kotijumala

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Finnish

Etymology

koti +‎ jumala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkotiˌjumɑlɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -umɑlɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧ti‧ju‧ma‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): koti‧juma‧la

Noun

kotijumala

  1. household deity, household god (minor deity watching over a household)
  2. teraphim, household idol, household god (idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews)
    Mutta Laaban oli mennyt keritsemään lampaitaan. Silloin Raakel varasti isänsä kotijumalat. (1. Moos. 31:19, 1933/38 translation)
    When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s. (Genesis 31:19, Modern English Version)

Declension

Inflection of kotijumala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kotijumala kotijumalat
genitive kotijumalan kotijumalien
partitive kotijumalaa kotijumalia
illative kotijumalaan kotijumaliin
singular plural
nominative kotijumala kotijumalat
accusative nom. kotijumala kotijumalat
gen. kotijumalan
genitive kotijumalan kotijumalien
kotijumalain rare
partitive kotijumalaa kotijumalia
inessive kotijumalassa kotijumalissa
elative kotijumalasta kotijumalista
illative kotijumalaan kotijumaliin
adessive kotijumalalla kotijumalilla
ablative kotijumalalta kotijumalilta
allative kotijumalalle kotijumalille
essive kotijumalana kotijumalina
translative kotijumalaksi kotijumaliksi
abessive kotijumalatta kotijumalitta
instructive kotijumalin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kotijumala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

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