pientalo

Finnish

Etymology

pien- (“small”) +‎ talo (“house”); originally zoning terminology, but is now in widespread use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯nˌtɑlo/, [ˈpie̞̯n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): pien‧ta‧lo

Noun

pientalo

1. (broadly) a residential building with ground-level access to each individual house (or apartment), including detached houses, terraced houses, etc., but not blocks of flats or apartment buildings

   Hyponyms: omakotitalo (“detached house”), erillistalo (“structurally detached house but on the same lot as another, or in a condominium”), paritalo (“semi-detached house”), ketjutalo (“link-detached house, linked house”), rivitalo (“terrace[d house(s)] (on a shared lot)”), kaupunkipientalo (“terrace[d house(s)] on separate lots”)

   Coordinate term: kerrostalo

2. (strictly) a residential building with ground-level access to each individual house (or apartment), with at most two houses linked together

   Hyponyms: omakotitalo (“detached house”), erillistalo (“structurally detached house but on the same lot as another, or in a condominium”), paritalo (“semi-detached house”)

3. (informal) A small residential building, small house, bungalow.

Usage notes

Tilastokeskus (“Statistics Finland”) adheres to the strict definition above.

Declension

Inflection of pientalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pientalo	pientalot
genitive		pientalon	pientalojen
partitive		pientaloa	pientaloja
illative		pientaloon	pientaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pientalo	pientalot
accusative	nom.	pientalo	pientalot
	gen.	pientalon
genitive		pientalon	pientalojen
partitive		pientaloa	pientaloja
inessive		pientalossa	pientaloissa
elative		pientalosta	pientaloista
illative		pientaloon	pientaloihin
adessive		pientalolla	pientaloilla
ablative		pientalolta	pientaloilta
allative		pientalolle	pientaloille
essive		pientalona	pientaloina
translative		pientaloksi	pientaloiksi
abessive		pientalotta	pientaloitta
instructive		—	pientaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pientalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pientaloni pientaloni accusative nom. pientaloni pientaloni gen. pientaloni genitive pientaloni pientalojeni partitive pientaloani pientalojani inessive pientalossani pientaloissani elative pientalostani pientaloistani illative pientalooni pientaloihini adessive pientalollani pientaloillani ablative pientaloltani pientaloiltani allative pientalolleni pientaloilleni essive pientalonani pientaloinani translative pientalokseni pientaloikseni abessive pientalottani pientaloittani instructive — — comitative — pientaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pientalosi pientalosi accusative nom. pientalosi pientalosi gen. pientalosi genitive pientalosi pientalojesi partitive pientaloasi pientalojasi inessive pientalossasi pientaloissasi elative pientalostasi pientaloistasi illative pientaloosi pientaloihisi adessive pientalollasi pientaloillasi ablative pientaloltasi pientaloiltasi allative pientalollesi pientaloillesi essive pientalonasi pientaloinasi translative pientaloksesi pientaloiksesi abessive pientalottasi pientaloittasi instructive — — comitative — pientaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pientalomme pientalomme accusative nom. pientalomme pientalomme gen. pientalomme genitive pientalomme pientalojemme partitive pientaloamme pientalojamme inessive pientalossamme pientaloissamme elative pientalostamme pientaloistamme illative pientaloomme pientaloihimme adessive pientalollamme pientaloillamme ablative pientaloltamme pientaloiltamme allative pientalollemme pientaloillemme essive pientalonamme pientaloinamme translative pientaloksemme pientaloiksemme abessive pientalottamme pientaloittamme instructive — — comitative — pientaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pientalonne pientalonne accusative nom. pientalonne pientalonne gen. pientalonne genitive pientalonne pientalojenne partitive pientaloanne pientalojanne inessive pientalossanne pientaloissanne elative pientalostanne pientaloistanne illative pientaloonne pientaloihinne adessive pientalollanne pientaloillanne ablative pientaloltanne pientaloiltanne allative pientalollenne pientaloillenne essive pientalonanne pientaloinanne translative pientaloksenne pientaloiksenne abessive pientalottanne pientaloittanne instructive — — comitative — pientaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pientalonsa pientalonsa accusative nom. pientalonsa pientalonsa gen. pientalonsa genitive pientalonsa pientalojensa partitive pientaloaan pientaloansa pientalojaan pientalojansa inessive pientalossaan pientalossansa pientaloissaan pientaloissansa elative pientalostaan pientalostansa pientaloistaan pientaloistansa illative pientaloonsa pientaloihinsa adessive pientalollaan pientalollansa pientaloillaan pientaloillansa ablative pientaloltaan pientaloltansa pientaloiltaan pientaloiltansa allative pientalolleen pientalollensa pientaloilleen pientaloillensa essive pientalonaan pientalonansa pientaloinaan pientaloinansa translative pientalokseen pientaloksensa pientaloikseen pientaloiksensa abessive pientalottaan pientalottansa pientaloittaan pientaloittansa instructive — — comitative — pientaloineen pientaloinensa

Derived terms

• asuinpientalo
• erillispientalo
• kaupunkipientalo
• pientaloalue
• pientaloasunto
• pientaloliike
• pientalotontti
• pientalovaltainen

 

See also

• pientalous

Further reading

• “pientalo”, 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

• peltoina