From Proto-Finnic *kerus (“throat”). Cognates include dialectal Finnish kero and Veps keruz.
kerus
Declension of kerus (type 2/petos, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kerus | kerukset |
genitive | keruksen | keruksiin |
partitive | kerusta, kerust | keruksia |
illative | keruksee | keruksii |
inessive | keruksees | keruksiis |
elative | keruksest | keruksist |
allative | kerukselle | keruksille |
adessive | kerukseel | keruksiil |
ablative | kerukselt | keruksilt |
translative | kerukseks | keruksiks |
essive | keruksenna, kerukseen | keruksinna, keruksiin |
exessive1) | keruksent | keruksint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |