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Definition 2024
penikuorma
penikuorma
Finnish
Noun
penikuorma
- (obsolete) A traditional measure of length equal to 10 versts.
Declension
| Inflection of penikuorma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | penikuorma | penikuormat | |
| genitive | penikuorman | penikuormien | |
| partitive | penikuormaa | penikuormia | |
| illative | penikuormaan | penikuormiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | penikuorma | penikuormat | |
| accusative | nom. | penikuorma | penikuormat |
| gen. | penikuorman | ||
| genitive | penikuorman | penikuormien penikuormainrare |
|
| partitive | penikuormaa | penikuormia | |
| inessive | penikuormassa | penikuormissa | |
| elative | penikuormasta | penikuormista | |
| illative | penikuormaan | penikuormiin | |
| adessive | penikuormalla | penikuormilla | |
| ablative | penikuormalta | penikuormilta | |
| allative | penikuormalle | penikuormille | |
| essive | penikuormana | penikuormina | |
| translative | penikuormaksi | penikuormiksi | |
| instructive | — | penikuormin | |
| abessive | penikuormatta | penikuormitta | |
| comitative | — | penikuormineen | |
Usage notes
A Finnish verst (virsta) is slightly longer (1068.8 meters) than the Russian equivalent верста (versta) (1066.8 meters), thus making the length of penikuorma 10.688 kilometers (= 6.64 miles), similarly to Swedish mil.