rautalanka

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Finnish

Etymology

rauta (iron) +‎ lanka (thread, wire)

Pronunciation

Noun

rautalanka

  1. iron or steel wire
  2. instrumental rock (music genre)
  3. (in compounds) wireframe

Declension

Inflection of rautalanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative rautalanka rautalangat
genitive rautalangan rautalankojen
partitive rautalankaa rautalankoja
illative rautalankaan rautalankoihin
singular plural
nominative rautalanka rautalangat
accusative nom. rautalanka rautalangat
gen. rautalangan
genitive rautalangan rautalankojen
rautalankain rare
partitive rautalankaa rautalankoja
inessive rautalangassa rautalangoissa
elative rautalangasta rautalangoista
illative rautalankaan rautalankoihin
adessive rautalangalla rautalangoilla
ablative rautalangalta rautalangoilta
allative rautalangalle rautalangoille
essive rautalankana rautalankoina
translative rautalangaksi rautalangoiksi
abessive rautalangatta rautalangoitta
instructive rautalangoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rautalanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

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Ingrian

Etymology

From rauta (iron) +‎ lanka (yarn). Akin to Finnish rautalanka.

Pronunciation

Noun

rautalanka

  1. wire
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 43:
      Pitkin patsait vennuu rautalanka hoikka.
      A thin wire stretches along the pylons.

Declension

Declension of rautalanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative rautalanka rautalangat
genitive rautalangan rautalankoin
partitive rautalankaa rautalankoja
illative rautalankaa rautalankoi
inessive rautalangaas rautalangois
elative rautalangast rautalangoist
allative rautalangalle rautalangoille
adessive rautalangaal rautalangoil
ablative rautalangalt rautalangoilt
translative rautalangaks rautalangoiks
essive rautalankanna, rautalankaan rautalankoinna, rautalankoin
exessive1) rautalankant rautalankoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.