peruskivi
Finnish
Noun
peruskivi
- cornerstone (ceremonial stone set at the foundation of a building, often in the corner and inscribed with the completion year and other details)
- (figuratively) cornerstone (that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central)
Usage notes
In current Finnish practice a kulmakivi is a hollow block hidden in the foundation of a building, inside which a time capsule is placed in a ceremony called peruskiven muuraus and then sealed with bricks and mortar.
Declension
| Inflection of peruskivi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peruskivi | peruskivet | |
| genitive | peruskiven | peruskivien | |
| partitive | peruskiveä | peruskiviä | |
| illative | peruskiveen | peruskiviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peruskivi | peruskivet | |
| accusative | nom. | peruskivi | peruskivet |
| gen. | peruskiven | ||
| genitive | peruskiven | peruskivien | |
| partitive | peruskiveä | peruskiviä | |
| inessive | peruskivessä | peruskivissä | |
| elative | peruskivestä | peruskivistä | |
| illative | peruskiveen | peruskiviin | |
| adessive | peruskivellä | peruskivillä | |
| ablative | peruskiveltä | peruskiviltä | |
| allative | peruskivelle | peruskiville | |
| essive | peruskivenä | peruskivinä | |
| translative | peruskiveksi | peruskiviksi | |
| instructive | — | peruskivin | |
| abessive | peruskivettä | peruskivittä | |
| comitative | — | peruskivineen | |
Synonyms
- (that which is fundamental): kulmakivi
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