haureus

Finnish

Etymology

haurea + -us

Noun

haureus

  1. (law, dated) unchastity, bawdry, fornication (sexual act considered immoral or unnatural)

Usage notes

  • In the original Criminal Code of 1889, the term haureus referred to any kind of sexual act that took place in any other circumstances than in a heterosexual marriage (extramarital, premarital, bestial, prostitution, homosexual, etc.).

Declension

Inflection of haureus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative haureus
genitive haureuden
partitive haureutta
illative haureuteen
singular plural
nominative haureus
accusative nom. haureus
gen. haureuden
genitive haureuden
partitive haureutta
inessive haureudessa
elative haureudesta
illative haureuteen
adessive haureudella
ablative haureudelta
allative haureudelle
essive haureutena
translative haureudeksi
instructive
abessive haureudetta
comitative
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