oljenkorsi

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoljenˌkorsi/,
  • Rhymes: -orsi
  • Syllabification(key): ol‧jen‧kor‧si

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)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative oljenkorteni oljenkorteni
accusative nom. oljenkorteni oljenkorteni
gen. oljenkorteni
genitive oljenkorteni oljenkorsieni
oljenkortteni rare
partitive oljenkorttani oljenkorsiani
inessive oljenkorressani oljenkorsissani
elative oljenkorrestani oljenkorsistani
illative oljenkorteeni oljenkorsiini
adessive oljenkorrellani oljenkorsillani
ablative oljenkorreltani oljenkorsiltani
allative oljenkorrelleni oljenkorsilleni
essive oljenkortenani oljenkorsinani
translative oljenkorrekseni oljenkorsikseni
abessive oljenkorrettani oljenkorsittani
instructive
comitative oljenkorsineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative oljenkortesi oljenkortesi
accusative nom. oljenkortesi oljenkortesi
gen. oljenkortesi
genitive oljenkortesi oljenkorsiesi
oljenkorttesi rare
partitive oljenkorttasi oljenkorsiasi
inessive oljenkorressasi oljenkorsissasi
elative oljenkorrestasi oljenkorsistasi
illative oljenkorteesi oljenkorsiisi
adessive oljenkorrellasi oljenkorsillasi
ablative oljenkorreltasi oljenkorsiltasi
allative oljenkorrellesi oljenkorsillesi
essive oljenkortenasi oljenkorsinasi
translative oljenkorreksesi oljenkorsiksesi
abessive oljenkorrettasi oljenkorsittasi
instructive
comitative oljenkorsinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative oljenkortemme oljenkortemme
accusative nom. oljenkortemme oljenkortemme
gen. oljenkortemme
genitive oljenkortemme oljenkorsiemme
oljenkorttemme rare
partitive oljenkorttamme oljenkorsiamme
inessive oljenkorressamme oljenkorsissamme
elative oljenkorrestamme oljenkorsistamme
illative oljenkorteemme oljenkorsiimme
adessive oljenkorrellamme oljenkorsillamme
ablative oljenkorreltamme oljenkorsiltamme
allative oljenkorrellemme oljenkorsillemme
essive oljenkortenamme oljenkorsinamme
translative oljenkorreksemme oljenkorsiksemme
abessive oljenkorrettamme oljenkorsittamme
instructive
comitative oljenkorsinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative oljenkortenne oljenkortenne
accusative nom. oljenkortenne oljenkortenne
gen. oljenkortenne
genitive oljenkortenne oljenkorsienne
oljenkorttenne rare
partitive oljenkorttanne oljenkorsianne
inessive oljenkorressanne oljenkorsissanne
elative oljenkorrestanne oljenkorsistanne
illative oljenkorteenne oljenkorsiinne
adessive oljenkorrellanne oljenkorsillanne
ablative oljenkorreltanne oljenkorsiltanne
allative oljenkorrellenne oljenkorsillenne
essive oljenkortenanne oljenkorsinanne
translative oljenkorreksenne oljenkorsiksenne
abessive oljenkorrettanne oljenkorsittanne
instructive
comitative oljenkorsinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative oljenkortensa oljenkortensa
accusative nom. oljenkortensa oljenkortensa
gen. oljenkortensa
genitive oljenkortensa oljenkorsiensa
oljenkorttensa rare
partitive oljenkorttaan
oljenkorttansa
oljenkorsiaan
oljenkorsiansa
inessive oljenkorressaan
oljenkorressansa
oljenkorsissaan
oljenkorsissansa
elative oljenkorrestaan
oljenkorrestansa
oljenkorsistaan
oljenkorsistansa
illative oljenkorteensa oljenkorsiinsa
adessive oljenkorrellaan
oljenkorrellansa
oljenkorsillaan
oljenkorsillansa
ablative oljenkorreltaan
oljenkorreltansa
oljenkorsiltaan
oljenkorsiltansa
allative oljenkorrelleen
oljenkorrellensa
oljenkorsilleen
oljenkorsillensa
essive oljenkortenaan
oljenkortenansa
oljenkorsinaan
oljenkorsinansa
translative oljenkorrekseen
oljenkorreksensa
oljenkorsikseen
oljenkorsiksensa
abessive oljenkorrettaan
oljenkorrettansa
oljenkorsittaan
oljenkorsittansa
instructive
comitative oljenkorsineen
oljenkorsinensa

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