miestenhaku
Finnish
Alternative forms
- miesten haku
Etymology
miesten + haku
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmie̯stenˌhɑku/, [ˈmie̞̯s̠t̪e̞nˌhɑku]
- Rhymes: -ɑku
- Syllabification: mies‧ten‧ha‧ku
Noun
miestenhaku
- an arrangement (at a dance event) where men ask women to be their dance partner; gentlemen's choice, gentlemen's excuse-me
Declension
| Inflection of miestenhaku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | miestenhaku | miestenhaut | |
| genitive | miestenhaun | miestenhakujen | |
| partitive | miestenhakua | miestenhakuja | |
| illative | miestenhakuun | miestenhakuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | miestenhaku | miestenhaut | |
| accusative | nom. | miestenhaku | miestenhaut |
| gen. | miestenhaun | ||
| genitive | miestenhaun | miestenhakujen | |
| partitive | miestenhakua | miestenhakuja | |
| inessive | miestenhaussa | miestenhauissa | |
| elative | miestenhausta | miestenhauista | |
| illative | miestenhakuun | miestenhakuihin | |
| adessive | miestenhaulla | miestenhauilla | |
| ablative | miestenhaulta | miestenhauilta | |
| allative | miestenhaulle | miestenhauille | |
| essive | miestenhakuna | miestenhakuina | |
| translative | miestenhauksi | miestenhauiksi | |
| instructive | — | miestenhauin | |
| abessive | miestenhautta | miestenhauitta | |
| comitative | — | miestenhakuineen | |
| Possessive forms of miestenhaku (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | miestenhakuni | miestenhakumme |
| 2nd person | miestenhakusi | miestenhakunne |
| 3rd person | miestenhakunsa | |
Coordinate terms
- naistenhaku, sekahaku