kuilu

See also: kuiļu

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a metathesis of kulju.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkui̯lu/, [ˈkui̯lu]
  • Rhymes: -uilu
  • Syllabification(key): kui‧lu

Noun

kuilu

  1. shaft (of mine, elevator)
  2. abyss, chasm
  3. ravine
  4. (figuratively) gap

Declension

Inflection of kuilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kuilu kuilut
genitive kuilun kuilujen
partitive kuilua kuiluja
illative kuiluun kuiluihin
singular plural
nominative kuilu kuilut
accusative nom. kuilu kuilut
gen. kuilun
genitive kuilun kuilujen
partitive kuilua kuiluja
inessive kuilussa kuiluissa
elative kuilusta kuiluista
illative kuiluun kuiluihin
adessive kuilulla kuiluilla
ablative kuilulta kuiluilta
allative kuilulle kuiluille
essive kuiluna kuiluina
translative kuiluksi kuiluiksi
instructive kuiluin
abessive kuilutta kuiluitta
comitative kuiluineen
Possessive forms of kuilu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person kuiluni kuilumme
2nd person kuilusi kuilunne
3rd person kuilunsa

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese coelho, from Old Portuguese cõello, from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus, from Latin cunīculus, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), probably of Iberian origin. Doublet of kelinci and terwelu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈi.lu/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧i‧lu

Noun

kuilu (first-person possessive kuiluku, second-person possessive kuilumu, third-person possessive kuilunya)

  1. (archaic) rabbit, hare.
    Synonyms: kelinci, terwelu

Further reading

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