korvaus

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Finnish

Etymology

korvata (to compensate, reimburse) +‎ -us. First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838).

Pronunciation

Noun

korvaus

  1. compensation, reimbursement, reparation

Declension

Inflection of korvaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative korvaus korvaukset
genitive korvauksen korvausten
korvauksien
partitive korvausta korvauksia
illative korvaukseen korvauksiin
singular plural
nominative korvaus korvaukset
accusative nom. korvaus korvaukset
gen. korvauksen
genitive korvauksen korvausten
korvauksien
partitive korvausta korvauksia
inessive korvauksessa korvauksissa
elative korvauksesta korvauksista
illative korvaukseen korvauksiin
adessive korvauksella korvauksilla
ablative korvaukselta korvauksilta
allative korvaukselle korvauksille
essive korvauksena korvauksina
translative korvaukseksi korvauksiksi
abessive korvauksetta korvauksitta
instructive korvauksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of korvaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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