peruskunta

Finnish

Etymology

perus- (“base”) +‎ kunta (“municipality”); coined in 2000 - 2005 by advocates of merging existing municipalities into much larger units; refers to the idea that the new, large and strong municipalities would be the principal structure that provides public services to citizens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈperusˌkuntɑ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠ˌkun̪t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧kun‧ta

Noun

peruskunta

  1. basic municipality (a municipality that does not have a governing body but that is not in itself part of a regional governing body)
  2. basic municipality (a municipality large enough to offer public services in a proposed model)

Declension
Inflection of peruskunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
nominative peruskunta peruskunnat
genitive peruskunnan peruskuntien
partitive peruskuntaa peruskuntia
illative peruskuntaan peruskuntiin
singular plural
nominative peruskunta peruskunnat
accusative nom. peruskunta peruskunnat
gen. peruskunnan
genitive peruskunnan peruskuntien
peruskuntainrare
partitive peruskuntaa peruskuntia
inessive peruskunnassa peruskunnissa
elative peruskunnasta peruskunnista
illative peruskuntaan peruskuntiin
adessive peruskunnalla peruskunnilla
ablative peruskunnalta peruskunnilta
allative peruskunnalle peruskunnille
essive peruskuntana peruskuntina
translative peruskunnaksi peruskunniksi
instructive — peruskunnin
abessive peruskunnatta peruskunnitta
comitative — peruskuntineen
Possessive forms of peruskunta (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person peruskuntani peruskuntamme
2nd person peruskuntasi peruskuntanne
3rd person peruskuntansa
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