tuulensuoja

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Finnish

Etymology

tuulen (of wind) +‎ suoja (protection, shield)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːlenˌsuo̯jɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -uojɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): tuulen‧suoja

Noun

tuulensuoja

  1. windbreak (anything used to protect something from wind)
  2. windscreen, wind protection screen (canvas, fence etc. to provide protection from wind)
  3. wind shelter, shelter from the wind (place protected from wind)
    Mennään tuon kiven luokse tuulensuojaan.
    Let's go to that boulder to find some wind shelter.
    Teltassa olemme tuulensuojassa.
    In the tent we are sheltered from the wind.
  4. (nautical) lee (sheltered place)
    Synonym: lee

Declension

Inflection of tuulensuoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative tuulensuoja tuulensuojat
genitive tuulensuojan tuulensuojien
partitive tuulensuojaa tuulensuojia
illative tuulensuojaan tuulensuojiin
singular plural
nominative tuulensuoja tuulensuojat
accusative nom. tuulensuoja tuulensuojat
gen. tuulensuojan
genitive tuulensuojan tuulensuojien
tuulensuojain rare
partitive tuulensuojaa tuulensuojia
inessive tuulensuojassa tuulensuojissa
elative tuulensuojasta tuulensuojista
illative tuulensuojaan tuulensuojiin
adessive tuulensuojalla tuulensuojilla
ablative tuulensuojalta tuulensuojilta
allative tuulensuojalle tuulensuojille
essive tuulensuojana tuulensuojina
translative tuulensuojaksi tuulensuojiksi
abessive tuulensuojatta tuulensuojitta
instructive tuulensuojin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tuulensuoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

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