soldateska

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Finnish

Etymology

From Italian soldatesca through German Soldateska.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoldɑteskɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -eskɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): sol‧da‧tes‧ka

Noun

soldateska (rare)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) A band of marauding, unscrupulous soldiers. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Inflection of soldateska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative soldateska soldateskat
genitive soldateskan soldateskojen
partitive soldateskaa soldateskoja
illative soldateskaan soldateskoihin
singular plural
nominative soldateska soldateskat
accusative nom. soldateska soldateskat
gen. soldateskan
genitive soldateskan soldateskojen
soldateskain rare
partitive soldateskaa soldateskoja
inessive soldateskassa soldateskoissa
elative soldateskasta soldateskoista
illative soldateskaan soldateskoihin
adessive soldateskalla soldateskoilla
ablative soldateskalta soldateskoilta
allative soldateskalle soldateskoille
essive soldateskana soldateskoina
translative soldateskaksi soldateskoiksi
abessive soldateskatta soldateskoitta
instructive soldateskoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of soldateska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)