keskilaiva

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Finnish

Etymology

keski- (mid-, middle) +‎ laiva (ship)

Pronunciation

Noun

keskilaiva

  1. (nautical) midship (middle part of a ship or a boat, longitudinally)
  2. (nautical) amidships (Finnish inessive and illative are often best translated with this adverb into English)
    Torpedo osui vihollista keskilaivaan.
    The torpedo hit the enemy amidships.
  3. (architecture) The central nave in a building, particularly in a basilica.

Declension

Inflection of keskilaiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative keskilaiva keskilaivat
genitive keskilaivan keskilaivojen
partitive keskilaivaa keskilaivoja
illative keskilaivaan keskilaivoihin
singular plural
nominative keskilaiva keskilaivat
accusative nom. keskilaiva keskilaivat
gen. keskilaivan
genitive keskilaivan keskilaivojen
keskilaivain rare
partitive keskilaivaa keskilaivoja
inessive keskilaivassa keskilaivoissa
elative keskilaivasta keskilaivoista
illative keskilaivaan keskilaivoihin
adessive keskilaivalla keskilaivoilla
ablative keskilaivalta keskilaivoilta
allative keskilaivalle keskilaivoille
essive keskilaivana keskilaivoina
translative keskilaivaksi keskilaivoiksi
abessive keskilaivatta keskilaivoitta
instructive keskilaivoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of keskilaiva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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