kynnenalus
Finnish
Etymology
kynnen (“of nail”) + alus (“underlay”)
Noun
kynnenalus
- The void under the free margin of one's fingernails; no exact equivalent in common English, but may be called subungual space in scientific context.
- Hänellä on likaiset kynnenalukset.
- He's got dirt under his nails.
- Hänellä on likaiset kynnenalukset.
Declension
| Inflection of kynnenalus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kynnenalus | kynnenalukset | |
| genitive | kynnenaluksen | kynnenalusten kynnenaluksien | |
| partitive | kynnenalusta | kynnenaluksia | |
| illative | kynnenalukseen | kynnenaluksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kynnenalus | kynnenalukset | |
| accusative | nom. | kynnenalus | kynnenalukset |
| gen. | kynnenaluksen | ||
| genitive | kynnenaluksen | kynnenalusten kynnenaluksien | |
| partitive | kynnenalusta | kynnenaluksia | |
| inessive | kynnenaluksessa | kynnenaluksissa | |
| elative | kynnenaluksesta | kynnenaluksista | |
| illative | kynnenalukseen | kynnenaluksiin | |
| adessive | kynnenaluksella | kynnenaluksilla | |
| ablative | kynnenalukselta | kynnenaluksilta | |
| allative | kynnenalukselle | kynnenaluksille | |
| essive | kynnenaluksena | kynnenaluksina | |
| translative | kynnenalukseksi | kynnenaluksiksi | |
| instructive | — | kynnenaluksin | |
| abessive | kynnenaluksetta | kynnenaluksitta | |
| comitative | — | kynnenaluksineen | |
Synonyms
- kynnenalunen
See also
- kynnenmustuainen
- subungual