kansakunta
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑˌkuntɑ/, [ˈkɑns̠ɑˌkun̪t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -untɑ
- Syllabification(key): kan‧sa‧kun‧ta
Usage notes
- In the sense "nation, people" the terms kansa and kansakunta are quite synonymous, although kansa tends to refer to a cultural entity and kansakunta to a political entity.
Declension
| Inflection of kansakunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kansakunta | kansakunnat | |
| genitive | kansakunnan | kansakuntien | |
| partitive | kansakuntaa | kansakuntia | |
| illative | kansakuntaan | kansakuntiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kansakunta | kansakunnat | |
| accusative | nom. | kansakunta | kansakunnat |
| gen. | kansakunnan | ||
| genitive | kansakunnan | kansakuntien kansakuntainrare | |
| partitive | kansakuntaa | kansakuntia | |
| inessive | kansakunnassa | kansakunnissa | |
| elative | kansakunnasta | kansakunnista | |
| illative | kansakuntaan | kansakuntiin | |
| adessive | kansakunnalla | kansakunnilla | |
| ablative | kansakunnalta | kansakunnilta | |
| allative | kansakunnalle | kansakunnille | |
| essive | kansakuntana | kansakuntina | |
| translative | kansakunnaksi | kansakunniksi | |
| instructive | — | kansakunnin | |
| abessive | kansakunnatta | kansakunnitta | |
| comitative | — | kansakuntineen | |
| Possessive forms of kansakunta (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kansakuntani | kansakuntamme |
| 2nd person | kansakuntasi | kansakuntanne |
| 3rd person | kansakuntansa | |
Synonyms
- (nation): kansa
Derived terms
Further reading
- "kansakunta" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
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