karenssi
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish karens, from Late Latin carentia. Akin to French carence (“deficiency, lack”), German Karenz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrensːi/, [ˈkɑre̞ns̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑrensːi
- Syllabification(key): ka‧rens‧si
Noun
karenssi
- suspension period, waiting period (of unemployment benefits, insurance, etc.)
Declension
| Inflection of karenssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karenssi | karenssit | |
| genitive | karenssin | karenssien | |
| partitive | karenssia | karensseja | |
| illative | karenssiin | karensseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | karenssi | karenssit | |
| accusative | nom. | karenssi | karenssit |
| gen. | karenssin | ||
| genitive | karenssin | karenssien | |
| partitive | karenssia | karensseja | |
| inessive | karenssissa | karensseissa | |
| elative | karenssista | karensseista | |
| illative | karenssiin | karensseihin | |
| adessive | karenssilla | karensseilla | |
| ablative | karenssilta | karensseilta | |
| allative | karenssille | karensseille | |
| essive | karenssina | karensseina | |
| translative | karenssiksi | karensseiksi | |
| instructive | — | karenssein | |
| abessive | karenssitta | karensseitta | |
| comitative | — | karensseineen | |
| Possessive forms of karenssi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | karenssini | karenssimme |
| 2nd person | karenssisi | karenssinne |
| 3rd person | karenssinsa | |