kirosana
Finnish
editEtymology
editkiro- (“swear-”) + sana (“word”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkirosana
- swear word, swearword, curse word, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word (profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath)
Declension
editInflection of kirosana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kirosana | kirosanat | |
genitive | kirosanan | kirosanojen | |
partitive | kirosanaa | kirosanoja | |
illative | kirosanaan | kirosanoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kirosana | kirosanat | |
accusative | nom. | kirosana | kirosanat |
gen. | kirosanan | ||
genitive | kirosanan | kirosanojen kirosanain rare | |
partitive | kirosanaa | kirosanoja | |
inessive | kirosanassa | kirosanoissa | |
elative | kirosanasta | kirosanoista | |
illative | kirosanaan | kirosanoihin | |
adessive | kirosanalla | kirosanoilla | |
ablative | kirosanalta | kirosanoilta | |
allative | kirosanalle | kirosanoille | |
essive | kirosanana | kirosanoina | |
translative | kirosanaksi | kirosanoiksi | |
abessive | kirosanatta | kirosanoitta | |
instructive | — | kirosanoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “kirosana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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