onnettomuus

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Finnish

Etymology

onneton +‎ -uus.

"accident"
Calque of Swedish olycka (accident, literally unhappiness)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈonːetːomuːs/,
  • Rhymes: -omuːs
  • Syllabification(key): on‧net‧to‧muus
  • Hyphenation(key): on‧net‧to‧muus

Noun

onnettomuus

  1. accident (unexpected event with negative consequences)
  2. misfortune
  3. unhappiness, miserableness, wretchedness

Declension

Inflection of onnettomuus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative onnettomuus onnettomuudet
genitive onnettomuuden onnettomuuksien
partitive onnettomuutta onnettomuuksia
illative onnettomuuteen onnettomuuksiin
singular plural
nominative onnettomuus onnettomuudet
accusative nom. onnettomuus onnettomuudet
gen. onnettomuuden
genitive onnettomuuden onnettomuuksien
partitive onnettomuutta onnettomuuksia
inessive onnettomuudessa onnettomuuksissa
elative onnettomuudesta onnettomuuksista
illative onnettomuuteen onnettomuuksiin
adessive onnettomuudella onnettomuuksilla
ablative onnettomuudelta onnettomuuksilta
allative onnettomuudelle onnettomuuksille
essive onnettomuutena onnettomuuksina
translative onnettomuudeksi onnettomuuksiksi
abessive onnettomuudetta onnettomuuksitta
instructive onnettomuuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of onnettomuus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

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