tuonne

Finnish

Etymology

tuo +‎ -nne (sublative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuo̯nːeˣ/, [ˈt̪uo̞̯nːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uonːe
• Syllabification^(key): tuon‧ne

Adverb

tuonne

1. (of movement) there (when the speaker points at the place)

   Me menimme tuonne

   We went there.

Usage notes

• For the exact difference between sinne and tuonne, see the usage notes under tuo.
• In colloquial speech, tuolla and tuolta as adessives and ablatives of tuo are often separated from tuolla and tuolta as adverbs, the former becoming tolla and tolta and the latter staying as-is. Despite this, tuonne often becomes tonne:

  Me mentiin tonne

  We went there.

• tuohon usually implies a more precise or exact location than tuonne.

Derived terms

• tuonnimmainen

 

compounds

• tuonnepäin

 

Related terms

• tuo

Further reading

• “tuonne”, 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

• tuonen, uneton