loitto
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *loitto-, whence also Karelian loittoni, loittoine, Ludian loitton, Veps loitos. Possibly related to loiva.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
loitto (comparative loitompi, no superlative) (archaic)
- distant (located far away)
- 1915, Valter juva (tr.), “Jumalien tanhu (title of a poem)”, in Valikoima runoja (A collection of poems), translation of Gudarne dansa (Dance of the gods) by Gustaf Fröding:
- Noin jumalat ylhät, riemuin ja soitoin; ne arvoisin elein ja katsehin loitoin; kävi juhlaan, …
- Thus the noble gods with joy and music; with dignified gestures and distant gazes; began the party, …
Usage notes edit
- Unlike positive, the comparative forms are used even in contemporary Finnish as adjectives.
- Some comparative forms are used also as adverbs: loitommaksi, loitommalla, loitommalle, loitommalta, loitommas, loitompaa, loitompana.
- The word loitto is used as modifier in some compound terms in the field of photography.
Declension edit
Currently only the adessive, ablative and allative case forms are used as adverbs; any other cases, including the nominative, are archaic.
Inflection of loitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | loitto | loitot | |
genitive | loiton | loittojen | |
partitive | loittoa | loittoja | |
illative | loittoon | loittoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | loitto | loitot | |
accusative | nom. | loitto | loitot |
gen. | loiton | ||
genitive | loiton | loittojen | |
partitive | loittoa | loittoja | |
inessive | loitossa | loitoissa | |
elative | loitosta | loitoista | |
illative | loittoon | loittoihin | |
adessive | loitolla | loitoilla | |
ablative | loitolta | loitoilta | |
allative | loitolle | loitoille | |
essive | loittona | loittoina | |
translative | loitoksi | loitoiksi | |
abessive | loitotta | loitoitta | |
instructive | — | loitoin | |
comitative | — | loittoine |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
Noun edit
loitto
- (letterpress typography) base (large spacer)
- (photography) Ellipsis of loittorengas.
Declension edit
Inflection of loitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | loitto | loitot | ||
genitive | loiton | loittojen | ||
partitive | loittoa | loittoja | ||
illative | loittoon | loittoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | loitto | loitot | ||
accusative | nom. | loitto | loitot | |
gen. | loiton | |||
genitive | loiton | loittojen | ||
partitive | loittoa | loittoja | ||
inessive | loitossa | loitoissa | ||
elative | loitosta | loitoista | ||
illative | loittoon | loittoihin | ||
adessive | loitolla | loitoilla | ||
ablative | loitolta | loitoilta | ||
allative | loitolle | loitoille | ||
essive | loittona | loittoina | ||
translative | loitoksi | loitoiksi | ||
abessive | loitotta | loitoitta | ||
instructive | — | loitoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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