tontti
See also: Tontti
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tontti
- lot, plot, parcel, property (distinct portion or plot of land, especially one containing or intended to contain a building, and the boundaries of which have been delineated by a public entity)
- Missä kulkee tontin raja?
- Where does the lot/property line go?
- Omistan tontin merenrannalla.
- I own a plot of land by the seashore.
- (ball games) the part of a playing field that a specific player, such as an infielder or outfielder in baseball, is meant to be responsible for (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension edit
Inflection of tontti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | tontti | tontit | ||
genitive | tontin | tonttien | ||
partitive | tonttia | tontteja | ||
illative | tonttiin | tontteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | tontti | tontit | ||
accusative | nom. | tontti | tontit | |
gen. | tontin | |||
genitive | tontin | tonttien | ||
partitive | tonttia | tontteja | ||
inessive | tontissa | tonteissa | ||
elative | tontista | tonteista | ||
illative | tonttiin | tontteihin | ||
adessive | tontilla | tonteilla | ||
ablative | tontilta | tonteilta | ||
allative | tontille | tonteille | ||
essive | tonttina | tontteina | ||
translative | tontiksi | tonteiksi | ||
abessive | tontitta | tonteitta | ||
instructive | — | tontein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “tontti”, 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
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Related to Finnish tonttu (“elf”) and Estonian tont (“evil spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntːi]
- Rhymes: -ontʲː, -ontːi
- Hyphenation: tont‧ti
Noun edit
tontti
Declension edit
Declension of tontti (type 5/vahti, tt-t gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | tontti | tontit |
genitive | tontin | tonttiin, tonttiloin |
partitive | tonttia | tonttija, tonttiloja |
illative | tonttii | tonttii, tonttiloihe |
inessive | tontiis | tonttiis, tonttilois |
elative | tontist | tonttiist, tonttiloist |
allative | tontille | tonttiille, tonttiloille |
adessive | tontiil | tonttiil, tonttiloil |
ablative | tontilt | tonttiilt, tonttiloilt |
translative | tontiks | tonttiiks, tonttiloiks |
essive | tonttinna, tonttiin | tonttiinna, tonttiloinna, tonttiin, tonttiloin |
exessive1) | tonttint | tonttiint, tonttiloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 592
Karelian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Likely from Finnish tontti, as this term is only attested in the dialects of Suojärvi and Suistamo, which used to belong to Finland while the Finnish term is derived from Swedish.
Noun edit
tontti
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly from Finnish tonttu. First sense attested only from Petsamo, second meaning only from Suojärvi and Suistamo.
Noun edit
tontti
- a type of forest spirit, an elf
- (derogatory) kid, whippersnapper