arpajaiset

Finnish

Etymology

arpa + -iainen. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrpɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈɑ̝rpɑ̝ˌjɑ̝i̯s̠e̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiset
  • Syllabification(key): ar‧pa‧jai‧set

Noun

arpajaiset pl

  1. lottery, draw, raffle
  2. (law) An activity in which the participants pay a fee and by that obtain a partially or fully random possibility to win a prize of monetary value.

Usage notes

The legal definition is understood broadly and it covers some activities which are not called arpajaiset in common language such as vedonlyönti (betting) and rahapelit (gambling).

Declension

Inflection of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative arpajaiset
genitive arpajaisten
arpajaisien
partitive arpajaisia
illative arpajaisiin
singular plural
nominative arpajaiset
accusative nom. arpajaiset
gen.
genitive arpajaisten
arpajaisien
partitive arpajaisia
inessive arpajaisissa
elative arpajaisista
illative arpajaisiin
adessive arpajaisilla
ablative arpajaisilta
allative arpajaisille
essive arpajaisina
translative arpajaisiksi
abessive arpajaisitta
instructive arpajaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative arpajaiseni
accusative nom. arpajaiseni
gen.
genitive arpajaisteni
arpajaisieni
partitive arpajaisiani
inessive arpajaisissani
elative arpajaisistani
illative arpajaisiini
adessive arpajaisillani
ablative arpajaisiltani
allative arpajaisilleni
essive arpajaisinani
translative arpajaisikseni
abessive arpajaisittani
instructive
comitative arpajaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative arpajaisesi
accusative nom. arpajaisesi
gen.
genitive arpajaistesi
arpajaisiesi
partitive arpajaisiasi
inessive arpajaisissasi
elative arpajaisistasi
illative arpajaisiisi
adessive arpajaisillasi
ablative arpajaisiltasi
allative arpajaisillesi
essive arpajaisinasi
translative arpajaisiksesi
abessive arpajaisittasi
instructive
comitative arpajaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative arpajaisemme
accusative nom. arpajaisemme
gen.
genitive arpajaistemme
arpajaisiemme
partitive arpajaisiamme
inessive arpajaisissamme
elative arpajaisistamme
illative arpajaisiimme
adessive arpajaisillamme
ablative arpajaisiltamme
allative arpajaisillemme
essive arpajaisinamme
translative arpajaisiksemme
abessive arpajaisittamme
instructive
comitative arpajaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative arpajaisenne
accusative nom. arpajaisenne
gen.
genitive arpajaistenne
arpajaisienne
partitive arpajaisianne
inessive arpajaisissanne
elative arpajaisistanne
illative arpajaisiinne
adessive arpajaisillanne
ablative arpajaisiltanne
allative arpajaisillenne
essive arpajaisinanne
translative arpajaisiksenne
abessive arpajaisittanne
instructive
comitative arpajaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative arpajaisensa
accusative nom. arpajaisensa
gen.
genitive arpajaistensa
arpajaisiensa
partitive arpajaisiaan
arpajaisiansa
inessive arpajaisissaan
arpajaisissansa
elative arpajaisistaan
arpajaisistansa
illative arpajaisiinsa
adessive arpajaisillaan
arpajaisillansa
ablative arpajaisiltaan
arpajaisiltansa
allative arpajaisilleen
arpajaisillensa
essive arpajaisinaan
arpajaisinansa
translative arpajaisikseen
arpajaisiksensa
abessive arpajaisittaan
arpajaisittansa
instructive
comitative arpajaisineen
arpajaisinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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