leskimies

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Finnish

Etymology

leski (widow) +‎ mies (man)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌmie̯s/,
  • Rhymes: -ies
  • Syllabification(key): les‧ki‧mies

Noun

leskimies

  1. widower

Declension

Inflection of leskimies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)
nominative leskimies leskimiehet
genitive leskimiehen leskimiesten
leskimiehien
partitive leskimiestä leskimiehiä
illative leskimieheen leskimiehiin
singular plural
nominative leskimies leskimiehet
accusative nom. leskimies leskimiehet
gen. leskimiehen
genitive leskimiehen leskimiesten
leskimiehien
partitive leskimiestä leskimiehiä
inessive leskimiehessä leskimiehissä
elative leskimiehestä leskimiehistä
illative leskimieheen leskimiehiin
adessive leskimiehellä leskimiehillä
ablative leskimieheltä leskimiehiltä
allative leskimiehelle leskimiehille
essive leskimiehenä leskimiehinä
translative leskimieheksi leskimiehiksi
abessive leskimiehettä leskimiehittä
instructive leskimiehin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leskimies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)

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