oppikoulu

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Finnish

Etymology

oppi (study) +‎ koulu (school). Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈopːiˌkou̯lu/,
  • Rhymes: -oulu
  • Syllabification(key): op‧pi‧kou‧lu

Noun

oppikoulu

  1. (historically) an eight-year-long grammar school after the four-year-long kansakoulu and passing an exam as part of a historical Finnish school system

Declension

Inflection of oppikoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative oppikoulu oppikoulut
genitive oppikoulun oppikoulujen
partitive oppikoulua oppikouluja
illative oppikouluun oppikouluihin
singular plural
nominative oppikoulu oppikoulut
accusative nom. oppikoulu oppikoulut
gen. oppikoulun
genitive oppikoulun oppikoulujen
partitive oppikoulua oppikouluja
inessive oppikoulussa oppikouluissa
elative oppikoulusta oppikouluista
illative oppikouluun oppikouluihin
adessive oppikoululla oppikouluilla
ablative oppikoululta oppikouluilta
allative oppikoululle oppikouluille
essive oppikouluna oppikouluina
translative oppikouluksi oppikouluiksi
abessive oppikoulutta oppikouluitta
instructive oppikouluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oppikoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

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