nielu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *neelu. Equivalent to niellä (“to swallow”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnie̯lu/, [ˈnie̞̯lu]
  • Rhymes: -ielu
  • Syllabification(key): nie‧lu

Noun

nielu

  1. (anatomy) pharynx (part of the throat)
  2. (fishing) funnel (in a fyke net)
  3. sink (the opposite of a source; that which absorbs something; target or destination)
    Antonym: lähde
  4. (botany) throat (orifice of a tubular organ)
  5. (electronics) drain (of a field effect transistor)

Declension
Inflection of nielu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative nielu nielut
genitive nielun nielujen
partitive nielua nieluja
illative nieluun nieluihin
singular plural
nominative nielu nielut
accusative nom. nielu nielut
gen. nielun
genitive nielun nielujen
partitive nielua nieluja
inessive nielussa nieluissa
elative nielusta nieluista
illative nieluun nieluihin
adessive nielulla nieluilla
ablative nielulta nieluilta
allative nielulle nieluille
essive nieluna nieluina
translative nieluksi nieluiksi
abessive nielutta nieluitta
instructive — nieluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nielu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nieluni nieluni
accusative nom. nieluni nieluni
gen. nieluni
genitive nieluni nielujeni
partitive nieluani nielujani
inessive nielussani nieluissani
elative nielustani nieluistani
illative nieluuni nieluihini
adessive nielullani nieluillani
ablative nielultani nieluiltani
allative nielulleni nieluilleni
essive nielunani nieluinani
translative nielukseni nieluikseni
abessive nieluttani nieluittani
instructive — —
comitative — nieluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nielusi nielusi
accusative nom. nielusi nielusi
gen. nielusi
genitive nielusi nielujesi
partitive nieluasi nielujasi
inessive nielussasi nieluissasi
elative nielustasi nieluistasi
illative nieluusi nieluihisi
adessive nielullasi nieluillasi
ablative nielultasi nieluiltasi
allative nielullesi nieluillesi
essive nielunasi nieluinasi
translative nieluksesi nieluiksesi
abessive nieluttasi nieluittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nieluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nielumme nielumme
accusative nom. nielumme nielumme
gen. nielumme
genitive nielumme nielujemme
partitive nieluamme nielujamme
inessive nielussamme nieluissamme
elative nielustamme nieluistamme
illative nieluumme nieluihimme
adessive nielullamme nieluillamme
ablative nielultamme nieluiltamme
allative nielullemme nieluillemme
essive nielunamme nieluinamme
translative nieluksemme nieluiksemme
abessive nieluttamme nieluittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nieluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nielunne nielunne
accusative nom. nielunne nielunne
gen. nielunne
genitive nielunne nielujenne
partitive nieluanne nielujanne
inessive nielussanne nieluissanne
elative nielustanne nieluistanne
illative nieluunne nieluihinne
adessive nielullanne nieluillanne
ablative nielultanne nieluiltanne
allative nielullenne nieluillenne
essive nielunanne nieluinanne
translative nieluksenne nieluiksenne
abessive nieluttanne nieluittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nieluinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nielunsa nielunsa
accusative nom. nielunsa nielunsa
gen. nielunsa
genitive nielunsa nielujensa
partitive nieluaan
nieluansa		 nielujaan
nielujansa
inessive nielussaan
nielussansa		 nieluissaan
nieluissansa
elative nielustaan
nielustansa		 nieluistaan
nieluistansa
illative nieluunsa nieluihinsa
adessive nielullaan
nielullansa		 nieluillaan
nieluillansa
ablative nielultaan
nielultansa		 nieluiltaan
nieluiltansa
allative nielulleen
nielullensa		 nieluilleen
nieluillensa
essive nielunaan
nielunansa		 nieluinaan
nieluinansa
translative nielukseen
nieluksensa		 nieluikseen
nieluiksensa
abessive nieluttaan
nieluttansa		 nieluittaan
nieluittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nieluineen
nieluinensa

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