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funkis

funkis

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

funkis

  1. (architecture) functionalism (doctrine in architecture stating that an architectural design should be based on the function or purpose of the designed object)

Declension

Inflection of funkis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative funkis
genitive funkiksen
partitive funkista
illative funkikseen
singular plural
nominative funkis
accusative nom. funkis
gen. funkiksen
genitive funkiksen
partitive funkista
inessive funkiksessa
elative funkiksesta
illative funkikseen
adessive funkiksella
ablative funkikselta
allative funkikselle
essive funkiksena
translative funkikseksi
instructive
abessive funkiksetta
comitative

Synonyms


Swedish

Etymology

funktionalism + -is and funktionshindrad + -is, respectively. In April 2011, the general assembly of "Unga RBU-are" (Rörelsehindrade barn och ungdomar) decided to change the organization's name to "Unga Funkisar".

Noun

funkis c

  1. (slang, colloquial) functionalism, a modernistic (1930s) style in architecture and interior decoration guided by function, Short for funktionalism.
  2. (slang) a crip, a disabled person, Short for funktionshindrad.

Declension

Inflection of funkis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative funkis funkisen funkisar funkisarna
Genitive funkis funkisens funkisars funkisarnas