mantu
Finnish
Etymology
Proto-Finnic *manta + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑntu
- Syllabification(key): man‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): man‧tu
Noun
mantu (literary, poetic)
- ground, soil (especially in connection of ownership)
- Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.
- He tilled his own soil.
Declension
| Inflection of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mantu | mannut | |
| genitive | mannun | mantujen | |
| partitive | mantua | mantuja | |
| illative | mantuun | mantuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mantu | mannut | |
| accusative | nom. | mantu | mannut |
| gen. | mannun | ||
| genitive | mannun | mantujen | |
| partitive | mantua | mantuja | |
| inessive | mannussa | mannuissa | |
| elative | mannusta | mannuista | |
| illative | mantuun | mantuihin | |
| adessive | mannulla | mannuilla | |
| ablative | mannulta | mannuilta | |
| allative | mannulle | mannuille | |
| essive | mantuna | mantuina | |
| translative | mannuksi | mannuiksi | |
| abessive | mannutta | mannuitta | |
| instructive | — | mannuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
- “mantu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑntŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑnd̥u]
- Rhymes: -ɑntu
- Hyphenation: man‧tu
Noun
mantu
- land, soil
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1639. Soikkola, Väärnoja. 54, (17).”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[3], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:
- Tere maa, tere mantu, // Tere sauna sammalhuone,
- Hello earth, hello land, // Hello bathhouse, mossy building,
Declension
| Declension of mantu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | mantu | mannut |
| genitive | mannun | mantuin, mantuloin |
| partitive | mantua | mantuja, mantuloja |
| illative | mantuu | mantui, mantuloihe |
| inessive | mannuus | mannuis, mantulois |
| elative | mannust | mannuist, mantuloist |
| allative | mannulle | mannuille, mantuloille |
| adessive | mannuul | mannuil, mantuloil |
| ablative | mannult | mannuilt, mantuloilt |
| translative | mannuks | mannuiks, mantuloiks |
| essive | mantunna, mantuun | mantuinna, mantuloinna, mantuin, mantuloin |
| exessive1) | mantunt | mantuint, mantuloint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
Latvian
Noun
mantu f
- inflection of manta:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- मन्तु (Devanagari script)
- মন্তু (Bengali script)
- මන්තු (Sinhalese script)
- မန္တု or မၼ္တု or မၼ်တု (Burmese script)
- มนฺตุ or มันตุ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ມນ຺ຕຸ or ມັນຕຸ (Lao script)
- មន្តុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Noun
mantu m
- one who imagines
Declension
Declension table of "mantu" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mantu | mantavo or mantū |
| Accusative (second) | mantuṃ | mantavo or mantū |
| Instrumental (third) | mantunā | mantūhi or mantūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mantussa or mantuno | mantūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mantusmā or mantumhā | mantūhi or mantūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mantussa or mantuno | mantūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mantusmiṃ or mantumhi | mantūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mantu | mantave or mantavo |