rivitalo

Finnish

Etymology

rivi (“row”) +‎ talo (“house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriʋiˌtɑlo/, [ˈriʋiˌt̪ɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧vi‧ta‧lo

Noun

rivitalo

1. terrace (row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses)

   Hypernym: pientalo

   Coordinate terms: erillistalo, ketjutalo, omakotitalo, paritalo, kaupunkipientalo

2. rowhouse, row house, terraced house, rowhome, town house, townhouse (one of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall)

   Synonym: rivitaloasunto

   Asun rivitalossa.

   I live in a rowhouse.

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, rivitalo implies that the terrace and all of its houses are located on the same lot (i.e. that each terraced house is actually an apartment or a flat), which is often owned by a condominium (asunto-osakeyhtiö). If each house has its own lot, the technical term is kaupunkipientalo or kaupunkirivitalo.

Declension

Inflection of rivitalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		rivitalo	rivitalot
genitive		rivitalon	rivitalojen
partitive		rivitaloa	rivitaloja
illative		rivitaloon	rivitaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rivitalo	rivitalot
accusative	nom.	rivitalo	rivitalot
	gen.	rivitalon
genitive		rivitalon	rivitalojen
partitive		rivitaloa	rivitaloja
inessive		rivitalossa	rivitaloissa
elative		rivitalosta	rivitaloista
illative		rivitaloon	rivitaloihin
adessive		rivitalolla	rivitaloilla
ablative		rivitalolta	rivitaloilta
allative		rivitalolle	rivitaloille
essive		rivitalona	rivitaloina
translative		rivitaloksi	rivitaloiksi
abessive		rivitalotta	rivitaloitta
instructive		—	rivitaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rivitaloni rivitaloni accusative nom. rivitaloni rivitaloni gen. rivitaloni genitive rivitaloni rivitalojeni partitive rivitaloani rivitalojani inessive rivitalossani rivitaloissani elative rivitalostani rivitaloistani illative rivitalooni rivitaloihini adessive rivitalollani rivitaloillani ablative rivitaloltani rivitaloiltani allative rivitalolleni rivitaloilleni essive rivitalonani rivitaloinani translative rivitalokseni rivitaloikseni abessive rivitalottani rivitaloittani instructive — — comitative — rivitaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rivitalosi rivitalosi accusative nom. rivitalosi rivitalosi gen. rivitalosi genitive rivitalosi rivitalojesi partitive rivitaloasi rivitalojasi inessive rivitalossasi rivitaloissasi elative rivitalostasi rivitaloistasi illative rivitaloosi rivitaloihisi adessive rivitalollasi rivitaloillasi ablative rivitaloltasi rivitaloiltasi allative rivitalollesi rivitaloillesi essive rivitalonasi rivitaloinasi translative rivitaloksesi rivitaloiksesi abessive rivitalottasi rivitaloittasi instructive — — comitative — rivitaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rivitalomme rivitalomme accusative nom. rivitalomme rivitalomme gen. rivitalomme genitive rivitalomme rivitalojemme partitive rivitaloamme rivitalojamme inessive rivitalossamme rivitaloissamme elative rivitalostamme rivitaloistamme illative rivitaloomme rivitaloihimme adessive rivitalollamme rivitaloillamme ablative rivitaloltamme rivitaloiltamme allative rivitalollemme rivitaloillemme essive rivitalonamme rivitaloinamme translative rivitaloksemme rivitaloiksemme abessive rivitalottamme rivitaloittamme instructive — — comitative — rivitaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rivitalonne rivitalonne accusative nom. rivitalonne rivitalonne gen. rivitalonne genitive rivitalonne rivitalojenne partitive rivitaloanne rivitalojanne inessive rivitalossanne rivitaloissanne elative rivitalostanne rivitaloistanne illative rivitaloonne rivitaloihinne adessive rivitalollanne rivitaloillanne ablative rivitaloltanne rivitaloiltanne allative rivitalollenne rivitaloillenne essive rivitalonanne rivitaloinanne translative rivitaloksenne rivitaloiksenne abessive rivitalottanne rivitaloittanne instructive — — comitative — rivitaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rivitalonsa rivitalonsa accusative nom. rivitalonsa rivitalonsa gen. rivitalonsa genitive rivitalonsa rivitalojensa partitive rivitaloaan rivitaloansa rivitalojaan rivitalojansa inessive rivitalossaan rivitalossansa rivitaloissaan rivitaloissansa elative rivitalostaan rivitalostansa rivitaloistaan rivitaloistansa illative rivitaloonsa rivitaloihinsa adessive rivitalollaan rivitalollansa rivitaloillaan rivitaloillansa ablative rivitaloltaan rivitaloltansa rivitaloiltaan rivitaloiltansa allative rivitalolleen rivitalollensa rivitaloilleen rivitaloillensa essive rivitalonaan rivitalonansa rivitaloinaan rivitaloinansa translative rivitalokseen rivitaloksensa rivitaloikseen rivitaloiksensa abessive rivitalottaan rivitalottansa rivitaloittaan rivitaloittansa instructive — — comitative — rivitaloineen rivitaloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kaupunkirivitalo
• rivitaloalue
• rivitaloasunto
• rivitalohuoneisto
• rivitalonpätkä
• rivitalo-osake

 

Further reading

• “rivitalo”, 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