klaani
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Finnish
Etymology
From English clan, from Irish clann.
Pronunciation
Noun
klaani
Declension
| Inflection of klaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | klaani | klaanit | |
| genitive | klaanin | klaanien | |
| partitive | klaania | klaaneja | |
| illative | klaaniin | klaaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | klaani | klaanit | |
| accusative | nom. | klaani | klaanit |
| gen. | klaanin | ||
| genitive | klaanin | klaanien | |
| partitive | klaania | klaaneja | |
| inessive | klaanissa | klaaneissa | |
| elative | klaanista | klaaneista | |
| illative | klaaniin | klaaneihin | |
| adessive | klaanilla | klaaneilla | |
| ablative | klaanilta | klaaneilta | |
| allative | klaanille | klaaneille | |
| essive | klaanina | klaaneina | |
| translative | klaaniksi | klaaneiksi | |
| abessive | klaanitta | klaaneitta | |
| instructive | — | klaanein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “klaani”, 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