aboensisk

Swedish

Alternative forms

• åboensisk

Etymology

From Latin aboensis, from Aboa (“Turku”), suffixed with -ensisk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊˈɛnsɪsk/
• Rhymes: -¹ɛnsɪsk

Adjective

aboensisk (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Finland) pertaining to the university of Turku in Finland
   • 2017, “Unga Åbokonstnärer fick Konstföreningens stipendier”, in Svenska Yle‎^[1]:

     Konstföreningen i Åbo – Turun Taideyhdistys ry delar årligen ut stipendier åt aboensiska bildkonstnärer.

     The Turku Art Association annually hands out stipends to visual artists from Turku

Usage notes

• Sometimes used outside of academic circles, but often with a slightly humorous connotation.

Declension

Inflection of aboensisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	aboensisk	—	—
neuter singular	aboensiskt	—	—
plural	aboensiska	—	—
masculine plural2	aboensiske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	aboensiske	—	—
all	aboensiska	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• aboens

References

• “Aboensisk”, in Språkbruk, Institute for the Languages of Finland, 2010