tontti
See also: Tontti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈt̪o̞n̪t̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -ontːi
- Syllabification(key): tont‧ti
- Hyphenation(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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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][1] (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
Ingrian
Etymology
Related to Finnish tonttu (“elf”) and Estonian tont (“evil spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈto̞ntːi]
- Rhymes: -ontʲː, -ontːi
- Hyphenation: tont‧ti
Noun
tontti
Declension
| Declension of tontti (type 5/vahti, tt-t gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Fedor Tumansky (1790) “тойти [sic]”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 677
- 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.
Noun
tontti
Etymology 2
Possibly from Finnish tonttu. First sense attested only from Petsamo, second meaning only from Suojärvi and Suistamo.
Noun
tontti
- a type of forest spirit, an elf
- (derogatory) kid, whippersnapper