kumiperuna
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kumi (“rubber”) + peruna (“potato”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kumiperuna
- a potato that has been steamed pre-peeled without rinsing, causing the potato starch remaining on its surface to gelatinize and form a rubbery skin once it's dried
Usage notes[edit]
- Mostly used to describe rubbery potatoes produced in the large canteen kitchens of schools and other institutions that feed large numbers of people.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kumiperuna (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kumiperuna | kumiperunat | ||
genitive | kumiperunan | kumiperunoiden kumiperunoitten | ||
partitive | kumiperunaa | kumiperunoita | ||
illative | kumiperunaan | kumiperunoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kumiperuna | kumiperunat | ||
accusative | nom. | kumiperuna | kumiperunat | |
gen. | kumiperunan | |||
genitive | kumiperunan | kumiperunoiden kumiperunoitten kumiperunainrare | ||
partitive | kumiperunaa | kumiperunoita | ||
inessive | kumiperunassa | kumiperunoissa | ||
elative | kumiperunasta | kumiperunoista | ||
illative | kumiperunaan | kumiperunoihin | ||
adessive | kumiperunalla | kumiperunoilla | ||
ablative | kumiperunalta | kumiperunoilta | ||
allative | kumiperunalle | kumiperunoille | ||
essive | kumiperunana | kumiperunoina | ||
translative | kumiperunaksi | kumiperunoiksi | ||
abessive | kumiperunatta | kumiperunoitta | ||
instructive | — | kumiperunoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “kumiperuna”, 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 2023-07-01