ojankaivu

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

ojan (of ditch) +‎ kaivu (digging)

Pronunciation

Noun

ojankaivu

  1. ditch digging (activity of digging a ditch)

Usage notes

  • This is the form recommended by the Kotus, but ojankaivuu seems to have more usage.

Declension

Inflection of ojankaivu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ojankaivu ojankaivut
genitive ojankaivun ojankaivujen
partitive ojankaivua ojankaivuja
illative ojankaivuun ojankaivuihin
singular plural
nominative ojankaivu ojankaivut
accusative nom. ojankaivu ojankaivut
gen. ojankaivun
genitive ojankaivun ojankaivujen
partitive ojankaivua ojankaivuja
inessive ojankaivussa ojankaivuissa
elative ojankaivusta ojankaivuista
illative ojankaivuun ojankaivuihin
adessive ojankaivulla ojankaivuilla
ablative ojankaivulta ojankaivuilta
allative ojankaivulle ojankaivuille
essive ojankaivuna ojankaivuina
translative ojankaivuksi ojankaivuiksi
abessive ojankaivutta ojankaivuitta
instructive ojankaivuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ojankaivu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

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