Finnish
Etymology
< German Rätoromanisch (“Romansch”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈretoˌromɑːni/, [ˈre̞t̪o̞ˌro̞mɑ̝ːni]
- Rhymes: -omɑːni
- Syllabification(key): re‧to‧ro‧maa‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): reto‧romaa‧ni
Noun
retoromaani
- Romansh; also Romansch, Rumantsch, or Romanche
Usage notes
The language spoken in Swiss Graubünden is called Rätoromanisch or Bündnerromanisch in German and "Romansh" in English. According to some linguists it forms a group called rätoromanische Sprachen together with Ladin and Friulian, spoken in two geographically separate areas in northeastern Italy. Confusingly, this group is called Rhaeto-Romance in English. Finnish follows the German convention.
Declension
| Inflection of retoromaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
retoromaani
|
—
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| genitive
|
retoromaanin
|
—
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| partitive
|
retoromaania
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniin
|
—
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaani
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaani
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaanin
|
| genitive
|
retoromaanin
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaania
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissa
|
—
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| elative
|
retoromaanista
|
—
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| illative
|
retoromaaniin
|
—
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| adessive
|
retoromaanilla
|
—
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| ablative
|
retoromaanilta
|
—
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| allative
|
retoromaanille
|
—
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| essive
|
retoromaanina
|
—
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| translative
|
retoromaaniksi
|
—
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| abessive
|
retoromaanitta
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaanini
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaanini
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaanini
|
| genitive
|
retoromaanini
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaaniani
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissani
|
—
|
| elative
|
retoromaanistani
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniini
|
—
|
| adessive
|
retoromaanillani
|
—
|
| ablative
|
retoromaaniltani
|
—
|
| allative
|
retoromaanilleni
|
—
|
| essive
|
retoromaaninani
|
—
|
| translative
|
retoromaanikseni
|
—
|
| abessive
|
retoromaanittani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaanisi
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaanisi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaanisi
|
| genitive
|
retoromaanisi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaaniasi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissasi
|
—
|
| elative
|
retoromaanistasi
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniisi
|
—
|
| adessive
|
retoromaanillasi
|
—
|
| ablative
|
retoromaaniltasi
|
—
|
| allative
|
retoromaanillesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
retoromaaninasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
retoromaaniksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
retoromaanittasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaanimme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaanimme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaanimme
|
| genitive
|
retoromaanimme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaaniamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
retoromaanistamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniimme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
retoromaanillamme
|
—
|
| ablative
|
retoromaaniltamme
|
—
|
| allative
|
retoromaanillemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
retoromaaninamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
retoromaaniksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
retoromaanittamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaaninne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaaninne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaaninne
|
| genitive
|
retoromaaninne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaanianne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
retoromaanistanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniinne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
retoromaanillanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
retoromaaniltanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
retoromaanillenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
retoromaaninanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
retoromaaniksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
retoromaanittanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
retoromaaninsa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
retoromaaninsa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
retoromaaninsa
|
| genitive
|
retoromaaninsa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
retoromaaniaan
retoromaaniansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
retoromaanissaan
retoromaanissansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
retoromaanistaan
retoromaanistansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
retoromaaniinsa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
retoromaanillaan
retoromaanillansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
retoromaaniltaan
retoromaaniltansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
retoromaanilleen
retoromaanillensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
retoromaaninaan
retoromaaninansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
retoromaanikseen
retoromaaniksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
retoromaanittaan
retoromaanittansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
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