kumiperuna
Finnish
Etymology
kumi (“rubber”) + peruna (“potato”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumiˌperunɑ/, [ˈkumiˌpe̞runɑ]
- Rhymes: -erunɑ
- Syllabification(key): ku‧mi‧pe‧ru‧na
Noun
kumiperuna
- a potato that has been steamed pre-peeled without rinsing, causing the potato starch remaining on its surface to gelatinize and form a rubbery skin once it's dried
Usage notes
- Mostly used to describe rubbery potatoes produced in the large canteen kitchens of schools and other institutions that feed large numbers of people.
Declension
| Inflection of kumiperuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kumiperuna | kumiperunat | |
| genitive | kumiperunan | kumiperunoiden kumiperunoitten | |
| partitive | kumiperunaa | kumiperunoita | |
| illative | kumiperunaan | kumiperunoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kumiperuna | kumiperunat | |
| accusative | nom. | kumiperuna | kumiperunat |
| gen. | kumiperunan | ||
| genitive | kumiperunan | kumiperunoiden kumiperunoitten kumiperunainrare | |
| partitive | kumiperunaa | kumiperunoita | |
| inessive | kumiperunassa | kumiperunoissa | |
| elative | kumiperunasta | kumiperunoista | |
| illative | kumiperunaan | kumiperunoihin | |
| adessive | kumiperunalla | kumiperunoilla | |
| ablative | kumiperunalta | kumiperunoilta | |
| allative | kumiperunalle | kumiperunoille | |
| essive | kumiperunana | kumiperunoina | |
| translative | kumiperunaksi | kumiperunoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kumiperunoin | |
| abessive | kumiperunatta | kumiperunoitta | |
| comitative | — | kumiperunoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kumiperuna (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kumiperunani | kumiperunamme |
| 2nd person | kumiperunasi | kumiperunanne |
| 3rd person | kumiperunansa | |
Further reading
- "kumiperuna" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).