cunningham

See also: Cunningham

English

Etymology

Named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham.

Noun

cunningham (plural cunninghams)

  1. (nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.

See also

Finnish

Etymology

< English cunningham

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkunːiŋːhɑm/, [ˈkunːiŋːhɑm] or IPA(key): /ˈkɑniŋːhæm/, [ˈkɑniŋːhæm]

Noun

cunningham

  1. (nautical) cunningham

Declension
Inflection of cunningham (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative cunningham cunninghamit
genitive cunninghamin cunninghamien
partitive cunninghamia cunninghameja
illative cunninghamiin cunninghameihin
singular plural
nominative cunningham cunninghamit
accusative nom. cunningham cunninghamit
gen. cunninghamin
genitive cunninghamin cunninghamien
partitive cunninghamia cunninghameja
inessive cunninghamissa cunninghameissa
elative cunninghamista cunninghameista
illative cunninghamiin cunninghameihin
adessive cunninghamilla cunninghameilla
ablative cunninghamilta cunninghameilta
allative cunninghamille cunninghameille
essive cunninghamina cunninghameina
translative cunninghamiksi cunninghameiksi
instructive — cunninghamein
abessive cunninghamitta cunninghameitta
comitative — cunninghameineen

Synonyms
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