tontti
See also: Tontti
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈt̪o̞n̪t̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -ontːi
- Syllabification(key): tont‧ti
Noun
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
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. |
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “tontti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntːi]
- Rhymes: -ontʲː, -ontːi
- Hyphenation: tont‧ti
Declension
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
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 592
Karelian
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
Possibly from Finnish tonttu. First sense attested only from Petsamo, second meaning only from Suojärvi and Suistamo.
References
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “tontti”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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