timotei
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Timothy Hanson, who pioneered the cultivation of the plant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
timotei
- timothy, Phleum pratense (grass)
Usage notes edit
The term timotei originally refers to cultivated timothy hay. Wild timothy is called nurmitähkiö in Finnish.
Declension edit
Inflection of timotei (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | timotei | timoteit | ||
genitive | timotein | timoteiden timoteitten | ||
partitive | timoteita | timoteita | ||
illative | timoteihin | timoteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | timotei | timoteit | ||
accusative | nom. | timotei | timoteit | |
gen. | timotein | |||
genitive | timotein | timoteiden timoteitten | ||
partitive | timoteita | timoteita | ||
inessive | timoteissa | timoteissa | ||
elative | timoteista | timoteista | ||
illative | timoteihin | timoteihin | ||
adessive | timoteilla | timoteilla | ||
ablative | timoteilta | timoteilta | ||
allative | timoteille | timoteille | ||
essive | timoteina | timoteina | ||
translative | timoteiksi | timoteiksi | ||
abessive | timoteitta | timoteitta | ||
instructive | — | timotein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “timotei”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From English timothy, named after Timothy Hanson.
Noun edit
timotei m (definite singular timoteien, indefinite plural timoteier, definite plural timoteiene)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From English timothy, named after Timothy Hanson.
Noun edit
timotei m (definite singular timoteien, indefinite plural timoteiar, definite plural timoteiane)
References edit
- “timotei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.