perälauta
Finnish
Etymology
perä (“rear”) + lauta (“board”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperæˌlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈpe̞ræˌlɑu̯t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
- Syllabification(key): pe‧rä‧lau‧ta
Noun
perälauta
- tailgate, tailboard (hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle)
- fallback clause or backstop (in a contract which leaves some element of the settlement to depend on future negotiations, a clause that stipulates the outcome in case no other agreement is reached)
Declension
| Inflection of perälauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perälauta | perälaudat | |
| genitive | perälaudan | perälautojen | |
| partitive | perälautaa | perälautoja | |
| illative | perälautaan | perälautoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perälauta | perälaudat | |
| accusative | nom. | perälauta | perälaudat |
| gen. | perälaudan | ||
| genitive | perälaudan | perälautojen perälautainrare | |
| partitive | perälautaa | perälautoja | |
| inessive | perälaudassa | perälaudoissa | |
| elative | perälaudasta | perälaudoista | |
| illative | perälautaan | perälautoihin | |
| adessive | perälaudalla | perälaudoilla | |
| ablative | perälaudalta | perälaudoilta | |
| allative | perälaudalle | perälaudoille | |
| essive | perälautana | perälautoina | |
| translative | perälaudaksi | perälaudoiksi | |
| instructive | — | perälaudoin | |
| abessive | perälaudatta | perälaudoitta | |
| comitative | — | perälautoineen | |
| Possessive forms of perälauta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | perälautani | perälautamme |
| 2nd person | perälautasi | perälautanne |
| 3rd person | perälautansa | |