korsteeni
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish skorsten (“chimney”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkorsteːni/, [ˈko̞rs̠t̪e̞ːni]
- Rhymes: -orsteːni
- Syllabification(key): kors‧tee‧ni
Noun
korsteeni
- (archaic) chimney
- polttaa kuin korsteeni ― to smoke like a chimney
Usage notes
- This word is currently mainly used in some dialects and in idioms.
Declension
| Inflection of korsteeni (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | korsteeni | korsteenit | |
| genitive | korsteenin | korsteenien korsteeneiden korsteeneitten | |
| partitive | korsteenia | korsteeneita korsteeneja | |
| illative | korsteeniin | korsteeneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | korsteeni | korsteenit | |
| accusative | nom. | korsteeni | korsteenit |
| gen. | korsteenin | ||
| genitive | korsteenin | korsteenien korsteeneiden korsteeneitten | |
| partitive | korsteenia | korsteeneita korsteeneja | |
| inessive | korsteenissa | korsteeneissa | |
| elative | korsteenista | korsteeneista | |
| illative | korsteeniin | korsteeneihin | |
| adessive | korsteenilla | korsteeneilla | |
| ablative | korsteenilta | korsteeneilta | |
| allative | korsteenille | korsteeneille | |
| essive | korsteenina | korsteeneina | |
| translative | korsteeniksi | korsteeneiksi | |
| instructive | — | korsteenein | |
| abessive | korsteenitta | korsteeneitta | |
| comitative | — | korsteeneineen | |
| Possessive forms of korsteeni (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | korsteenini | korsteenimme |
| 2nd person | korsteenisi | korsteeninne |
| 3rd person | korsteeninsa | |