kustannus

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Finnish

Etymology

kustantaa +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Noun

kustannus

  1. (accounting) expense, cost
    pitää hauskaa jonkun kustannuksellato make fun, have fun at someone else's expense
  2. publishing (of books or media)

Usage notes

  • The accounting sense can be used both in singular and in plural, but the plural is more common.

Declension

Inflection of kustannus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative kustannus kustannukset
genitive kustannuksen kustannusten
kustannuksien
partitive kustannusta kustannuksia
illative kustannukseen kustannuksiin
singular plural
nominative kustannus kustannukset
accusative nom. kustannus kustannukset
gen. kustannuksen
genitive kustannuksen kustannusten
kustannuksien
partitive kustannusta kustannuksia
inessive kustannuksessa kustannuksissa
elative kustannuksesta kustannuksista
illative kustannukseen kustannuksiin
adessive kustannuksella kustannuksilla
ablative kustannukselta kustannuksilta
allative kustannukselle kustannuksille
essive kustannuksena kustannuksina
translative kustannukseksi kustannuksiksi
abessive kustannuksetta kustannuksitta
instructive kustannuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kustannus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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