kroppakauhu

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Finnish

Etymology

Calque of English body horror; kroppa +‎ kauhu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkropːɑˌkɑu̯hu/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhu
  • Syllabification(key): krop‧pa‧kau‧hu

Noun

kroppakauhu (informal, rare)

  1. body horror (genre of fiction)
    • 2022 March 24, Kaisu Tervonen, “Kroppakauhu saa uuden merkityksen pornokuvauksiin sijoittuvassa kauhuelokuvassa”, in Helsingin sanomat:
      Ovelimpana vetonaan X-elokuva muistuttaa, mitä on todellinen kroppakauhu: ikääntyvää, roikkuvaa ja ryppyistä lihaa.
      As its most shrewd move, the film X reminds us what true body horror is like: aging, dangling and wrinkly flesh.

Declension

Inflection of kroppakauhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kroppakauhu kroppakauhut
genitive kroppakauhun kroppakauhujen
partitive kroppakauhua kroppakauhuja
illative kroppakauhuun kroppakauhuihin
singular plural
nominative kroppakauhu kroppakauhut
accusative nom. kroppakauhu kroppakauhut
gen. kroppakauhun
genitive kroppakauhun kroppakauhujen
partitive kroppakauhua kroppakauhuja
inessive kroppakauhussa kroppakauhuissa
elative kroppakauhusta kroppakauhuista
illative kroppakauhuun kroppakauhuihin
adessive kroppakauhulla kroppakauhuilla
ablative kroppakauhulta kroppakauhuilta
allative kroppakauhulle kroppakauhuille
essive kroppakauhuna kroppakauhuina
translative kroppakauhuksi kroppakauhuiksi
abessive kroppakauhutta kroppakauhuitta
instructive kroppakauhuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kroppakauhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)