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Definition 2024
matroona
matroona
Finnish
Noun
matroona
- matron (mature woman with authority)
Declension
| Inflection of matroona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | matroona | matroonat | |
| genitive | matroonan | matroonien | |
| partitive | matroonaa | matroonia | |
| illative | matroonaan | matrooniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | matroona | matroonat | |
| accusative | nom. | matroona | matroonat |
| gen. | matroonan | ||
| genitive | matroonan | matroonien matroonainrare |
|
| partitive | matroonaa | matroonia | |
| inessive | matroonassa | matroonissa | |
| elative | matroonasta | matroonista | |
| illative | matroonaan | matrooniin | |
| adessive | matroonalla | matroonilla | |
| ablative | matroonalta | matroonilta | |
| allative | matroonalle | matroonille | |
| essive | matroonana | matroonina | |
| translative | matroonaksi | matrooniksi | |
| instructive | — | matroonin | |
| abessive | matroonatta | matroonitta | |
| comitative | — | matroonineen | |
Usage notes
This term has a slightly humorous and disparaging air about it in Finnish, and it may be preferable to use alternative terms applicable in each situation such as:
- emäntä
- johtajatar
- taloudenhoitaja (“housekeeper”)
- ylihoitaja (“head nurse”)