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vaunu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Swedish vaghn (compare modern Swedish vagn), from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯nu/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯nu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑunu
  • Hyphenation(key): vau‧nu

Noun

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vaunu

  1. wagon, coach, stagecoach (see usage notes)
  2. (rail transport) wagon, (US) car, (UK) carriage
  3. (military) armoured combat vehicle, tank
  4. (automotive, dated) automobile, motorcar

Usage notes

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  • (wagon, coach): Almost always used in the plural of a single vehicle in the senses of baby carriage and horse-drawn wagon, including stagecoach.

Declension

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Inflection of vaunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative vaunu vaunut
genitive vaunun vaunujen
partitive vaunua vaunuja
illative vaunuun vaunuihin
singular plural
nominative vaunu vaunut
accusative nom. vaunu vaunut
gen. vaunun
genitive vaunun vaunujen
partitive vaunua vaunuja
inessive vaunussa vaunuissa
elative vaunusta vaunuista
illative vaunuun vaunuihin
adessive vaunulla vaunuilla
ablative vaunulta vaunuilta
allative vaunulle vaunuille
essive vaununa vaunuina
translative vaunuksi vaunuiksi
abessive vaunutta vaunuitta
instructive vaunuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vaunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vaununi vaununi
accusative nom. vaununi vaununi
gen. vaununi
genitive vaununi vaunujeni
partitive vaunuani vaunujani
inessive vaunussani vaunuissani
elative vaunustani vaunuistani
illative vaunuuni vaunuihini
adessive vaunullani vaunuillani
ablative vaunultani vaunuiltani
allative vaunulleni vaunuilleni
essive vaununani vaunuinani
translative vaunukseni vaunuikseni
abessive vaunuttani vaunuittani
instructive
comitative vaunuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vaunusi vaunusi
accusative nom. vaunusi vaunusi
gen. vaunusi
genitive vaunusi vaunujesi
partitive vaunuasi vaunujasi
inessive vaunussasi vaunuissasi
elative vaunustasi vaunuistasi
illative vaunuusi vaunuihisi
adessive vaunullasi vaunuillasi
ablative vaunultasi vaunuiltasi
allative vaunullesi vaunuillesi
essive vaununasi vaunuinasi
translative vaunuksesi vaunuiksesi
abessive vaunuttasi vaunuittasi
instructive
comitative vaunuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vaunumme vaunumme
accusative nom. vaunumme vaunumme
gen. vaunumme
genitive vaunumme vaunujemme
partitive vaunuamme vaunujamme
inessive vaunussamme vaunuissamme
elative vaunustamme vaunuistamme
illative vaunuumme vaunuihimme
adessive vaunullamme vaunuillamme
ablative vaunultamme vaunuiltamme
allative vaunullemme vaunuillemme
essive vaununamme vaunuinamme
translative vaunuksemme vaunuiksemme
abessive vaunuttamme vaunuittamme
instructive
comitative vaunuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vaununne vaununne
accusative nom. vaununne vaununne
gen. vaununne
genitive vaununne vaunujenne
partitive vaunuanne vaunujanne
inessive vaunussanne vaunuissanne
elative vaunustanne vaunuistanne
illative vaunuunne vaunuihinne
adessive vaunullanne vaunuillanne
ablative vaunultanne vaunuiltanne
allative vaunullenne vaunuillenne
essive vaununanne vaunuinanne
translative vaunuksenne vaunuiksenne
abessive vaunuttanne vaunuittanne
instructive
comitative vaunuinenne

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