talonmies

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Finnish

Etymology

talon +‎ mies

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑlonˌmie̯s/,
  • Rhymes: -ies
  • Hyphenation(key): talon‧mies

Noun

talonmies

  1. A janitor, caretaker (someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a building).

Declension

Inflection of talonmies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)
nominative talonmies talonmiehet
genitive talonmiehen talonmiesten
talonmiehien
partitive talonmiestä talonmiehiä
illative talonmieheen talonmiehiin
singular plural
nominative talonmies talonmiehet
accusative nom. talonmies talonmiehet
gen. talonmiehen
genitive talonmiehen talonmiesten
talonmiehien
partitive talonmiestä talonmiehiä
inessive talonmiehessä talonmiehissä
elative talonmiehestä talonmiehistä
illative talonmieheen talonmiehiin
adessive talonmiehellä talonmiehillä
ablative talonmieheltä talonmiehiltä
allative talonmiehelle talonmiehille
essive talonmiehenä talonmiehinä
translative talonmieheksi talonmiehiksi
abessive talonmiehettä talonmiehittä
instructive talonmiehin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of talonmies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)

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