selkäranka
Finnish
Etymology
Compound of selkä + ranka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselkæˌrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞lkæˌrɑŋkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): sel‧kä‧ran‧ka
Noun
selkäranka
- (anatomy) backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column (series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord)
- backbone (fundamental support or infrastructure)
- backbone, spine (courage, strength)
Declension
| Inflection of selkäranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | selkäranka | selkärangat | |
| genitive | selkärangan | selkärankojen | |
| partitive | selkärankaa | selkärankoja | |
| illative | selkärankaan | selkärankoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | selkäranka | selkärangat | |
| accusative | nom. | selkäranka | selkärangat |
| gen. | selkärangan | ||
| genitive | selkärangan | selkärankojen selkärankainrare | |
| partitive | selkärankaa | selkärankoja | |
| inessive | selkärangassa | selkärangoissa | |
| elative | selkärangasta | selkärangoista | |
| illative | selkärankaan | selkärankoihin | |
| adessive | selkärangalla | selkärangoilla | |
| ablative | selkärangalta | selkärangoilta | |
| allative | selkärangalle | selkärangoille | |
| essive | selkärankana | selkärankoina | |
| translative | selkärangaksi | selkärangoiksi | |
| instructive | — | selkärangoin | |
| abessive | selkärangatta | selkärangoitta | |
| comitative | — | selkärankoineen | |
| Possessive forms of selkäranka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | selkärankani | selkärankamme |
| 2nd person | selkärankasi | selkärankanne |
| 3rd person | selkärankansa | |