mannekiini

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Finnish

Etymology

From French mannequin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnːekiːni/,
  • Rhymes: -iːni
  • Hyphenation(key): man‧ne‧kii‧ni

Noun

mannekiini

  1. (dated) model, mannequin (person employed for modeling clothes, make-up etc.)
  2. dummy
  3. (figuratively) showpiece; something or someone used as real-life example, either good or bad

Declension

Inflection of mannekiini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative mannekiini mannekiinit
genitive mannekiinin mannekiinien
partitive mannekiinia mannekiineja
illative mannekiiniin mannekiineihin
singular plural
nominative mannekiini mannekiinit
accusative nom. mannekiini mannekiinit
gen. mannekiinin
genitive mannekiinin mannekiinien
partitive mannekiinia mannekiineja
inessive mannekiinissa mannekiineissa
elative mannekiinista mannekiineista
illative mannekiiniin mannekiineihin
adessive mannekiinilla mannekiineilla
ablative mannekiinilta mannekiineilta
allative mannekiinille mannekiineille
essive mannekiinina mannekiineina
translative mannekiiniksi mannekiineiksi
abessive mannekiinitta mannekiineitta
instructive mannekiinein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mannekiini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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