kihlausaika
Finnish
Etymology
kihlaus (“act of getting engaged”) + aika (“period”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkihlɑusˌɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈkiçlɑus̠ˌɑi̯kɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑikɑ
- Syllabification(key): kih‧la‧us‧ai‧ka
Noun
kihlausaika
- An engagement (period of time when marriage is planned or promised).
Declension
| Inflection of kihlausaika (Kotus type 9/kala, ik-j gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kihlausaika | kihlausajat | |
| genitive | kihlausajan | kihlausaikojen | |
| partitive | kihlausaikaa | kihlausaikoja | |
| illative | kihlausaikaan | kihlausaikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kihlausaika | kihlausajat | |
| accusative | nom. | kihlausaika | kihlausajat |
| gen. | kihlausajan | ||
| genitive | kihlausajan | kihlausaikojen kihlausaikainrare | |
| partitive | kihlausaikaa | kihlausaikoja | |
| inessive | kihlausajassa | kihlausajoissa | |
| elative | kihlausajasta | kihlausajoista | |
| illative | kihlausaikaan | kihlausaikoihin | |
| adessive | kihlausajalla | kihlausajoilla | |
| ablative | kihlausajalta | kihlausajoilta | |
| allative | kihlausajalle | kihlausajoille | |
| essive | kihlausaikana | kihlausaikoina | |
| translative | kihlausajaksi | kihlausajoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kihlausajoin | |
| abessive | kihlausajatta | kihlausajoitta | |
| comitative | — | kihlausaikoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kihlausaika (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kihlausaikani | kihlausaikamme |
| 2nd person | kihlausaikasi | kihlausaikanne |
| 3rd person | kihlausaikansa | |