kihlaus

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Finnish

Etymology

kihlata +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Noun

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kihlaus

  1. engagement, betrothal, espousal (the act of getting engaged in expectation of a marriage)

Declension

Inflection of kihlaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative kihlaus kihlaukset
genitive kihlauksen kihlausten
kihlauksien
partitive kihlausta kihlauksia
illative kihlaukseen kihlauksiin
singular plural
nominative kihlaus kihlaukset
accusative nom. kihlaus kihlaukset
gen. kihlauksen
genitive kihlauksen kihlausten
kihlauksien
partitive kihlausta kihlauksia
inessive kihlauksessa kihlauksissa
elative kihlauksesta kihlauksista
illative kihlaukseen kihlauksiin
adessive kihlauksella kihlauksilla
ablative kihlaukselta kihlauksilta
allative kihlaukselle kihlauksille
essive kihlauksena kihlauksina
translative kihlaukseksi kihlauksiksi
abessive kihlauksetta kihlauksitta
instructive kihlauksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kihlaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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