Finnish

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Etymology

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askel (step, pace) +‎ pari (pair)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑskelˌpɑri/, [ˈɑ̝s̠k̟e̞lˌpɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑri
  • Hyphenation(key): askel‧pari

Noun

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askelpari

  1. pace (distance covered by taking two steps)
    Roomalainen maili määriteltiin tuhanneksi askelpariksi.
    The Roman mile was defined as the distance covered by one thousand paces.

Declension

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Inflection of askelpari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative askelpari askelparit
genitive askelparin askelparien
partitive askelparia askelpareja
illative askelpariin askelpareihin
singular plural
nominative askelpari askelparit
accusative nom. askelpari askelparit
gen. askelparin
genitive askelparin askelparien
partitive askelparia askelpareja
inessive askelparissa askelpareissa
elative askelparista askelpareista
illative askelpariin askelpareihin
adessive askelparilla askelpareilla
ablative askelparilta askelpareilta
allative askelparille askelpareille
essive askelparina askelpareina
translative askelpariksi askelpareiksi
abessive askelparitta askelpareitta
instructive askelparein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of askelpari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)