kynnenmustuainen
Finnish
Etymology
kynnen (“of a nail”) + mustuainen (“black spot”)
Noun
kynnenmustuainen
- A black rim of dirt under a person's fingernail.
- (rare) Often with verran; pinch, iota (small amount of anything)
- Hän kaatoi kynnenmustuaisen verran basilikaa pojan kämmenelle, jotta hän saisi maistaa.
- She poured a pinch of basil on the palm of the boy to let him have a taste.
- Hän kaatoi kynnenmustuaisen verran basilikaa pojan kämmenelle, jotta hän saisi maistaa.
Usage notes
In addition to Finnish the "black of the nail" signifies "small amount" at least in Spanish: negro de la uña.
Declension
| Inflection of kynnenmustuainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset | |
| genitive | kynnenmustuaisen | kynnenmustuaisten kynnenmustuaisien | |
| partitive | kynnenmustuaista | kynnenmustuaisia | |
| illative | kynnenmustuaiseen | kynnenmustuaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | kynnenmustuainen | kynnenmustuaiset |
| gen. | kynnenmustuaisen | ||
| genitive | kynnenmustuaisen | kynnenmustuaisten kynnenmustuaisien | |
| partitive | kynnenmustuaista | kynnenmustuaisia | |
| inessive | kynnenmustuaisessa | kynnenmustuaisissa | |
| elative | kynnenmustuaisesta | kynnenmustuaisista | |
| illative | kynnenmustuaiseen | kynnenmustuaisiin | |
| adessive | kynnenmustuaisella | kynnenmustuaisilla | |
| ablative | kynnenmustuaiselta | kynnenmustuaisilta | |
| allative | kynnenmustuaiselle | kynnenmustuaisille | |
| essive | kynnenmustuaisena | kynnenmustuaisina | |
| translative | kynnenmustuaiseksi | kynnenmustuaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | kynnenmustuaisin | |
| abessive | kynnenmustuaisetta | kynnenmustuaisitta | |
| comitative | — | kynnenmustuaisineen | |
Synonyms
- (small amount): hippunen, hitunen, ripaus