retoriikka

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English rhetoric), ultimately from Latin rhētoricus. Contains the suffix -iikka.

Pronunciation

Noun

retoriikka

  1. rhetoric

Declension

Inflection of retoriikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative retoriikka retoriikat
genitive retoriikan retoriikkojen
partitive retoriikkaa retoriikkoja
illative retoriikkaan retoriikkoihin
singular plural
nominative retoriikka retoriikat
accusative nom. retoriikka retoriikat
gen. retoriikan
genitive retoriikan retoriikkojen
retoriikkain rare
partitive retoriikkaa retoriikkoja
inessive retoriikassa retoriikoissa
elative retoriikasta retoriikoista
illative retoriikkaan retoriikkoihin
adessive retoriikalla retoriikoilla
ablative retoriikalta retoriikoilta
allative retoriikalle retoriikoille
essive retoriikkana retoriikkoina
translative retoriikaksi retoriikoiksi
abessive retoriikatta retoriikoitta
instructive retoriikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of retoriikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

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