vakaumus

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Finnish

Etymology

vakautua +‎ -mus. Coined by Finnish professor, poet and scholar August Ahlqvist in 1883.

Pronunciation

Noun

vakaumus

  1. a conviction, belief (a firmly held belief)
    uskonnollinen vakaumusa religious belief

Declension

Inflection of vakaumus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative vakaumus vakaumukset
genitive vakaumuksen vakaumusten
vakaumuksien
partitive vakaumusta vakaumuksia
illative vakaumukseen vakaumuksiin
singular plural
nominative vakaumus vakaumukset
accusative nom. vakaumus vakaumukset
gen. vakaumuksen
genitive vakaumuksen vakaumusten
vakaumuksien
partitive vakaumusta vakaumuksia
inessive vakaumuksessa vakaumuksissa
elative vakaumuksesta vakaumuksista
illative vakaumukseen vakaumuksiin
adessive vakaumuksella vakaumuksilla
ablative vakaumukselta vakaumuksilta
allative vakaumukselle vakaumuksille
essive vakaumuksena vakaumuksina
translative vakaumukseksi vakaumuksiksi
abessive vakaumuksetta vakaumuksitta
instructive vakaumuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vakaumus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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