peruskallio
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]peruskallio
- (geology) basement (mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid)
- (figuratively) bedrock (basis or foundation)
Usage notes
[edit]- Many Finnish speakers do not make a difference between the geological terms peruskallio and kallioperä (“bedrock”), probably because Finland lies on the Baltic Shield and the bedrock largely consists of basement.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of peruskallio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | peruskallio | peruskalliot | |
genitive | peruskallion | peruskallioiden peruskallioitten | |
partitive | peruskalliota | peruskallioita | |
illative | peruskallioon | peruskallioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | peruskallio | peruskalliot | |
accusative | nom. | peruskallio | peruskalliot |
gen. | peruskallion | ||
genitive | peruskallion | peruskallioiden peruskallioitten | |
partitive | peruskalliota | peruskallioita | |
inessive | peruskalliossa | peruskallioissa | |
elative | peruskalliosta | peruskallioista | |
illative | peruskallioon | peruskallioihin | |
adessive | peruskalliolla | peruskallioilla | |
ablative | peruskalliolta | peruskallioilta | |
allative | peruskalliolle | peruskallioille | |
essive | peruskalliona | peruskallioina | |
translative | peruskallioksi | peruskallioiksi | |
abessive | peruskalliotta | peruskallioitta | |
instructive | — | peruskallioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “peruskallio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03