kerubi
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Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cherūb, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּב.
Pronunciation
Noun
kerubi
Declension
| Inflection of kerubi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kerubi | kerubit | |
| genitive | kerubin | kerubien | |
| partitive | kerubia | kerubeja | |
| illative | kerubiin | kerubeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kerubi | kerubit | |
| accusative | nom. | kerubi | kerubit |
| gen. | kerubin | ||
| genitive | kerubin | kerubien | |
| partitive | kerubia | kerubeja | |
| inessive | kerubissa | kerubeissa | |
| elative | kerubista | kerubeista | |
| illative | kerubiin | kerubeihin | |
| adessive | kerubilla | kerubeilla | |
| ablative | kerubilta | kerubeilta | |
| allative | kerubille | kerubeille | |
| essive | kerubina | kerubeina | |
| translative | kerubiksi | kerubeiksi | |
| abessive | kerubitta | kerubeitta | |
| instructive | — | kerubein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Further reading
- “kerubi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02