veroruuvi

Finnish

Etymology

vero +‎ ruuvi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeroˌruːʋi/, [ˈʋe̞ro̞ˌruːʋi]
  • Rhymes: -uːʋi
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧ro‧ruu‧vi

Noun

veroruuvi

  1. (figuratively) "the tax screw"
    kiristää veroruuvia ― to tighten the tax screw (i.e. to raise taxes)

Declension
Inflection of veroruuvi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative veroruuvi veroruuvit
genitive veroruuvin veroruuvien
partitive veroruuvia veroruuveja
illative veroruuviin veroruuveihin
singular plural
nominative veroruuvi veroruuvit
accusative nom. veroruuvi veroruuvit
gen. veroruuvin
genitive veroruuvin veroruuvien
partitive veroruuvia veroruuveja
inessive veroruuvissa veroruuveissa
elative veroruuvista veroruuveista
illative veroruuviin veroruuveihin
adessive veroruuvilla veroruuveilla
ablative veroruuvilta veroruuveilta
allative veroruuville veroruuveille
essive veroruuvina veroruuveina
translative veroruuviksi veroruuveiksi
instructive — veroruuvein
abessive veroruuvitta veroruuveitta
comitative — veroruuveineen
Possessive forms of veroruuvi (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person veroruuvini veroruuvimme
2nd person veroruuvisi veroruuvinne
3rd person veroruuvinsa
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