Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. There are no known cognates, and theories about borrowing from Germanic or Baltic have been discarded.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑhtu/, [ˈrɑ̝xt̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtu
- Syllabification(key): rah‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): rah‧tu
Noun
rahtu
- A very small amount of something, a jot, an iota.
- Synonyms: hitunen, hiven, kipene, muru, murunen, rahtunen
- ei rahtuakaan ― not at all / not the slightest bit
- (obsolete) synonym of piste (“point”)
Usage notes
Nowadays mostly used in idioms, such as the one mentioned above.
Declension
| Inflection of rahtu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
|
| nominative
|
rahtu
|
rahdut
|
| genitive
|
rahdun
|
rahtujen
|
| partitive
|
rahtua
|
rahtuja
|
| illative
|
rahtuun
|
rahtuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtu
|
rahdut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtu
|
rahdut
|
| gen.
|
rahdun
|
| genitive
|
rahdun
|
rahtujen
|
| partitive
|
rahtua
|
rahtuja
|
| inessive
|
rahdussa
|
rahduissa
|
| elative
|
rahdusta
|
rahduista
|
| illative
|
rahtuun
|
rahtuihin
|
| adessive
|
rahdulla
|
rahduilla
|
| ablative
|
rahdulta
|
rahduilta
|
| allative
|
rahdulle
|
rahduille
|
| essive
|
rahtuna
|
rahtuina
|
| translative
|
rahduksi
|
rahduiksi
|
| abessive
|
rahdutta
|
rahduitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
rahduin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtuni
|
rahtuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtuni
|
rahtuni
|
| gen.
|
rahtuni
|
| genitive
|
rahtuni
|
rahtujeni
|
| partitive
|
rahtuani
|
rahtujani
|
| inessive
|
rahdussani
|
rahduissani
|
| elative
|
rahdustani
|
rahduistani
|
| illative
|
rahtuuni
|
rahtuihini
|
| adessive
|
rahdullani
|
rahduillani
|
| ablative
|
rahdultani
|
rahduiltani
|
| allative
|
rahdulleni
|
rahduilleni
|
| essive
|
rahtunani
|
rahtuinani
|
| translative
|
rahdukseni
|
rahduikseni
|
| abessive
|
rahduttani
|
rahduittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rahtuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtusi
|
rahtusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtusi
|
rahtusi
|
| gen.
|
rahtusi
|
| genitive
|
rahtusi
|
rahtujesi
|
| partitive
|
rahtuasi
|
rahtujasi
|
| inessive
|
rahdussasi
|
rahduissasi
|
| elative
|
rahdustasi
|
rahduistasi
|
| illative
|
rahtuusi
|
rahtuihisi
|
| adessive
|
rahdullasi
|
rahduillasi
|
| ablative
|
rahdultasi
|
rahduiltasi
|
| allative
|
rahdullesi
|
rahduillesi
|
| essive
|
rahtunasi
|
rahtuinasi
|
| translative
|
rahduksesi
|
rahduiksesi
|
| abessive
|
rahduttasi
|
rahduittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rahtuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtumme
|
rahtumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtumme
|
rahtumme
|
| gen.
|
rahtumme
|
| genitive
|
rahtumme
|
rahtujemme
|
| partitive
|
rahtuamme
|
rahtujamme
|
| inessive
|
rahdussamme
|
rahduissamme
|
| elative
|
rahdustamme
|
rahduistamme
|
| illative
|
rahtuumme
|
rahtuihimme
|
| adessive
|
rahdullamme
|
rahduillamme
|
| ablative
|
rahdultamme
|
rahduiltamme
|
| allative
|
rahdullemme
|
rahduillemme
|
| essive
|
rahtunamme
|
rahtuinamme
|
| translative
|
rahduksemme
|
rahduiksemme
|
| abessive
|
rahduttamme
|
rahduittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rahtuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtunne
|
rahtunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtunne
|
rahtunne
|
| gen.
|
rahtunne
|
| genitive
|
rahtunne
|
rahtujenne
|
| partitive
|
rahtuanne
|
rahtujanne
|
| inessive
|
rahdussanne
|
rahduissanne
|
| elative
|
rahdustanne
|
rahduistanne
|
| illative
|
rahtuunne
|
rahtuihinne
|
| adessive
|
rahdullanne
|
rahduillanne
|
| ablative
|
rahdultanne
|
rahduiltanne
|
| allative
|
rahdullenne
|
rahduillenne
|
| essive
|
rahtunanne
|
rahtuinanne
|
| translative
|
rahduksenne
|
rahduiksenne
|
| abessive
|
rahduttanne
|
rahduittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rahtuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rahtunsa
|
rahtunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rahtunsa
|
rahtunsa
|
| gen.
|
rahtunsa
|
| genitive
|
rahtunsa
|
rahtujensa
|
| partitive
|
rahtuaan
rahtuansa
|
rahtujaan
rahtujansa
|
| inessive
|
rahdussaan
rahdussansa
|
rahduissaan
rahduissansa
|
| elative
|
rahdustaan
rahdustansa
|
rahduistaan
rahduistansa
|
| illative
|
rahtuunsa
|
rahtuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
rahdullaan
rahdullansa
|
rahduillaan
rahduillansa
|
| ablative
|
rahdultaan
rahdultansa
|
rahduiltaan
rahduiltansa
|
| allative
|
rahdulleen
rahdullensa
|
rahduilleen
rahduillensa
|
| essive
|
rahtunaan
rahtunansa
|
rahtuinaan
rahtuinansa
|
| translative
|
rahdukseen
rahduksensa
|
rahduikseen
rahduiksensa
|
| abessive
|
rahduttaan
rahduttansa
|
rahduittaan
rahduittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rahtuineen
rahtuinensa
|
|
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