etu

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from esi- (“pre-”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *eðe.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈe̞t̪u]
• Hyphenation: e‧tu

Noun

etu

1. advantage
2. benefit

Declension

Declension of etu (type valo) singular plural nominative etu edut genitive edun etujen partitive etua etuja accusative etu edun edut inessive edussa eduissa elative edusta eduista illative etuun etuihin adessive edulla eduilla ablative edulta eduilta allative edulle eduille essive etuna etuina translative eduksi eduiksi instructive – eduin abessive edutta eduitta comitative – etuineen

Antonyms

• (advantage) haitta

Derived terms

• edullinen
• edustaa
• etujärjestö
• etupiiri
• eturistiriita
• talon etu

See also

• etu-

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

Anagrams

• tue

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Tetum

Noun

etu

1. rice - either cooked or being cooked