profylaksi

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English prophylactic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprofylɑksi/, [ˈpro̞fyˌlɑ̝ks̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑksi
• Syllabification^(key): pro‧fy‧lak‧si

Noun

profylaksi

1. prophylactic (medicine which preserves or defends against disease)

Declension

Inflection of profylaksi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		profylaksi	profylaksit
genitive		profylaksin	profylaksien
partitive		profylaksia	profylakseja
illative		profylaksiin	profylakseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		profylaksi	profylaksit
accusative	nom.	profylaksi	profylaksit
	gen.	profylaksin
genitive		profylaksin	profylaksien
partitive		profylaksia	profylakseja
inessive		profylaksissa	profylakseissa
elative		profylaksista	profylakseista
illative		profylaksiin	profylakseihin
adessive		profylaksilla	profylakseilla
ablative		profylaksilta	profylakseilta
allative		profylaksille	profylakseille
essive		profylaksina	profylakseina
translative		profylaksiksi	profylakseiksi
abessive		profylaksitta	profylakseitta
instructive		—	profylaksein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of profylaksi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative profylaksini profylaksini accusative nom. profylaksini profylaksini gen. profylaksini genitive profylaksini profylaksieni partitive profylaksiani profylaksejani inessive profylaksissani profylakseissani elative profylaksistani profylakseistani illative profylaksiini profylakseihini adessive profylaksillani profylakseillani ablative profylaksiltani profylakseiltani allative profylaksilleni profylakseilleni essive profylaksinani profylakseinani translative profylaksikseni profylakseikseni abessive profylaksittani profylakseittani instructive — — comitative — profylakseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative profylaksisi profylaksisi accusative nom. profylaksisi profylaksisi gen. profylaksisi genitive profylaksisi profylaksiesi partitive profylaksiasi profylaksejasi inessive profylaksissasi profylakseissasi elative profylaksistasi profylakseistasi illative profylaksiisi profylakseihisi adessive profylaksillasi profylakseillasi ablative profylaksiltasi profylakseiltasi allative profylaksillesi profylakseillesi essive profylaksinasi profylakseinasi translative profylaksiksesi profylakseiksesi abessive profylaksittasi profylakseittasi instructive — — comitative — profylakseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative profylaksimme profylaksimme accusative nom. profylaksimme profylaksimme gen. profylaksimme genitive profylaksimme profylaksiemme partitive profylaksiamme profylaksejamme inessive profylaksissamme profylakseissamme elative profylaksistamme profylakseistamme illative profylaksiimme profylakseihimme adessive profylaksillamme profylakseillamme ablative profylaksiltamme profylakseiltamme allative profylaksillemme profylakseillemme essive profylaksinamme profylakseinamme translative profylaksiksemme profylakseiksemme abessive profylaksittamme profylakseittamme instructive — — comitative — profylakseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative profylaksinne profylaksinne accusative nom. profylaksinne profylaksinne gen. profylaksinne genitive profylaksinne profylaksienne partitive profylaksianne profylaksejanne inessive profylaksissanne profylakseissanne elative profylaksistanne profylakseistanne illative profylaksiinne profylakseihinne adessive profylaksillanne profylakseillanne ablative profylaksiltanne profylakseiltanne allative profylaksillenne profylakseillenne essive profylaksinanne profylakseinanne translative profylaksiksenne profylakseiksenne abessive profylaksittanne profylakseittanne instructive — — comitative — profylakseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative profylaksinsa profylaksinsa accusative nom. profylaksinsa profylaksinsa gen. profylaksinsa genitive profylaksinsa profylaksiensa partitive profylaksiaan profylaksiansa profylaksejaan profylaksejansa inessive profylaksissaan profylaksissansa profylakseissaan profylakseissansa elative profylaksistaan profylaksistansa profylakseistaan profylakseistansa illative profylaksiinsa profylakseihinsa adessive profylaksillaan profylaksillansa profylakseillaan profylakseillansa ablative profylaksiltaan profylaksiltansa profylakseiltaan profylakseiltansa allative profylaksilleen profylaksillensa profylakseilleen profylakseillensa essive profylaksinaan profylaksinansa profylakseinaan profylakseinansa translative profylaksikseen profylaksiksensa profylakseikseen profylakseiksensa abessive profylaksittaan profylaksittansa profylakseittaan profylakseittansa instructive — — comitative — profylakseineen profylakseinensa

Synonyms

• ennalta ehkäisevä lääke

Related terms

• profylaksia
• profylaktinen
• profylaktisesti
• profylaktisuus

Further reading

• “profylaksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03