sanan (“word”) + jalka (“leg”), with jalka in the figurative sense of "stem". When the stem or rib is cut from a certain angle, the shape resembles a letter or a puumerkki, hence the name.
sananjalka
Inflection of sananjalka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sananjalka | sananjalat | ||
genitive | sananjalan | sananjalkojen | ||
partitive | sananjalkaa | sananjalkoja | ||
illative | sananjalkaan | sananjalkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sananjalka | sananjalat | ||
accusative | nom. | sananjalka | sananjalat | |
gen. | sananjalan | |||
genitive | sananjalan | sananjalkojen sananjalkainrare | ||
partitive | sananjalkaa | sananjalkoja | ||
inessive | sananjalassa | sananjaloissa | ||
elative | sananjalasta | sananjaloista | ||
illative | sananjalkaan | sananjalkoihin | ||
adessive | sananjalalla | sananjaloilla | ||
ablative | sananjalalta | sananjaloilta | ||
allative | sananjalalle | sananjaloille | ||
essive | sananjalkana | sananjalkoina | ||
translative | sananjalaksi | sananjaloiksi | ||
abessive | sananjalatta | sananjaloitta | ||
instructive | — | sananjaloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From sanan (“of a word”) + jalka (“leg”). Cognates include Finnish sananjalka and Estonian sõnajalg.
sananjalka
Declension of sananjalka (type 3/kana, k- gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sananjalka | sananjalat |
genitive | sananjalan | sananjalkoin |
partitive | sananjalkaa | sananjalkoja |
illative | sananjalkaa | sananjalkoi |
inessive | sananjalas | sananjalois |
elative | sananjalast | sananjaloist |
allative | sananjalalle | sananjaloille |
adessive | sananjalal | sananjaloil |
ablative | sananjalalt | sananjaloilt |
translative | sananjalaks | sananjaloiks |
essive | sananjalkanna, sananjalkaan | sananjalkoinna, sananjalkoin |
exessive1) | sananjalkant | sananjalkoint |
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. |