elokuu

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === elo, elok. (abbreviation) === Etymology === elo (“crops”) +‎ kuu (“month”), with crops being harvested around August === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeloˌkuː/, [ˈe̞lo̞ˌkuː] Rhymes: -uː Syllabification(key): e‧lo‧kuu Hyphenation(key): elo‧kuu === Noun === elokuu August (month) ==== Usage notes ==== “in August” is expressed with the inessive case (elokuussa). When the day is specified, the partitive case is used (e.g. 1. elokuuta), but the genitive is also possible in a structure like elokuun 1. päivä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== elokuinen === Further reading === “elokuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Karelian == === Etymology === From elo (“goods”) +‎ kuu (“month”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeloˌkuː/ Hyphenation: e‧lo‧kuu === Noun === elokuu (genitive elokuun, partitive elokuuta / elokuuda) August ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (South Karelian) augusta === References === Tuomo Kondie; Eeva-Kaisa Linna; Anneli Sarhimaa (2022), Karjalan Kieli, →ISBN, page 9