolla kerrostaloilla
ablative kerrostalolta kerrostaloilta
allative kerrostalolle kerrostaloille
essive kerrostalona kerrostaloina
translative kerrostaloksi kerrostaloiksi
abessive kerrostalotta kerrostaloitta
instructive kerrostaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kerrostalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

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