perigeum
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English
Noun
perigeum
References
- “perigeum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perigaeum.
Pronunciation
Noun
perigeum
- (astronomy) perigee (point in the orbit of any object which is at the shortest distance from the center of the central body)
- Coordinate term: apogeum
Declension
| Inflection of perigeum (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perigeum | perigeumit | |
| genitive | perigeumin | perigeumien | |
| partitive | perigeumia | perigeumeja | |
| illative | perigeumiin | perigeumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perigeum | perigeumit | |
| accusative | nom. | perigeum | perigeumit |
| gen. | perigeumin | ||
| genitive | perigeumin | perigeumien | |
| partitive | perigeumia | perigeumeja | |
| inessive | perigeumissa | perigeumeissa | |
| elative | perigeumista | perigeumeista | |
| illative | perigeumiin | perigeumeihin | |
| adessive | perigeumilla | perigeumeilla | |
| ablative | perigeumilta | perigeumeilta | |
| allative | perigeumille | perigeumeille | |
| essive | perigeumina | perigeumeina | |
| translative | perigeumiksi | perigeumeiksi | |
| abessive | perigeumitta | perigeumeitta | |
| instructive | — | perigeumein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Swedish
Noun
perigeum n
- perigee (point in the orbit of any object which is at the shortest distance from the center of the central body)