latteus
Finnish
Etymology
lattea (“flat, bland, dull”) + -uus (“-ness”)
Noun
latteus
- flatness
- blandness
- dullness (quality of being uninteresting, especially when used of opinions)
- (linguistics) A cliché, platitude
Declension
| Inflection of latteus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | latteus | latteudet | |
| genitive | latteuden | latteuksien | |
| partitive | latteutta | latteuksia | |
| illative | latteuteen | latteuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | latteus | latteudet | |
| accusative | nom. | latteus | latteudet |
| gen. | latteuden | ||
| genitive | latteuden | latteuksien | |
| partitive | latteutta | latteuksia | |
| inessive | latteudessa | latteuksissa | |
| elative | latteudesta | latteuksista | |
| illative | latteuteen | latteuksiin | |
| adessive | latteudella | latteuksilla | |
| ablative | latteudelta | latteuksilta | |
| allative | latteudelle | latteuksille | |
| essive | latteutena | latteuksina | |
| translative | latteudeksi | latteuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | latteuksin | |
| abessive | latteudetta | latteuksitta | |
| comitative | — | latteuksineen | |
Synonyms
- (flatness): litteys, tasaisuus
- (blandness): mauttomuus
- (dullness): ikävyys, tylsyys
- (cliché): klisee, klišee (dated)
Anagrams
- astelut, tulesta