sanaton

Finnish

Etymology

sana (“word”) +‎ -ton (“-less”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑton/, [ˈs̠ɑnɑt̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑton
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧na‧ton

Adjective

sanaton (comparative sanattomampi, superlative sanattomin)

1. unspoken, wordless

   Meillä on sanaton sopimus.

   We have an unspoken agreement.

2. non-verbal, nonverbal

   Hänen sanaton viestintänsä oli selkeää: älä koske minuun.

   Her non-verbal communication was clear: don't touch me.

3. speechless

   Menin täysin sanattomaksi, en yksinkertaisesti tiennyt, mitä tehdä.

   I went completely speechless, I simply did not know what to do.

Declension

Inflection of sanaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative		sanaton	sanattomat
genitive		sanattoman	sanattomien
partitive		sanatonta	sanattomia
illative		sanattomaan	sanattomiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sanaton	sanattomat
accusative	nom.	sanaton	sanattomat
	gen.	sanattoman
genitive		sanattoman	sanattomien sanatontenrare
partitive		sanatonta	sanattomia
inessive		sanattomassa	sanattomissa
elative		sanattomasta	sanattomista
illative		sanattomaan	sanattomiin
adessive		sanattomalla	sanattomilla
ablative		sanattomalta	sanattomilta
allative		sanattomalle	sanattomille
essive		sanattomana	sanattomina
translative		sanattomaksi	sanattomiksi
instructive		—	sanattomin
abessive		sanattomatta	sanattomitta
comitative		—	sanattomine

Possessive forms of sanaton (type onneton)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	sanattomani	sanattomamme
2nd person	sanattomasi	sanattomanne
3rd person	sanattomansa

Derived terms

• sanattomasti
• sanattomuus

Anagrams

• annosta, sanonta