ovikello
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Finnish
Etymology
Compound of ovi (“door”) + kello (“bell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ovikello
- doorbell
- 2012, Markus Ahonen, Kotipaikkani on rakkaus, →ISBN:
- vikello soi. Menin avaamaan. Oven takana ei ollut ketään.
- he doorbell rang. I went to answer it. There was no one behind the door.
- 2017, Olle Lönnaeus, Maksun hetki, →ISBN:
- Jonny painoi ovikelloa peukalollaan, ja jostain päin sisältä kantautui ding dong.
- Jonny pressed the doorbell with his thumb, and ding dong came from somewhere inside.
- 2021, Heikki Valkama, Yakuzan kosto, →ISBN:
- Ovikello kilisi mekaanisesti asiakkaiden astuessa sisään
- The doorbell jingled mechanically whenever a customer walked in
Declension
| Inflection of ovikello (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ovikello | ovikellot | |
| genitive | ovikellon | ovikellojen | |
| partitive | ovikelloa | ovikelloja | |
| illative | ovikelloon | ovikelloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ovikello | ovikellot | |
| accusative | nom. | ovikello | ovikellot |
| gen. | ovikellon | ||
| genitive | ovikellon | ovikellojen | |
| partitive | ovikelloa | ovikelloja | |
| inessive | ovikellossa | ovikelloissa | |
| elative | ovikellosta | ovikelloista | |
| illative | ovikelloon | ovikelloihin | |
| adessive | ovikellolla | ovikelloilla | |
| ablative | ovikellolta | ovikelloilta | |
| allative | ovikellolle | ovikelloille | |
| essive | ovikellona | ovikelloina | |
| translative | ovikelloksi | ovikelloiksi | |
| abessive | ovikellotta | ovikelloitta | |
| instructive | — | ovikelloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Coordinate terms
- ovisummeri (“door buzzer”)
Further reading
- “ovikello”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03