ruokailija

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Finnish

Etymology

ruokailla +‎ -ja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruo̯kɑi̯lijɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ijɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ruo‧kai‧li‧ja

Noun

ruokailija

  1. diner (one who dines)

Declension

Inflection of ruokailija (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative ruokailija ruokailijat
genitive ruokailijan ruokailijoiden
ruokailijoitten
partitive ruokailijaa ruokailijoita
illative ruokailijaan ruokailijoihin
singular plural
nominative ruokailija ruokailijat
accusative nom. ruokailija ruokailijat
gen. ruokailijan
genitive ruokailijan ruokailijoiden
ruokailijoitten
ruokailijain rare
partitive ruokailijaa ruokailijoita
inessive ruokailijassa ruokailijoissa
elative ruokailijasta ruokailijoista
illative ruokailijaan ruokailijoihin
adessive ruokailijalla ruokailijoilla
ablative ruokailijalta ruokailijoilta
allative ruokailijalle ruokailijoille
essive ruokailijana ruokailijoina
translative ruokailijaksi ruokailijoiksi
abessive ruokailijatta ruokailijoitta
instructive ruokailijoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ruokailija (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

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