tantta

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish tant (“aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝n̪t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tant‧ta

Noun

tantta (informal)

1. (possibly derogatory) An elder, plump woman.

Declension

Inflection of tantta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		tantta	tantat
genitive		tantan	tanttojen
partitive		tanttaa	tanttoja
illative		tanttaan	tanttoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tantta	tantat
accusative	nom.	tantta	tantat
	gen.	tantan
genitive		tantan	tanttojen tanttainrare
partitive		tanttaa	tanttoja
inessive		tantassa	tantoissa
elative		tantasta	tantoista
illative		tanttaan	tanttoihin
adessive		tantalla	tantoilla
ablative		tantalta	tantoilta
allative		tantalle	tantoille
essive		tanttana	tanttoina
translative		tantaksi	tantoiksi
abessive		tantatta	tantoitta
instructive		—	tantoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tantta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tanttani tanttani accusative nom. tanttani tanttani gen. tanttani genitive tanttani tanttojeni tanttainirare partitive tanttaani tanttojani inessive tantassani tantoissani elative tantastani tantoistani illative tanttaani tanttoihini adessive tantallani tantoillani ablative tantaltani tantoiltani allative tantalleni tantoilleni essive tanttanani tanttoinani translative tantakseni tantoikseni abessive tantattani tantoittani instructive — — comitative — tanttoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tanttasi tanttasi accusative nom. tanttasi tanttasi gen. tanttasi genitive tanttasi tanttojesi tanttaisirare partitive tanttaasi tanttojasi inessive tantassasi tantoissasi elative tantastasi tantoistasi illative tanttaasi tanttoihisi adessive tantallasi tantoillasi ablative tantaltasi tantoiltasi allative tantallesi tantoillesi essive tanttanasi tanttoinasi translative tantaksesi tantoiksesi abessive tantattasi tantoittasi instructive — — comitative — tanttoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tanttamme tanttamme accusative nom. tanttamme tanttamme gen. tanttamme genitive tanttamme tanttojemme tanttaimmerare partitive tanttaamme tanttojamme inessive tantassamme tantoissamme elative tantastamme tantoistamme illative tanttaamme tanttoihimme adessive tantallamme tantoillamme ablative tantaltamme tantoiltamme allative tantallemme tantoillemme essive tanttanamme tanttoinamme translative tantaksemme tantoiksemme abessive tantattamme tantoittamme instructive — — comitative — tanttoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tanttanne tanttanne accusative nom. tanttanne tanttanne gen. tanttanne genitive tanttanne tanttojenne tanttainnerare partitive tanttaanne tanttojanne inessive tantassanne tantoissanne elative tantastanne tantoistanne illative tanttaanne tanttoihinne adessive tantallanne tantoillanne ablative tantaltanne tantoiltanne allative tantallenne tantoillenne essive tanttananne tanttoinanne translative tantaksenne tantoiksenne abessive tantattanne tantoittanne instructive — — comitative — tanttoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tanttansa tanttansa accusative nom. tanttansa tanttansa gen. tanttansa genitive tanttansa tanttojensa tanttainsarare partitive tanttaansa tanttojaan tanttojansa inessive tantassaan tantassansa tantoissaan tantoissansa elative tantastaan tantastansa tantoistaan tantoistansa illative tanttaansa tanttoihinsa adessive tantallaan tantallansa tantoillaan tantoillansa ablative tantaltaan tantaltansa tantoiltaan tantoiltansa allative tantalleen tantallensa tantoilleen tantoillensa essive tanttanaan tanttanansa tanttoinaan tanttoinansa translative tantakseen tantaksensa tantoikseen tantoiksensa abessive tantattaan tantattansa tantoittaan tantoittansa instructive — — comitative — tanttoineen tanttoinensa

Synonyms

• mamma
• matroona

Derived terms

• tanttamainen

 

compounds

• sosiaalitantta

 

Further reading

• “tantta”, 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

• tantat