twistnaru
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
twist (“popular dance from the '50ies”) + naru (“band”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
twistnaru
- An elastic band used in a children's jumping game called twistaus (“twisting”).
Usage notes[edit]
In English the term "twistband" or "twist band" refers to an elastic hair tie used e.g. to make a ponytail.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of twistnaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | ||
genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | ||
partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | ||
illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | ||
accusative | nom. | twistnaru | twistnarut | |
gen. | twistnarun | |||
genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | ||
partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | ||
inessive | twistnarussa | twistnaruissa | ||
elative | twistnarusta | twistnaruista | ||
illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | ||
adessive | twistnarulla | twistnaruilla | ||
ablative | twistnarulta | twistnaruilta | ||
allative | twistnarulle | twistnaruille | ||
essive | twistnaruna | twistnaruina | ||
translative | twistnaruksi | twistnaruiksi | ||
abessive | twistnarutta | twistnaruitta | ||
instructive | — | twistnaruin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “twistnaru”, 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