sudenpentu
Finnish
Etymology
suden (“of a wolf”) + pentu (“cub, puppy”)
Noun
sudenpentu
- (literally) wolf cub (young of a wolf)
- Cub Scout (junior Boy Scout)
- Brownie (junior Girl Guide)
Usage notes
In the sense "young of a wolf" also written as two words: suden pentu.
Declension
| Inflection of sudenpentu (Kotus type 1/valo, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sudenpentu | sudenpennut | |
| genitive | sudenpennun | sudenpentujen | |
| partitive | sudenpentua | sudenpentuja | |
| illative | sudenpentuun | sudenpentuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sudenpentu | sudenpennut | |
| accusative | nom. | sudenpentu | sudenpennut |
| gen. | sudenpennun | ||
| genitive | sudenpennun | sudenpentujen | |
| partitive | sudenpentua | sudenpentuja | |
| inessive | sudenpennussa | sudenpennuissa | |
| elative | sudenpennusta | sudenpennuista | |
| illative | sudenpentuun | sudenpentuihin | |
| adessive | sudenpennulla | sudenpennuilla | |
| ablative | sudenpennulta | sudenpennuilta | |
| allative | sudenpennulle | sudenpennuille | |
| essive | sudenpentuna | sudenpentuina | |
| translative | sudenpennuksi | sudenpennuiksi | |
| instructive | — | sudenpennuin | |
| abessive | sudenpennutta | sudenpennuitta | |
| comitative | — | sudenpentuineen | |
Synonyms
- (junior Boy Scout): kolkka, kolkkapoika