Finnish

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Etymology

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etu- +‎ rauhanen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈetuˌrɑu̯hɑnen/, [ˈe̞t̪uˌrɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhɑnen
  • Syllabification(key): e‧tu‧rau‧ha‧nen

Noun

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eturauhanen

  1. (anatomy) prostate, prostate gland
    eturauhasen poistoleikkausprostatectomy

Usage notes

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The English adjective used to refer to prostate is prostatic. The Finnish equivalents include eturauhasen (genitive of eturauhanen), the prefix eturauhas- (see "Derived terms" below) and, in medical jargon, the adjective prostaattinen.

Declension

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Inflection of eturauhanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative eturauhanen eturauhaset
genitive eturauhasen eturauhasten
eturauhasien
partitive eturauhasta eturauhasia
illative eturauhaseen eturauhasiin
singular plural
nominative eturauhanen eturauhaset
accusative nom. eturauhanen eturauhaset
gen. eturauhasen
genitive eturauhasen eturauhasten
eturauhasien
partitive eturauhasta eturauhasia
inessive eturauhasessa eturauhasissa
elative eturauhasesta eturauhasista
illative eturauhaseen eturauhasiin
adessive eturauhasella eturauhasilla
ablative eturauhaselta eturauhasilta
allative eturauhaselle eturauhasille
essive eturauhasena eturauhasina
translative eturauhaseksi eturauhasiksi
abessive eturauhasetta eturauhasitta
instructive eturauhasin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of eturauhanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

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