stradivarius
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Finnish
Etymology
Named after the Stradivari family (Latin Stradivarius), an Italian surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.
Pronunciation
Noun
stradivarius
- (music) Stradivarius (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari)
- (figuratively) Stradivarius (standard of excellence in unrelated fields, sometimes exaggeratedly)
- Tämä on kahvinkeitinten stradivarius.
- This is the Stradivarius of coffeemakers.
Declension
| Inflection of stradivarius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stradivarius | stradivariukset | |
| genitive | stradivariuksen | stradivariusten stradivariuksien | |
| partitive | stradivariusta | stradivariuksia | |
| illative | stradivariukseen | stradivariuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | stradivarius | stradivariukset | |
| accusative | nom. | stradivarius | stradivariukset |
| gen. | stradivariuksen | ||
| genitive | stradivariuksen | stradivariusten stradivariuksien | |
| partitive | stradivariusta | stradivariuksia | |
| inessive | stradivariuksessa | stradivariuksissa | |
| elative | stradivariuksesta | stradivariuksista | |
| illative | stradivariukseen | stradivariuksiin | |
| adessive | stradivariuksella | stradivariuksilla | |
| ablative | stradivariukselta | stradivariuksilta | |
| allative | stradivariukselle | stradivariuksille | |
| essive | stradivariuksena | stradivariuksina | |
| translative | stradivariukseksi | stradivariuksiksi | |
| abessive | stradivariuksetta | stradivariuksitta | |
| instructive | — | stradivariuksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “stradivarius”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French stradivarius.
Noun
stradivarius n (uncountable)
- a Stradivarius violin
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | stradivarius | stradivariusul |
| genitive-dative | stradivarius | stradivariusului |
| vocative | stradivariusule | |