vuorokausi

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word vuorokausi. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word vuorokausi, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say vuorokausi in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word vuorokausi you have here. The definition of the word vuorokausi will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofvuorokausi, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

vuoro (turn) +‎ kausi (period)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋuo̯roˌkɑu̯si/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑusi
  • Syllabification(key): vuo‧ro‧kau‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): vuoro‧kausi

Noun

unit of time
d, vrk Previous: tunti
Next: viikko

vuorokausi

  1. day, calendar day (period from midnight to midnight, as one day of the calendar)
  2. day, 24 hours (period of 24 hours, as a unit of time)
  3. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet)

Usage notes

  • The word vuorokausi on Earth means a period of 24 hours; see also päivä (day) which may also refer to the period of daylight.
  • In Finnish, vuorokausi is commonly used where English uses multiples of "24 hours": kolme vuorokautta (72 hours).

Declension

Inflection of vuorokausi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
nominative vuorokausi vuorokaudet
genitive vuorokauden vuorokausien
partitive vuorokautta vuorokausia
illative vuorokauteen vuorokausiin
singular plural
nominative vuorokausi vuorokaudet
accusative nom. vuorokausi vuorokaudet
gen. vuorokauden
genitive vuorokauden vuorokausien
vuorokautten rare
partitive vuorokautta vuorokausia
inessive vuorokaudessa vuorokausissa
elative vuorokaudesta vuorokausista
illative vuorokauteen vuorokausiin
adessive vuorokaudella vuorokausilla
ablative vuorokaudelta vuorokausilta
allative vuorokaudelle vuorokausille
essive vuorokautena vuorokausina
translative vuorokaudeksi vuorokausiksi
abessive vuorokaudetta vuorokausitta
instructive vuorokausin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vuorokausi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • vrk (abbreviation)

Further reading