aito

See also: aitò and aitō

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aiþǭ (“legal, real wife”), from *aiþaz (“oath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯to/, [ˈɑi̯t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑito
• Syllabification: ai‧to

Adjective

aito (comparative aidompi, superlative aidoin)

1. real, authentic, genuine
2. bona fide (authentic, genuine)
3. (mathematics) proper

   aito osajoukko ― proper subset

   aito luokka ― proper class

Declension

Inflection of aito (Kotus type 1/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		aito	aidot
genitive		aidon	aitojen
partitive		aitoa	aitoja
illative		aitoon	aitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aito	aidot
accusative	nom.	aito	aidot
	gen.	aidon
genitive		aidon	aitojen
partitive		aitoa	aitoja
inessive		aidossa	aidoissa
elative		aidosta	aidoista
illative		aitoon	aitoihin
adessive		aidolla	aidoilla
ablative		aidolta	aidoilta
allative		aidolle	aidoille
essive		aitona	aitoina
translative		aidoksi	aidoiksi
instructive		—	aidoin
abessive		aidotta	aidoitta
comitative		—	aitoine

Possessive forms of aito (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	aitoni	aitomme
2nd person	aitosi	aitonne
3rd person	aitonsa
Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles.

Derived terms

• aidosti
• aitous

Compounds

• aitoamaryllis
• aitolehti
• aitoperäinen
• aitosuomalainen
• aitosuomalaisuus
• aitosyöpä
• aitotumallinen

Synonyms

• ehta

Antonyms

• epäaito

Anagrams

• aiot, otia, taio

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Italian

Verb

aito

1. first-person singular present indicative of aitare