ajan hammas
Finnish
Etymology
Calque of Swedish tidens tand. Compare Dutch tand des tijds.
Noun
ajan hammas (literally "the tooth of time")
- (idiomatic) the passing of time as it has affected the validity or longevity of something; the test of time
- kestää ajan hammasta ― to stand the test of time
- Ajan hammas on purrut tähän elokuvaan.
- This movie hasn't stood the test of time.
- (literally, “The tooth of time has bitten into this movie.”)
Declension
| Inflection of ajan hammas (Kotus type 41/vieras, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | |
| genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten | |
| partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | |
| illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | |
| accusative | nom. | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat |
| gen. | ajan hampaan | ||
| genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten | |
| partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | |
| inessive | ajan hampaassa | ajan hampaissa | |
| elative | ajan hampaasta | ajan hampaista | |
| illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin ajan hampaihinrare | |
| adessive | ajan hampaalla | ajan hampailla | |
| ablative | ajan hampaalta | ajan hampailta | |
| allative | ajan hampaalle | ajan hampaille | |
| essive | ajan hampaana | ajan hampaina | |
| translative | ajan hampaaksi | ajan hampaiksi | |
| instructive | — | ajan hampain | |
| abessive | ajan hampaatta | ajan hampaitta | |
| comitative | — | ajan hampaineen | |
| Possessive forms of ajan hammas (type vieras) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ajan hampaani | ajan hampaamme |
| 2nd person | ajan hampaasi | ajan hampaanne |
| 3rd person | ajan hampaansa | |
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