# profylaksi
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English prophylactic).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprofylɑksi/, [ˈpro̞fyˌlɑ̝ks̠i]
* Rhymes: -ɑksi
* Hyphenation: pro‧fy‧lak‧si

### Noun

profylaksi
* prophylactic (medicine which preserves or defends against disease)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of profylaksi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
profylaksini
profylaksini
accusative
nom.
profylaksini
profylaksini
gen.
profylaksini
genitive
profylaksini
profylaksieni
partitive
profylaksiani
profylaksejani
inessive
profylaksissani
profylakseissani
elative
profylaksistani
profylakseistani
illative
profylaksiini
profylakseihini
adessive
profylaksillani
profylakseillani
ablative
profylaksiltani
profylakseiltani
allative
profylaksilleni
profylakseilleni
essive
profylaksinani
profylakseinani
translative
profylaksikseni
profylakseikseni
abessive
profylaksittani
profylakseittani
instructive
comitative
—profylakseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
profylaksisi
profylaksisi
accusative
nom.
profylaksisi
profylaksisi
gen.
profylaksisi
genitive
profylaksisi
profylaksiesi
partitive
profylaksiasi
profylaksejasi
inessive
profylaksissasi
profylakseissasi
elative
profylaksistasi
profylakseistasi
illative
profylaksiisi
profylakseihisi
adessive
profylaksillasi
profylakseillasi
ablative
profylaksiltasi
profylakseiltasi
allative
profylaksillesi
profylakseillesi
essive
profylaksinasi
profylakseinasi
translative
profylaksiksesi
profylakseiksesi
abessive
profylaksittasi
profylakseittasi
instructive
comitative
—profylakseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
profylaksimme
profylaksimme
accusative
nom.
profylaksimme
profylaksimme
gen.
profylaksimme
genitive
profylaksimme
profylaksiemme
partitive
profylaksiamme
profylaksejamme
inessive
profylaksissamme
profylakseissamme
elative
profylaksistamme
profylakseistamme
illative
profylaksiimme
profylakseihimme
adessive
profylaksillamme
profylakseillamme
ablative
profylaksiltamme
profylakseiltamme
allative
profylaksillemme
profylakseillemme
essive
profylaksinamme
profylakseinamme
translative
profylaksiksemme
profylakseiksemme
abessive
profylaksittamme
profylakseittamme
instructive
comitative
—profylakseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
profylaksinne
profylaksinne
accusative
nom.
profylaksinne
profylaksinne
gen.
profylaksinne
genitive
profylaksinne
profylaksienne
partitive
profylaksianne
profylaksejanne
inessive
profylaksissanne
profylakseissanne
elative
profylaksistanne
profylakseistanne
illative
profylaksiinne
profylakseihinne
adessive
profylaksillanne
profylakseillanne
ablative
profylaksiltanne
profylakseiltanne
allative
profylaksillenne
profylakseillenne
essive
profylaksinanne
profylakseinanne
translative
profylaksiksenne
profylakseiksenne
abessive
profylaksittanne
profylakseittanne
instructive
comitative
—profylakseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
profylaksinsa
profylaksinsa
accusative
nom.
profylaksinsa
profylaksinsa
gen.
profylaksinsa
genitive
profylaksinsa
profylaksiensa
partitive
profylaksiaan profylaksiansa
profylaksejaan profylaksejansa
inessive
profylaksissaan profylaksissansa
profylakseissaan profylakseissansa
elative
profylaksistaan profylaksistansa
profylakseistaan profylakseistansa
illative
profylaksiinsa
profylakseihinsa
adessive
profylaksillaan profylaksillansa
profylakseillaan profylakseillansa
ablative
profylaksiltaan profylaksiltansa
profylakseiltaan profylakseiltansa
allative
profylaksilleen profylaksillensa
profylakseilleen profylakseillensa
essive
profylaksinaan profylaksinansa
profylakseinaan profylakseinansa
translative
profylaksikseen profylaksiksensa
profylakseikseen profylakseiksensa
abessive
profylaksittaan profylaksittansa
profylakseittaan profylakseittansa
instructive
comitative
—profylakseineen profylakseinensa :

#### Synonyms

* ennalta ehkäisevä lääke

#### Derived terms

* antibioottiprofylaksi
* mikrobilääkeprofylaksi

#### Related terms

* profylaksia
* profylaktinen
* profylaktisesti
* profylaktisuus

### Further reading

* “profylaksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03