koiska
Finnish
editEtymology
editkoi (“moth”) + -ska, from the ancient belief that cancer is caused by a worm that eats the body from inside in the same way as the larvae of moth eat the clothes.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoiska (archaic)
Declension
editInflection of koiska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | koiska | koiskat | |
genitive | koiskan | koiskien | |
partitive | koiskaa | koiskia | |
illative | koiskaan | koiskiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | koiska | koiskat | |
accusative | nom. | koiska | koiskat |
gen. | koiskan | ||
genitive | koiskan | koiskien koiskain rare | |
partitive | koiskaa | koiskia | |
inessive | koiskassa | koiskissa | |
elative | koiskasta | koiskista | |
illative | koiskaan | koiskiin | |
adessive | koiskalla | koiskilla | |
ablative | koiskalta | koiskilta | |
allative | koiskalle | koiskille | |
essive | koiskana | koiskina | |
translative | koiskaksi | koiskiksi | |
abessive | koiskatta | koiskitta | |
instructive | — | koiskin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |