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twistnaru
twistnaru
Finnish
Noun
twistnaru
- An elastic band used in a children's jumping game called twistaus (“twisting”). The band is stretched on ankle-to-knee height between two players and one or more other players perform various sets of jumps which involve tricky handling of the band. When done skillfully and with speed the movements of players resemble sort of a dance; hence the name.
Declension
| Inflection of twistnaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | |
| genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | |
| partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | |
| illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | twistnaru | twistnarut | |
| accusative | nom. | twistnaru | twistnarut |
| gen. | twistnarun | ||
| genitive | twistnarun | twistnarujen | |
| partitive | twistnarua | twistnaruja | |
| inessive | twistnarussa | twistnaruissa | |
| elative | twistnarusta | twistnaruista | |
| illative | twistnaruun | twistnaruihin | |
| adessive | twistnarulla | twistnaruilla | |
| ablative | twistnarulta | twistnaruilta | |
| allative | twistnarulle | twistnaruille | |
| essive | twistnaruna | twistnaruina | |
| translative | twistnaruksi | twistnaruiksi | |
| instructive | — | twistnaruin | |
| abessive | twistnarutta | twistnaruitta | |
| comitative | — | twistnaruineen | |
Usage notes
In English the term "twistband" or "twist band" refers to an elastic hair tie used e.g. to make a ponytail.