ajanlasku

Finnish

Etymology

ajan + lasku. Coined by Carl Axel Gottlund.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑnˌlɑsku/, [ˈɑjɑnˌlɑs̠ku]
  • Hyphenation: a‧jan‧las‧ku

Noun

ajanlasku

  1. chronology (science)
  2. Common Era
    Tämä tapahtui vuonna 1753 jälkeen ajanlaskun alun.
    This happened in the year 1753 of the Common Era.

Usage notes

  • When used in specifying a year, this term is normally used with the word alku (beginning). Sometimes possessive suffix -mme (our) is added:
ennen ajanlaskun alkua
before the Common Era; (lit.) before the beginning of the Common Era
jälkeen ajanlaskumme alun
of the Common Era; (lit.) after the beginning of our Common Era
  • The traditional and still more common way of differentiating between the years before and of the Common Era is to refer to the birth of Christ with ennen Kristusta (before Christ) or jälkeen Kristuksen (anno Domini, lit. after Christ).

Declension

Inflection of ajanlasku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ajanlasku ajanlaskut
genitive ajanlaskun ajanlaskujen
partitive ajanlaskua ajanlaskuja
illative ajanlaskuun ajanlaskuihin
singular plural
nominative ajanlasku ajanlaskut
accusative nom. ajanlasku ajanlaskut
gen. ajanlaskun
genitive ajanlaskun ajanlaskujen
partitive ajanlaskua ajanlaskuja
inessive ajanlaskussa ajanlaskuissa
elative ajanlaskusta ajanlaskuista
illative ajanlaskuun ajanlaskuihin
adessive ajanlaskulla ajanlaskuilla
ablative ajanlaskulta ajanlaskuilta
allative ajanlaskulle ajanlaskuille
essive ajanlaskuna ajanlaskuina
translative ajanlaskuksi ajanlaskuiksi
instructive ajanlaskuin
abessive ajanlaskutta ajanlaskuitta
comitative ajanlaskuineen

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