taikavarpu
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Finnish
Etymology
taika (“magic”) + varpu (“twig”)
Pronunciation
Noun
taikavarpu
- A divining rod.
Declension
| Inflection of taikavarpu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taikavarpu | taikavarvut | ||
| genitive | taikavarvun | taikavarpujen | ||
| partitive | taikavarpua | taikavarpuja | ||
| illative | taikavarpuun | taikavarpuihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | taikavarpu | taikavarvut | ||
| accusative | nom. | taikavarpu | taikavarvut | |
| gen. | taikavarvun | |||
| genitive | taikavarvun | taikavarpujen | ||
| partitive | taikavarpua | taikavarpuja | ||
| inessive | taikavarvussa | taikavarvuissa | ||
| elative | taikavarvusta | taikavarvuista | ||
| illative | taikavarpuun | taikavarpuihin | ||
| adessive | taikavarvulla | taikavarvuilla | ||
| ablative | taikavarvulta | taikavarvuilta | ||
| allative | taikavarvulle | taikavarvuille | ||
| essive | taikavarpuna | taikavarpuina | ||
| translative | taikavarvuksi | taikavarvuiksi | ||
| abessive | taikavarvutta | taikavarvuitta | ||
| instructive | — | taikavarvuin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Further reading
- “taikavarpu”, 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