virvonta

Finnish

Etymology

virpoa +‎ -nta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirʋontɑ/, [ˈʋirʋo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irʋontɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vir‧von‧ta

Noun

virvonta

1. wishing another person health and happiness on Palm Sunday by tapping them lightly with a willow twig and chanting a rhyme; nowadays especially done door-to-door by children disguised as witches in order to get candy from people

Declension

Inflection of virvonta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		virvonta	virvonnat
genitive		virvonnan	virvontojen
partitive		virvontaa	virvontoja
illative		virvontaan	virvontoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		virvonta	virvonnat
accusative	nom.	virvonta	virvonnat
	gen.	virvonnan
genitive		virvonnan	virvontojen virvontain rare
partitive		virvontaa	virvontoja
inessive		virvonnassa	virvonnoissa
elative		virvonnasta	virvonnoista
illative		virvontaan	virvontoihin
adessive		virvonnalla	virvonnoilla
ablative		virvonnalta	virvonnoilta
allative		virvonnalle	virvonnoille
essive		virvontana	virvontoina
translative		virvonnaksi	virvonnoiksi
abessive		virvonnatta	virvonnoitta
instructive		—	virvonnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of virvonta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative virvontani virvontani accusative nom. virvontani virvontani gen. virvontani genitive virvontani virvontojeni virvontaini rare partitive virvontaani virvontojani inessive virvonnassani virvonnoissani elative virvonnastani virvonnoistani illative virvontaani virvontoihini adessive virvonnallani virvonnoillani ablative virvonnaltani virvonnoiltani allative virvonnalleni virvonnoilleni essive virvontanani virvontoinani translative virvonnakseni virvonnoikseni abessive virvonnattani virvonnoittani instructive — — comitative — virvontoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative virvontasi virvontasi accusative nom. virvontasi virvontasi gen. virvontasi genitive virvontasi virvontojesi virvontaisi rare partitive virvontaasi virvontojasi inessive virvonnassasi virvonnoissasi elative virvonnastasi virvonnoistasi illative virvontaasi virvontoihisi adessive virvonnallasi virvonnoillasi ablative virvonnaltasi virvonnoiltasi allative virvonnallesi virvonnoillesi essive virvontanasi virvontoinasi translative virvonnaksesi virvonnoiksesi abessive virvonnattasi virvonnoittasi instructive — — comitative — virvontoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative virvontamme virvontamme accusative nom. virvontamme virvontamme gen. virvontamme genitive virvontamme virvontojemme virvontaimme rare partitive virvontaamme virvontojamme inessive virvonnassamme virvonnoissamme elative virvonnastamme virvonnoistamme illative virvontaamme virvontoihimme adessive virvonnallamme virvonnoillamme ablative virvonnaltamme virvonnoiltamme allative virvonnallemme virvonnoillemme essive virvontanamme virvontoinamme translative virvonnaksemme virvonnoiksemme abessive virvonnattamme virvonnoittamme instructive — — comitative — virvontoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative virvontanne virvontanne accusative nom. virvontanne virvontanne gen. virvontanne genitive virvontanne virvontojenne virvontainne rare partitive virvontaanne virvontojanne inessive virvonnassanne virvonnoissanne elative virvonnastanne virvonnoistanne illative virvontaanne virvontoihinne adessive virvonnallanne virvonnoillanne ablative virvonnaltanne virvonnoiltanne allative virvonnallenne virvonnoillenne essive virvontananne virvontoinanne translative virvonnaksenne virvonnoiksenne abessive virvonnattanne virvonnoittanne instructive — — comitative — virvontoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative virvontansa virvontansa accusative nom. virvontansa virvontansa gen. virvontansa genitive virvontansa virvontojensa virvontainsa rare partitive virvontaansa virvontojaan virvontojansa inessive virvonnassaan virvonnassansa virvonnoissaan virvonnoissansa elative virvonnastaan virvonnastansa virvonnoistaan virvonnoistansa illative virvontaansa virvontoihinsa adessive virvonnallaan virvonnallansa virvonnoillaan virvonnoillansa ablative virvonnaltaan virvonnaltansa virvonnoiltaan virvonnoiltansa allative virvonnalleen virvonnallensa virvonnoilleen virvonnoillensa essive virvontanaan virvontanansa virvontoinaan virvontoinansa translative virvonnakseen virvonnaksensa virvonnoikseen virvonnoiksensa abessive virvonnattaan virvonnattansa virvonnoittaan virvonnoittansa instructive — — comitative — virvontoineen virvontoinensa

Further reading

• “virvonta”, 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 2023-07-04