Koivuniemen herra
Finnish
Etymology
genitive of Koivuniemi (“a Finnish surname, meaning a cape that grows birch”) + herra (“lord, master”); "the master of Koivuniemi"
Noun
Koivuniemen herra
- (humoristically) birch (stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch, formerly used for punishing naughty kids)
Declension
| Inflection of Koivuniemen herra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koivuniemen herra | Koivuniemen herrat | |
| genitive | Koivuniemen herran | Koivuniemen herrojen | |
| partitive | Koivuniemen herraa | Koivuniemen herroja | |
| illative | Koivuniemen herraan | Koivuniemen herroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Koivuniemen herra | Koivuniemen herrat | |
| accusative | nom. | Koivuniemen herra | Koivuniemen herrat |
| gen. | Koivuniemen herran | ||
| genitive | Koivuniemen herran | Koivuniemen herrojen Koivuniemen herrainrare | |
| partitive | Koivuniemen herraa | Koivuniemen herroja | |
| inessive | Koivuniemen herrassa | Koivuniemen herroissa | |
| elative | Koivuniemen herrasta | Koivuniemen herroista | |
| illative | Koivuniemen herraan | Koivuniemen herroihin | |
| adessive | Koivuniemen herralla | Koivuniemen herroilla | |
| ablative | Koivuniemen herralta | Koivuniemen herroilta | |
| allative | Koivuniemen herralle | Koivuniemen herroille | |
| essive | Koivuniemen herrana | Koivuniemen herroina | |
| translative | Koivuniemen herraksi | Koivuniemen herroiksi | |
| instructive | — | Koivuniemen herroin | |
| abessive | Koivuniemen herratta | Koivuniemen herroitta | |
| comitative | — | Koivuniemen herroineen | |
Synonyms
- koivuvitsa
- vitsa