latteus
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
lattea (“flat, bland, dull”) + -uus (“-ness”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
latteus
- flatness
- blandness
- dullness (quality of being uninteresting, especially when used of opinions)
- (linguistics) A cliché, platitude
Declension edit
Inflection of latteus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | latteus | latteudet | ||
genitive | latteuden | latteuksien | ||
partitive | latteutta | latteuksia | ||
illative | latteuteen | latteuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | latteus | latteudet | ||
accusative | nom. | latteus | latteudet | |
gen. | latteuden | |||
genitive | latteuden | latteuksien | ||
partitive | latteutta | latteuksia | ||
inessive | latteudessa | latteuksissa | ||
elative | latteudesta | latteuksista | ||
illative | latteuteen | latteuksiin | ||
adessive | latteudella | latteuksilla | ||
ablative | latteudelta | latteuksilta | ||
allative | latteudelle | latteuksille | ||
essive | latteutena | latteuksina | ||
translative | latteudeksi | latteuksiksi | ||
abessive | latteudetta | latteuksitta | ||
instructive | — | latteuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (flatness): litteys, tasaisuus
- (blandness): mauttomuus
- (dullness): ikävyys, tylsyys
- (cliché): klisee, klišee (dated)
Further reading edit
- “latteus”, 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 2023-07-02