Finnish
Etymology
rinta + -ma. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrintɑmɑ/, [ˈrin̪t̪ɑ̝mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -intɑmɑ
- Syllabification(key): rin‧ta‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): rin‧ta‧ma
Noun
rintama
- (military) front, battlefront (region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat)
- nähdään rintamalla ― see you on the frontline
- länsirintamalta ei mitään uutta ― nothing new on the western front (all quiet on the western front)
- (military) front, theater (area where armies are engaged in conflict)
Hänen isoisänsä oli sodassa Tyynenmeren rintamalla.- His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
- (meteorology) front (interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density)
Declension
| Inflection of rintama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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rintama
|
rintamat
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| genitive
|
rintaman
|
rintamien
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| partitive
|
rintamaa
|
rintamia
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| illative
|
rintamaan
|
rintamiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rintama
|
rintamat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintama
|
rintamat
|
| gen.
|
rintaman
|
| genitive
|
rintaman
|
rintamien
rintamain rare
|
| partitive
|
rintamaa
|
rintamia
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| inessive
|
rintamassa
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rintamissa
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| elative
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rintamasta
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rintamista
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| illative
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rintamaan
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rintamiin
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| adessive
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rintamalla
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rintamilla
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| ablative
|
rintamalta
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rintamilta
|
| allative
|
rintamalle
|
rintamille
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| essive
|
rintamana
|
rintamina
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| translative
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rintamaksi
|
rintamiksi
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| abessive
|
rintamatta
|
rintamitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
rintamin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rintamani
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rintamani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintamani
|
rintamani
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| gen.
|
rintamani
|
| genitive
|
rintamani
|
rintamieni
rintamaini rare
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| partitive
|
rintamaani
|
rintamiani
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| inessive
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rintamassani
|
rintamissani
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| elative
|
rintamastani
|
rintamistani
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| illative
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rintamaani
|
rintamiini
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| adessive
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rintamallani
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rintamillani
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| ablative
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rintamaltani
|
rintamiltani
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| allative
|
rintamalleni
|
rintamilleni
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| essive
|
rintamanani
|
rintaminani
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| translative
|
rintamakseni
|
rintamikseni
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| abessive
|
rintamattani
|
rintamittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rintamineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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rintamasi
|
rintamasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintamasi
|
rintamasi
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| gen.
|
rintamasi
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| genitive
|
rintamasi
|
rintamiesi
rintamaisi rare
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| partitive
|
rintamaasi
|
rintamiasi
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| inessive
|
rintamassasi
|
rintamissasi
|
| elative
|
rintamastasi
|
rintamistasi
|
| illative
|
rintamaasi
|
rintamiisi
|
| adessive
|
rintamallasi
|
rintamillasi
|
| ablative
|
rintamaltasi
|
rintamiltasi
|
| allative
|
rintamallesi
|
rintamillesi
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| essive
|
rintamanasi
|
rintaminasi
|
| translative
|
rintamaksesi
|
rintamiksesi
|
| abessive
|
rintamattasi
|
rintamittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rintaminesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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rintamamme
|
rintamamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintamamme
|
rintamamme
|
| gen.
|
rintamamme
|
| genitive
|
rintamamme
|
rintamiemme
rintamaimme rare
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| partitive
|
rintamaamme
|
rintamiamme
|
| inessive
|
rintamassamme
|
rintamissamme
|
| elative
|
rintamastamme
|
rintamistamme
|
| illative
|
rintamaamme
|
rintamiimme
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| adessive
|
rintamallamme
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rintamillamme
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| ablative
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rintamaltamme
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rintamiltamme
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| allative
|
rintamallemme
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rintamillemme
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| essive
|
rintamanamme
|
rintaminamme
|
| translative
|
rintamaksemme
|
rintamiksemme
|
| abessive
|
rintamattamme
|
rintamittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rintaminemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rintamanne
|
rintamanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintamanne
|
rintamanne
|
| gen.
|
rintamanne
|
| genitive
|
rintamanne
|
rintamienne
rintamainne rare
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| partitive
|
rintamaanne
|
rintamianne
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| inessive
|
rintamassanne
|
rintamissanne
|
| elative
|
rintamastanne
|
rintamistanne
|
| illative
|
rintamaanne
|
rintamiinne
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| adessive
|
rintamallanne
|
rintamillanne
|
| ablative
|
rintamaltanne
|
rintamiltanne
|
| allative
|
rintamallenne
|
rintamillenne
|
| essive
|
rintamananne
|
rintaminanne
|
| translative
|
rintamaksenne
|
rintamiksenne
|
| abessive
|
rintamattanne
|
rintamittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rintaminenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
rintamansa
|
rintamansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
rintamansa
|
rintamansa
|
| gen.
|
rintamansa
|
| genitive
|
rintamansa
|
rintamiensa
rintamainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
rintamaansa
|
rintamiaan
rintamiansa
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| inessive
|
rintamassaan
rintamassansa
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rintamissaan
rintamissansa
|
| elative
|
rintamastaan
rintamastansa
|
rintamistaan
rintamistansa
|
| illative
|
rintamaansa
|
rintamiinsa
|
| adessive
|
rintamallaan
rintamallansa
|
rintamillaan
rintamillansa
|
| ablative
|
rintamaltaan
rintamaltansa
|
rintamiltaan
rintamiltansa
|
| allative
|
rintamalleen
rintamallensa
|
rintamilleen
rintamillensa
|
| essive
|
rintamanaan
rintamanansa
|
rintaminaan
rintaminansa
|
| translative
|
rintamakseen
rintamaksensa
|
rintamikseen
rintamiksensa
|
| abessive
|
rintamattaan
rintamattansa
|
rintamittaan
rintamittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
rintamineen
rintaminensa
|
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