keppihevonen
Finnish
Etymology
keppi (“stick”) + hevonen (“horse”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkepːiˌheʋonen/, [ˈke̞pːiˌhe̞ʋo̞ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -eʋonen
- Syllabification(key): kep‧pi‧he‧vo‧nen
Noun
keppihevonen
- hobby horse (toy)
- (figuratively) hobby horse (topic about which someone loves to talk at great length)
- Älä kysy häneltä maapallon lämpenemisestä; se on hänen keppihevosensa, etkä ikinä pääse hänestä eroon.
- Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
- Synonyms: lempiaihe, mieliaihe
- (figuratively) excuse, pretext, disguise (something used to conceal one's true intentions)
- Äärioikeisto käyttää sananvapautta keppihevosenaan, jonka varjolla se levittää suvaitsemattomuutta.
- The far right uses freedom of speech as pretext for spreading intolerance.
Declension
Inflection of keppihevonen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | keppihevonen | keppihevoset | |
genitive | keppihevosen | keppihevosten keppihevosien | |
partitive | keppihevosta | keppihevosia | |
illative | keppihevoseen | keppihevosiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | keppihevonen | keppihevoset | |
accusative | nom. | keppihevonen | keppihevoset |
gen. | keppihevosen | ||
genitive | keppihevosen | keppihevosten keppihevosien | |
partitive | keppihevosta | keppihevosia | |
inessive | keppihevosessa | keppihevosissa | |
elative | keppihevosesta | keppihevosista | |
illative | keppihevoseen | keppihevosiin | |
adessive | keppihevosella | keppihevosilla | |
ablative | keppihevoselta | keppihevosilta | |
allative | keppihevoselle | keppihevosille | |
essive | keppihevosena | keppihevosina | |
translative | keppihevoseksi | keppihevosiksi | |
instructive | — | keppihevosin | |
abessive | keppihevosetta | keppihevositta | |
comitative | — | keppihevosineen |
Possessive forms of keppihevonen (type nainen) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | keppihevoseni | keppihevosemme |
2nd person | keppihevosesi | keppihevosenne |
3rd person | keppihevosensa |