toteemi

Finnish

Etymology

From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoteːmi/, [ˈt̪o̞t̪e̞ːmi]
• Rhymes: -oteːmi
• Syllabification^(key): to‧tee‧mi

Noun

toteemi

1. totem

Declension

Inflection of toteemi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		toteemi	toteemit
genitive		toteemin	toteemien toteemeiden toteemeitten
partitive		toteemia	toteemeita toteemeja
illative		toteemiin	toteemeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		toteemi	toteemit
accusative	nom.	toteemi	toteemit
	gen.	toteemin
genitive		toteemin	toteemien toteemeiden toteemeitten
partitive		toteemia	toteemeita toteemeja
inessive		toteemissa	toteemeissa
elative		toteemista	toteemeista
illative		toteemiin	toteemeihin
adessive		toteemilla	toteemeilla
ablative		toteemilta	toteemeilta
allative		toteemille	toteemeille
essive		toteemina	toteemeina
translative		toteemiksi	toteemeiksi
abessive		toteemitta	toteemeitta
instructive		—	toteemein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of toteemi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toteemini toteemini accusative nom. toteemini toteemini gen. toteemini genitive toteemini toteemieni toteemeideni toteemeitteni partitive toteemiani toteemeitani toteemejani inessive toteemissani toteemeissani elative toteemistani toteemeistani illative toteemiini toteemeihini adessive toteemillani toteemeillani ablative toteemiltani toteemeiltani allative toteemilleni toteemeilleni essive toteeminani toteemeinani translative toteemikseni toteemeikseni abessive toteemittani toteemeittani instructive — — comitative — toteemeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toteemisi toteemisi accusative nom. toteemisi toteemisi gen. toteemisi genitive toteemisi toteemiesi toteemeidesi toteemeittesi partitive toteemiasi toteemeitasi toteemejasi inessive toteemissasi toteemeissasi elative toteemistasi toteemeistasi illative toteemiisi toteemeihisi adessive toteemillasi toteemeillasi ablative toteemiltasi toteemeiltasi allative toteemillesi toteemeillesi essive toteeminasi toteemeinasi translative toteemiksesi toteemeiksesi abessive toteemittasi toteemeittasi instructive — — comitative — toteemeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toteemimme toteemimme accusative nom. toteemimme toteemimme gen. toteemimme genitive toteemimme toteemiemme toteemeidemme toteemeittemme partitive toteemiamme toteemeitamme toteemejamme inessive toteemissamme toteemeissamme elative toteemistamme toteemeistamme illative toteemiimme toteemeihimme adessive toteemillamme toteemeillamme ablative toteemiltamme toteemeiltamme allative toteemillemme toteemeillemme essive toteeminamme toteemeinamme translative toteemiksemme toteemeiksemme abessive toteemittamme toteemeittamme instructive — — comitative — toteemeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toteeminne toteeminne accusative nom. toteeminne toteeminne gen. toteeminne genitive toteeminne toteemienne toteemeidenne toteemeittenne partitive toteemianne toteemeitanne toteemejanne inessive toteemissanne toteemeissanne elative toteemistanne toteemeistanne illative toteemiinne toteemeihinne adessive toteemillanne toteemeillanne ablative toteemiltanne toteemeiltanne allative toteemillenne toteemeillenne essive toteeminanne toteemeinanne translative toteemiksenne toteemeiksenne abessive toteemittanne toteemeittanne instructive — — comitative — toteemeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative toteeminsa toteeminsa accusative nom. toteeminsa toteeminsa gen. toteeminsa genitive toteeminsa toteemiensa toteemeidensa toteemeittensa partitive toteemiaan toteemiansa toteemeitaan toteemejaan toteemeitansa toteemejansa inessive toteemissaan toteemissansa toteemeissaan toteemeissansa elative toteemistaan toteemistansa toteemeistaan toteemeistansa illative toteemiinsa toteemeihinsa adessive toteemillaan toteemillansa toteemeillaan toteemeillansa ablative toteemiltaan toteemiltansa toteemeiltaan toteemeiltansa allative toteemilleen toteemillensa toteemeilleen toteemeillensa essive toteeminaan toteeminansa toteemeinaan toteemeinansa translative toteemikseen toteemiksensa toteemeikseen toteemeiksensa abessive toteemittaan toteemittansa toteemeittaan toteemeittansa instructive — — comitative — toteemeineen toteemeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• toteemieläin
• toteemipaalu
• toteemipatsas

 

Further reading

• “toteemi”, 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