korvike

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Finnish

Etymology

korvata +‎ -ke

Pronunciation

Noun

korvike

  1. substitute (thing, never a person)
  2. Ellipsis of kahvinkorvike (coffee substitute).

Usage notes

korvike usually refers to a substitute that contains some of the substance being substituted, while vastike does not. For example, a korvike for coffee contains some real coffee, while a vastike would not.

Declension

Inflection of korvike (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
nominative korvike korvikkeet
genitive korvikkeen korvikkeiden
korvikkeitten
partitive korviketta korvikkeita
illative korvikkeeseen korvikkeisiin
korvikkeihin
singular plural
nominative korvike korvikkeet
accusative nom. korvike korvikkeet
gen. korvikkeen
genitive korvikkeen korvikkeiden
korvikkeitten
partitive korviketta korvikkeita
inessive korvikkeessa korvikkeissa
elative korvikkeesta korvikkeista
illative korvikkeeseen korvikkeisiin
korvikkeihin
adessive korvikkeella korvikkeilla
ablative korvikkeelta korvikkeilta
allative korvikkeelle korvikkeille
essive korvikkeena korvikkeina
translative korvikkeeksi korvikkeiksi
abessive korvikkeetta korvikkeitta
instructive korvikkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of korvike (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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