talonpoika
Finnish
Etymology
talon + poika
Noun
talonpoika
- freeholder (person who holds tenure by freehold)
- farmer (non-dependent person who earns his living by cultivating his own or rented land)
- (chess) pawn
Declension
| Inflection of talonpoika (Kotus type 10/koira, ik-j gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | talonpoika | talonpojat | |
| genitive | talonpojan | talonpoikien | |
| partitive | talonpoikaa | talonpoikia | |
| illative | talonpoikaan | talonpoikiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | talonpoika | talonpojat | |
| accusative | nom. | talonpoika | talonpojat |
| gen. | talonpojan | ||
| genitive | talonpojan | talonpoikien talonpoikainrare | |
| partitive | talonpoikaa | talonpoikia | |
| inessive | talonpojassa | talonpojissa | |
| elative | talonpojasta | talonpojista | |
| illative | talonpoikaan | talonpoikiin | |
| adessive | talonpojalla | talonpojilla | |
| ablative | talonpojalta | talonpojilta | |
| allative | talonpojalle | talonpojille | |
| essive | talonpoikana | talonpoikina | |
| translative | talonpojaksi | talonpojiksi | |
| instructive | — | talonpojin | |
| abessive | talonpojatta | talonpojitta | |
| comitative | — | talonpoikineen | |
Synonyms
- (freeholder): talollinen
- (farmer): maanviljelijä
- (pawn): sotilas
Derived terms
- talonpoikaisto