ylinopeus

Finnish

Etymology

yli- (“over-”) +‎ nopeus (“speed”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈyliˌno̞pe̞us]
  • Hyphenation: y‧li‧no‧peus

Noun

ylinopeus

  1. A speed that is higher than the speed limit.
  2. speeding (act of driving faster than the legal speed limit)
    Hän sai 100 $ sakon ylinopeudesta.
    He was fined $100 for speeding.
    Hänellä oli ylinopeutta.
    He was speeding.

Usage notes
  • The verbatim translation "overspeed" is not used in this sense in English. It means "a speed that is higher than that to which an engine or vehicle is designed".

Declension
Inflection of ylinopeus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative ylinopeus ylinopeudet
genitive ylinopeuden ylinopeuksien
partitive ylinopeutta ylinopeuksia
illative ylinopeuteen ylinopeuksiin
singular plural
nominative ylinopeus ylinopeudet
accusative nom. ylinopeus ylinopeudet
gen. ylinopeuden
genitive ylinopeuden ylinopeuksien
partitive ylinopeutta ylinopeuksia
inessive ylinopeudessa ylinopeuksissa
elative ylinopeudesta ylinopeuksista
illative ylinopeuteen ylinopeuksiin
adessive ylinopeudella ylinopeuksilla
ablative ylinopeudelta ylinopeuksilta
allative ylinopeudelle ylinopeuksille
essive ylinopeutena ylinopeuksina
translative ylinopeudeksi ylinopeuksiksi
instructive — ylinopeuksin
abessive ylinopeudetta ylinopeuksitta
comitative — ylinopeuksineen

Derived terms
  • ajaa ylinopeutta (“to speed”)
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