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Etymology

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raitio (tramway) +‎ vaunu (wagon); calque of Swedish spårvagn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯tioˌʋɑu̯nu/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯t̪io̞ˌʋɑ̝u̯nu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑunu
  • Hyphenation(key): rai‧tio‧vaunu

Noun

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raitiovaunu

  1. tram, tram car, streetcar
    Synonyms: (colloquial) ratikka, raitsikka, spora, skuru, (rare) raitikka

Declension

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Inflection of raitiovaunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative raitiovaunu raitiovaunut
genitive raitiovaunun raitiovaunujen
partitive raitiovaunua raitiovaunuja
illative raitiovaunuun raitiovaunuihin
singular plural
nominative raitiovaunu raitiovaunut
accusative nom. raitiovaunu raitiovaunut
gen. raitiovaunun
genitive raitiovaunun raitiovaunujen
partitive raitiovaunua raitiovaunuja
inessive raitiovaunussa raitiovaunuissa
elative raitiovaunusta raitiovaunuista
illative raitiovaunuun raitiovaunuihin
adessive raitiovaunulla raitiovaunuilla
ablative raitiovaunulta raitiovaunuilta
allative raitiovaunulle raitiovaunuille
essive raitiovaununa raitiovaunuina
translative raitiovaunuksi raitiovaunuiksi
abessive raitiovaunutta raitiovaunuitta
instructive raitiovaunuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of raitiovaunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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  NODES
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