oikosulku

Finnish

Etymology

oiko- (“short, straight”) +‎ sulku (“closing”). Coined by Finnish professor Lauri Hakulinen in 1928.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoi̯koˌsulku/, [ˈo̞i̯ko̞ˌs̠ulku]
  • Rhymes: -ulku
  • Syllabification(key): oi‧ko‧sul‧ku

Noun

oikosulku

  1. (electronics) short circuit (a connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit).
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of ajatuskatko.

Declension
Inflection of oikosulku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
nominative oikosulku oikosulut
genitive oikosulun oikosulkujen
partitive oikosulkua oikosulkuja
illative oikosulkuun oikosulkuihin
singular plural
nominative oikosulku oikosulut
accusative nom. oikosulku oikosulut
gen. oikosulun
genitive oikosulun oikosulkujen
partitive oikosulkua oikosulkuja
inessive oikosulussa oikosuluissa
elative oikosulusta oikosuluista
illative oikosulkuun oikosulkuihin
adessive oikosululla oikosuluilla
ablative oikosululta oikosuluilta
allative oikosululle oikosuluille
essive oikosulkuna oikosulkuina
translative oikosuluksi oikosuluiksi
instructive — oikosuluin
abessive oikosulutta oikosuluitta
comitative — oikosulkuineen
Possessive forms of oikosulku (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person oikosulkuni oikosulkumme
2nd person oikosulkusi oikosulkunne
3rd person oikosulkunsa

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • oikosulkea
  • oikosulkurele
  • oikosulkusuoja
  • oikosulkusuojaus

References
  1. Heikkinen, Vesa, editor (2017), “Sanoin saavutettu: 1920-luku”, in Sanoin saavutettu ‒ satavuotias Suomi‎ (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus

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