oljenkorsi

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Finnish

Etymology

oljen +‎ korsi. Figurative use through the idiom tarttua oljenkorteen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoljenˌkorsi/,
  • Rhymes: -orsi
  • Hyphenation(key): oljen‧korsi

Noun

oljenkorsi

  1. straw (a single dried stalk of a cereal plant)
    Oljenkorsi joka katkaisee kamelin selän
    The straw that broke the camel's back
  2. (figuratively) lifeline, resort

Declension

Inflection of oljenkorsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)
nominative oljenkorsi oljenkorret
genitive oljenkorren oljenkorsien
partitive oljenkortta oljenkorsia
illative oljenkorteen oljenkorsiin
singular plural
nominative oljenkorsi oljenkorret
accusative nom. oljenkorsi oljenkorret
gen. oljenkorren
genitive oljenkorren oljenkorsien
oljenkortten rare
partitive oljenkortta oljenkorsia
inessive oljenkorressa oljenkorsissa
elative oljenkorresta oljenkorsista
illative oljenkorteen oljenkorsiin
adessive oljenkorrella oljenkorsilla
ablative oljenkorrelta oljenkorsilta
allative oljenkorrelle oljenkorsille
essive oljenkortena oljenkorsina
translative oljenkorreksi oljenkorsiksi
abessive oljenkorretta oljenkorsitta
instructive oljenkorsin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oljenkorsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)

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