kynnenmustuainen
Finnish
Etymology
kynnen (“of a nail”) + mustuainen (“black spot”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkynːenˌmustuɑi̯nen/, [ˈk̟ynːe̞mˌmus̠tuˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): kyn‧nen‧mus‧tu‧ai‧nen
Noun
kynnenmustuainen
- A black rim of dirt under a person's fingernail.
- (rare) Often with verran; pinch, iota (small amount of anything)
- Hän kaatoi kynnenmustuaisen verran basilikaa pojan kämmenelle, jotta hän saisi maistaa.
- She poured a pinch of basil on the palm of the boy to let him have a taste.
Usage notes
In addition to Finnish the "black of the nail" signifies "small amount" at least in Spanish: negro de la uña.
Declension
Inflection of kynnenmustuainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset | ||
genitive | kynnenmustuaisen | kynnenmustuaisten kynnenmustuaisien | ||
partitive | kynnenmustuaista | kynnenmustuaisia | ||
illative | kynnenmustuaiseen | kynnenmustuaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset | ||
accusative | nom. | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset | |
gen. | kynnenmustuaisen | |||
genitive | kynnenmustuaisen | kynnenmustuaisten kynnenmustuaisien | ||
partitive | kynnenmustuaista | kynnenmustuaisia | ||
inessive | kynnenmustuaisessa | kynnenmustuaisissa | ||
elative | kynnenmustuaisesta | kynnenmustuaisista | ||
illative | kynnenmustuaiseen | kynnenmustuaisiin | ||
adessive | kynnenmustuaisella | kynnenmustuaisilla | ||
ablative | kynnenmustuaiselta | kynnenmustuaisilta | ||
allative | kynnenmustuaiselle | kynnenmustuaisille | ||
essive | kynnenmustuaisena | kynnenmustuaisina | ||
translative | kynnenmustuaiseksi | kynnenmustuaisiksi | ||
abessive | kynnenmustuaisetta | kynnenmustuaisitta | ||
instructive | — | kynnenmustuaisin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “kynnenmustuainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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