Kuukauden

Kuukauden is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun kuukausi, which means "month." It is used to express possession or a relationship of association with a month, and it appears in phrases that denote timeframes or measurements related to months. The form is common in constructions like “kuukauden loppu” (the end of the month) or “kolmen kuukauden ajan” (for a period of three months).

Etymology and meaning: The word kuukausi derives from kuu (“moon”) and aika (“time”), reflecting the historical idea of a month as a lunar time period. The genitive singular kuukauden marks this possessive or relational meaning in phrases that refer to a single month.

Grammatical usage: Kuukauden is typically found in genitive constructions that describe duration, timing, or possession involving a month. It often accompanies numerals in expressions of duration, such as kolmen kuukauden ajan (for three months) or kuukauden loppu (the end of the month). It can also appear in phrases like kuukauden aikana (during the month) or within other syntactic patterns that require a genitive form.

Forms and related cases: The word kuukausi has several inflected forms. Singular: nominative kuukausi; genitive kuukauden; partitive kuukautta. Plural: nominative kuukautet or kuukaukset; genitive kuukausien; partitive kuukausia. The exact alternations depend on context and the noun’s case in a given sentence.

In summary, kuukauden is a key genitive form used to express “of the month” or durations and relations tied to a month in Finnish.