poronkusema

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Compound of poron (reindeer's) +‎ kusema (peed by); the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈporonˌkusemɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ŋˌkus̠e̞mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -usemɑ
  • Syllabification(key): po‧ron‧ku‧se‧ma

Noun

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poronkusema

  1. an informal traditional measure of distance, not well defined but perhaps 7.5 kilometers at the most
    • 1998 May 4, Jaakko Tahkolahti, “Poronkusemalle saadaan tieteellisen tarkka mitta”, in Helsingin Sanomat[1], retrieved 18 December 2018:
      (title)
      Poronkusema to get a scientifically accurate measurement
    • 2009 January 19, Mauri Nieminen, “Paljonko on poronkusema?”, in Tiede[2], retrieved 18 December 2018:
      Poronkusemaksi määritellään matka, jonka poro kykenee kulkemaan virtsaamatta.
      A poronkusema is defined as the distance that a reindeer can go without having to urinate.

Declension

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Inflection of poronkusema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative poronkusema poronkusemat
genitive poronkuseman poronkusemien
partitive poronkusemaa poronkusemia
illative poronkusemaan poronkusemiin
singular plural
nominative poronkusema poronkusemat
accusative nom. poronkusema poronkusemat
gen. poronkuseman
genitive poronkuseman poronkusemien
poronkusemain rare
partitive poronkusemaa poronkusemia
inessive poronkusemassa poronkusemissa
elative poronkusemasta poronkusemista
illative poronkusemaan poronkusemiin
adessive poronkusemalla poronkusemilla
ablative poronkusemalta poronkusemilta
allative poronkusemalle poronkusemille
essive poronkusemana poronkusemina
translative poronkusemaksi poronkusemiksi
abessive poronkusematta poronkusemitta
instructive poronkusemin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of poronkusema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative poronkusemani poronkusemani
accusative nom. poronkusemani poronkusemani
gen. poronkusemani
genitive poronkusemani poronkusemieni
poronkusemaini rare
partitive poronkusemaani poronkusemiani
inessive poronkusemassani poronkusemissani
elative poronkusemastani poronkusemistani
illative poronkusemaani poronkusemiini
adessive poronkusemallani poronkusemillani
ablative poronkusemaltani poronkusemiltani
allative poronkusemalleni poronkusemilleni
essive poronkusemanani poronkuseminani
translative poronkusemakseni poronkusemikseni
abessive poronkusemattani poronkusemittani
instructive
comitative poronkusemineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative poronkusemasi poronkusemasi
accusative nom. poronkusemasi poronkusemasi
gen. poronkusemasi
genitive poronkusemasi poronkusemiesi
poronkusemaisi rare
partitive poronkusemaasi poronkusemiasi
inessive poronkusemassasi poronkusemissasi
elative poronkusemastasi poronkusemistasi
illative poronkusemaasi poronkusemiisi
adessive poronkusemallasi poronkusemillasi
ablative poronkusemaltasi poronkusemiltasi
allative poronkusemallesi poronkusemillesi
essive poronkusemanasi poronkuseminasi
translative poronkusemaksesi poronkusemiksesi
abessive poronkusemattasi poronkusemittasi
instructive
comitative poronkuseminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative poronkusemamme poronkusemamme
accusative nom. poronkusemamme poronkusemamme
gen. poronkusemamme
genitive poronkusemamme poronkusemiemme
poronkusemaimme rare
partitive poronkusemaamme poronkusemiamme
inessive poronkusemassamme poronkusemissamme
elative poronkusemastamme poronkusemistamme
illative poronkusemaamme poronkusemiimme
adessive poronkusemallamme poronkusemillamme
ablative poronkusemaltamme poronkusemiltamme
allative poronkusemallemme poronkusemillemme
essive poronkusemanamme poronkuseminamme
translative poronkusemaksemme poronkusemiksemme
abessive poronkusemattamme poronkusemittamme
instructive
comitative poronkuseminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative poronkusemanne poronkusemanne
accusative nom. poronkusemanne poronkusemanne
gen. poronkusemanne
genitive poronkusemanne poronkusemienne
poronkusemainne rare
partitive poronkusemaanne poronkusemianne
inessive poronkusemassanne poronkusemissanne
elative poronkusemastanne poronkusemistanne
illative poronkusemaanne poronkusemiinne
adessive poronkusemallanne poronkusemillanne
ablative poronkusemaltanne poronkusemiltanne
allative poronkusemallenne poronkusemillenne
essive poronkusemananne poronkuseminanne
translative poronkusemaksenne poronkusemiksenne
abessive poronkusemattanne poronkusemittanne
instructive
comitative poronkuseminenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative poronkusemansa poronkusemansa
accusative nom. poronkusemansa poronkusemansa
gen. poronkusemansa
genitive poronkusemansa poronkusemiensa
poronkusemainsa rare
partitive poronkusemaansa poronkusemiaan
poronkusemiansa
inessive poronkusemassaan
poronkusemassansa
poronkusemissaan
poronkusemissansa
elative poronkusemastaan
poronkusemastansa
poronkusemistaan
poronkusemistansa
illative poronkusemaansa poronkusemiinsa
adessive poronkusemallaan
poronkusemallansa
poronkusemillaan
poronkusemillansa
ablative poronkusemaltaan
poronkusemaltansa
poronkusemiltaan
poronkusemiltansa
allative poronkusemalleen
poronkusemallensa
poronkusemilleen
poronkusemillensa
essive poronkusemanaan
poronkusemanansa
poronkuseminaan
poronkuseminansa
translative poronkusemakseen
poronkusemaksensa
poronkusemikseen
poronkusemiksensa
abessive poronkusemattaan
poronkusemattansa
poronkusemittaan
poronkusemittansa
instructive
comitative poronkusemineen
poronkuseminensa

Further reading

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