odotussali

Finnish

Etymology

From odotus (“wait, waiting”) +‎ sali (“hall”). For the contrast with odotushuone, compare Swedish väntsal, väntrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈodotusˌsɑli/, [ˈo̞do̞t̪us̠ˌs̠ɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): o‧do‧tus‧sa‧li

Noun

odotussali

1. waiting hall, waiting room (particularly at the train station)

   Hypernym: odotustila (any waiting room)

   Coordinate term: odotushuone (particularly at the doctor's office)

Declension

Inflection of odotussali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		odotussali	odotussalit
genitive		odotussalin	odotussalien
partitive		odotussalia	odotussaleja
illative		odotussaliin	odotussaleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		odotussali	odotussalit
accusative	nom.	odotussali	odotussalit
	gen.	odotussalin
genitive		odotussalin	odotussalien
partitive		odotussalia	odotussaleja
inessive		odotussalissa	odotussaleissa
elative		odotussalista	odotussaleista
illative		odotussaliin	odotussaleihin
adessive		odotussalilla	odotussaleilla
ablative		odotussalilta	odotussaleilta
allative		odotussalille	odotussaleille
essive		odotussalina	odotussaleina
translative		odotussaliksi	odotussaleiksi
abessive		odotussalitta	odotussaleitta
instructive		—	odotussalein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of odotussali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative odotussalini odotussalini accusative nom. odotussalini odotussalini gen. odotussalini genitive odotussalini odotussalieni partitive odotussaliani odotussalejani inessive odotussalissani odotussaleissani elative odotussalistani odotussaleistani illative odotussaliini odotussaleihini adessive odotussalillani odotussaleillani ablative odotussaliltani odotussaleiltani allative odotussalilleni odotussaleilleni essive odotussalinani odotussaleinani translative odotussalikseni odotussaleikseni abessive odotussalittani odotussaleittani instructive — — comitative — odotussaleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative odotussalisi odotussalisi accusative nom. odotussalisi odotussalisi gen. odotussalisi genitive odotussalisi odotussaliesi partitive odotussaliasi odotussalejasi inessive odotussalissasi odotussaleissasi elative odotussalistasi odotussaleistasi illative odotussaliisi odotussaleihisi adessive odotussalillasi odotussaleillasi ablative odotussaliltasi odotussaleiltasi allative odotussalillesi odotussaleillesi essive odotussalinasi odotussaleinasi translative odotussaliksesi odotussaleiksesi abessive odotussalittasi odotussaleittasi instructive — — comitative — odotussaleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative odotussalimme odotussalimme accusative nom. odotussalimme odotussalimme gen. odotussalimme genitive odotussalimme odotussaliemme partitive odotussaliamme odotussalejamme inessive odotussalissamme odotussaleissamme elative odotussalistamme odotussaleistamme illative odotussaliimme odotussaleihimme adessive odotussalillamme odotussaleillamme ablative odotussaliltamme odotussaleiltamme allative odotussalillemme odotussaleillemme essive odotussalinamme odotussaleinamme translative odotussaliksemme odotussaleiksemme abessive odotussalittamme odotussaleittamme instructive — — comitative — odotussaleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative odotussalinne odotussalinne accusative nom. odotussalinne odotussalinne gen. odotussalinne genitive odotussalinne odotussalienne partitive odotussalianne odotussalejanne inessive odotussalissanne odotussaleissanne elative odotussalistanne odotussaleistanne illative odotussaliinne odotussaleihinne adessive odotussalillanne odotussaleillanne ablative odotussaliltanne odotussaleiltanne allative odotussalillenne odotussaleillenne essive odotussalinanne odotussaleinanne translative odotussaliksenne odotussaleiksenne abessive odotussalittanne odotussaleittanne instructive — — comitative — odotussaleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative odotussalinsa odotussalinsa accusative nom. odotussalinsa odotussalinsa gen. odotussalinsa genitive odotussalinsa odotussaliensa partitive odotussaliaan odotussaliansa odotussalejaan odotussalejansa inessive odotussalissaan odotussalissansa odotussaleissaan odotussaleissansa elative odotussalistaan odotussalistansa odotussaleistaan odotussaleistansa illative odotussaliinsa odotussaleihinsa adessive odotussalillaan odotussalillansa odotussaleillaan odotussaleillansa ablative odotussaliltaan odotussaliltansa odotussaleiltaan odotussaleiltansa allative odotussalilleen odotussalillensa odotussaleilleen odotussaleillensa essive odotussalinaan odotussalinansa odotussaleinaan odotussaleinansa translative odotussalikseen odotussaliksensa odotussaleikseen odotussaleiksensa abessive odotussalittaan odotussalittansa odotussaleittaan odotussaleittansa instructive — — comitative — odotussaleineen odotussaleinensa

Further reading

• “odotussali”, 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