Puhelun

Puhelun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun puhelu, which means a telephone call or a speech. In Finnish grammar, puhelun is used to indicate possession or relation to the call, equivalent to the English “of the call.” It commonly appears in noun phrases that describe aspects or events connected to a specific call.

Common usages include phrases such as puhelun aikana (during the call), puhelun lopussa (at the end of the call), and puhelun kesto (the duration of the call). The form also serves to create expressions that denote characteristics or costs related to a call, for example puhelun hinta (the price of the call). These constructions illustrate how genitive forms in Finnish attach to nouns to modify related concepts without requiring a separate preposition.

Etymology and morphology: puhelu is derived from the verb puhua, meaning to speak. The suffix -lu- is a nominalizing ending used in Finnish to form nouns from verbs, and the genitive singular is puhelun. The combination of puhelu and -n (genitive marker) yields puhelun, which functions within noun phrases rather than as a standalone independent noun.

Notes: Puhelun is not a widely recognized proper noun or standalone entity in Finnish; it is primarily a grammatical form. It is capitalized only when it appears at the beginning of a sentence or in other contexts that require capitalization.