leukaluu

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Finnish

Etymology

leuka (jaw) +‎ luu (bone)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑˌluː/,
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Syllabification(key): leu‧ka‧luu

Noun

leukaluu

  1. (anatomy) jawbone (any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw)
  2. (colloquial) lower jawbone, mandible

Declension

Inflection of leukaluu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative leukaluu leukaluut
genitive leukaluun leukaluiden
leukaluitten
partitive leukaluuta leukaluita
illative leukaluuhun leukaluihin
singular plural
nominative leukaluu leukaluut
accusative nom. leukaluu leukaluut
gen. leukaluun
genitive leukaluun leukaluiden
leukaluitten
partitive leukaluuta leukaluita
inessive leukaluussa leukaluissa
elative leukaluusta leukaluista
illative leukaluuhun leukaluihin
adessive leukaluulla leukaluilla
ablative leukaluulta leukaluilta
allative leukaluulle leukaluille
essive leukaluuna leukaluina
translative leukaluuksi leukaluiksi
abessive leukaluutta leukaluitta
instructive leukaluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leukaluu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukaluuni leukaluuni
accusative nom. leukaluuni leukaluuni
gen. leukaluuni
genitive leukaluuni leukaluideni
leukaluitteni
partitive leukaluutani leukaluitani
inessive leukaluussani leukaluissani
elative leukaluustani leukaluistani
illative leukaluuhuni leukaluihini
adessive leukaluullani leukaluillani
ablative leukaluultani leukaluiltani
allative leukaluulleni leukaluilleni
essive leukaluunani leukaluinani
translative leukaluukseni leukaluikseni
abessive leukaluuttani leukaluittani
instructive
comitative leukaluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leukaluusi leukaluusi
accusative nom. leukaluusi leukaluusi
gen. leukaluusi
genitive leukaluusi leukaluidesi
leukaluittesi
partitive leukaluutasi leukaluitasi
inessive leukaluussasi leukaluissasi
elative leukaluustasi leukaluistasi
illative leukaluuhusi leukaluihisi
adessive leukaluullasi leukaluillasi
ablative leukaluultasi leukaluiltasi
allative leukaluullesi leukaluillesi
essive leukaluunasi leukaluinasi
translative leukaluuksesi leukaluiksesi
abessive leukaluuttasi leukaluittasi
instructive
comitative leukaluinesi

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