runous

Finnish

Etymology

runo (“poem”) +‎ -us (“-hood”). First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrunous/, [ˈruno̞us̠]
• Rhymes: -unous
• Syllabification^(key): ru‧no‧us
• Hyphenation^(key): ru‧no‧us

Noun

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runous

1. poetry

Declension

Inflection of runous (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		runous	runoudet
genitive		runouden	runouksien
partitive		runoutta	runouksia
illative		runouteen	runouksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		runous	runoudet
accusative	nom.	runous	runoudet
	gen.	runouden
genitive		runouden	runouksien
partitive		runoutta	runouksia
inessive		runoudessa	runouksissa
elative		runoudesta	runouksista
illative		runouteen	runouksiin
adessive		runoudella	runouksilla
ablative		runoudelta	runouksilta
allative		runoudelle	runouksille
essive		runoutena	runouksina
translative		runoudeksi	runouksiksi
abessive		runoudetta	runouksitta
instructive		—	runouksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of runous (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runouteni runouteni accusative nom. runouteni runouteni gen. runouteni genitive runouteni runouksieni partitive runouttani runouksiani inessive runoudessani runouksissani elative runoudestani runouksistani illative runouteeni runouksiini adessive runoudellani runouksillani ablative runoudeltani runouksiltani allative runoudelleni runouksilleni essive runoutenani runouksinani translative runoudekseni runouksikseni abessive runoudettani runouksittani instructive — — comitative — runouksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runoutesi runoutesi accusative nom. runoutesi runoutesi gen. runoutesi genitive runoutesi runouksiesi partitive runouttasi runouksiasi inessive runoudessasi runouksissasi elative runoudestasi runouksistasi illative runouteesi runouksiisi adessive runoudellasi runouksillasi ablative runoudeltasi runouksiltasi allative runoudellesi runouksillesi essive runoutenasi runouksinasi translative runoudeksesi runouksiksesi abessive runoudettasi runouksittasi instructive — — comitative — runouksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runoutemme runoutemme accusative nom. runoutemme runoutemme gen. runoutemme genitive runoutemme runouksiemme partitive runouttamme runouksiamme inessive runoudessamme runouksissamme elative runoudestamme runouksistamme illative runouteemme runouksiimme adessive runoudellamme runouksillamme ablative runoudeltamme runouksiltamme allative runoudellemme runouksillemme essive runoutenamme runouksinamme translative runoudeksemme runouksiksemme abessive runoudettamme runouksittamme instructive — — comitative — runouksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runoutenne runoutenne accusative nom. runoutenne runoutenne gen. runoutenne genitive runoutenne runouksienne partitive runouttanne runouksianne inessive runoudessanne runouksissanne elative runoudestanne runouksistanne illative runouteenne runouksiinne adessive runoudellanne runouksillanne ablative runoudeltanne runouksiltanne allative runoudellenne runouksillenne essive runoutenanne runouksinanne translative runoudeksenne runouksiksenne abessive runoudettanne runouksittanne instructive — — comitative — runouksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative runoutensa runoutensa accusative nom. runoutensa runoutensa gen. runoutensa genitive runoutensa runouksiensa partitive runouttaan runouttansa runouksiaan runouksiansa inessive runoudessaan runoudessansa runouksissaan runouksissansa elative runoudestaan runoudestansa runouksistaan runouksistansa illative runouteensa runouksiinsa adessive runoudellaan runoudellansa runouksillaan runouksillansa ablative runoudeltaan runoudeltansa runouksiltaan runouksiltansa allative runoudelleen runoudellensa runouksilleen runouksillensa essive runoutenaan runoutenansa runouksinaan runouksinansa translative runoudekseen runoudeksensa runouksikseen runouksiksensa abessive runoudettaan runoudettansa runouksittaan runouksittansa instructive — — comitative — runouksineen runouksinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• balladirunous
• kansanrunous
• kertomarunous
• laulurunous
• metarunous
• mieterunous
• muinaisrunous
• nykyrunous
• opetusrunous
• paimenrunous
• ritarirunous
• runousoppi
• sankarirunous
• taiderunous
• tilapäisrunous
• tilapäärunous
• trubaduurirunous
• tunnelmarunous
• virsirunous

Further reading

• “runous”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023