From Proto-Finnic *nooruc, equivalent to noori (“young”) + -us. Cognates include Finnish nuoruus and Estonian noorus.
noorus (uncountable)
| Declension of noorus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | noorus | — |
| genitive | nooruen | — |
| partitive | noorutta | — |
| illative | nooruee | — |
| inessive | nooruees | — |
| elative | nooruest | — |
| allative | nooruelle | — |
| adessive | noorueel | — |
| ablative | nooruelt | — |
| translative | noorueks | — |
| essive | nooruenna, noorueen | — |
| exessive1) | nooruent | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||