peruskunta
Finnish
Etymology
perus- (“base”) + kunta (“municipality”); coined in 2000 - 2005 by advocates of merging existing municipalities into much larger units; refers to the idea that the new, large and strong municipalities would be the principal structure that provides public services to citizens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperusˌkuntɑ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠ˌkun̪t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -untɑ
- Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧kun‧ta
Noun
peruskunta
- basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
- basic municipality (a municipality large enough to offer public services in a proposed model)
Declension
| Inflection of peruskunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peruskunta | peruskunnat | |
| genitive | peruskunnan | peruskuntien | |
| partitive | peruskuntaa | peruskuntia | |
| illative | peruskuntaan | peruskuntiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peruskunta | peruskunnat | |
| accusative | nom. | peruskunta | peruskunnat |
| gen. | peruskunnan | ||
| genitive | peruskunnan | peruskuntien peruskuntainrare | |
| partitive | peruskuntaa | peruskuntia | |
| inessive | peruskunnassa | peruskunnissa | |
| elative | peruskunnasta | peruskunnista | |
| illative | peruskuntaan | peruskuntiin | |
| adessive | peruskunnalla | peruskunnilla | |
| ablative | peruskunnalta | peruskunnilta | |
| allative | peruskunnalle | peruskunnille | |
| essive | peruskuntana | peruskuntina | |
| translative | peruskunnaksi | peruskunniksi | |
| instructive | — | peruskunnin | |
| abessive | peruskunnatta | peruskunnitta | |
| comitative | — | peruskuntineen | |
| Possessive forms of peruskunta (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | peruskuntani | peruskuntamme |
| 2nd person | peruskuntasi | peruskuntanne |
| 3rd person | peruskuntansa | |