veroruuvi
Finnish
Etymology
vero + ruuvi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeroˌruːʋi/, [ˈʋe̞ro̞ˌruːʋi]
- Rhymes: -uːʋi
- Syllabification(key): ve‧ro‧ruu‧vi
Noun
veroruuvi
- (figuratively) "the tax screw"
- kiristää veroruuvia ― to tighten the tax screw (i.e. to raise taxes)
Declension
| Inflection of veroruuvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | veroruuvi | veroruuvit | |
| genitive | veroruuvin | veroruuvien | |
| partitive | veroruuvia | veroruuveja | |
| illative | veroruuviin | veroruuveihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veroruuvi | veroruuvit | |
| accusative | nom. | veroruuvi | veroruuvit |
| gen. | veroruuvin | ||
| genitive | veroruuvin | veroruuvien | |
| partitive | veroruuvia | veroruuveja | |
| inessive | veroruuvissa | veroruuveissa | |
| elative | veroruuvista | veroruuveista | |
| illative | veroruuviin | veroruuveihin | |
| adessive | veroruuvilla | veroruuveilla | |
| ablative | veroruuvilta | veroruuveilta | |
| allative | veroruuville | veroruuveille | |
| essive | veroruuvina | veroruuveina | |
| translative | veroruuviksi | veroruuveiksi | |
| instructive | — | veroruuvein | |
| abessive | veroruuvitta | veroruuveitta | |
| comitative | — | veroruuveineen | |
| Possessive forms of veroruuvi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | veroruuvini | veroruuvimme |
| 2nd person | veroruuvisi | veroruuvinne |
| 3rd person | veroruuvinsa | |