mandariini
Estonian
Noun
mandariini
- genitive singular of mandariin
- partitive singular of mandariin
- illative singular of mandariin
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish mandarin, from Portuguese mandarim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑndɑriːni/, [ˈmɑndɑˌriːni]
- Rhymes: -iːni
- Syllabification(key): man‧da‧rii‧ni
Noun
mandariini
- mandarin (fruit)
- mandarin (Chinese bureaucrat)
- Mandarin; short of mandariinikiina (language)
Declension
| Inflection of mandariini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mandariini | mandariinit | |
| genitive | mandariinin | mandariinien | |
| partitive | mandariinia | mandariineja | |
| illative | mandariiniin | mandariineihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mandariini | mandariinit | |
| accusative | nom. | mandariini | mandariinit |
| gen. | mandariinin | ||
| genitive | mandariinin | mandariinien | |
| partitive | mandariinia | mandariineja | |
| inessive | mandariinissa | mandariineissa | |
| elative | mandariinista | mandariineista | |
| illative | mandariiniin | mandariineihin | |
| adessive | mandariinilla | mandariineilla | |
| ablative | mandariinilta | mandariineilta | |
| allative | mandariinille | mandariineille | |
| essive | mandariinina | mandariineina | |
| translative | mandariiniksi | mandariineiksi | |
| instructive | — | mandariinein | |
| abessive | mandariinitta | mandariineitta | |
| comitative | — | mandariineineen | |
| Possessive forms of mandariini (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mandariinini | mandariinimme |
| 2nd person | mandariinisi | mandariininne |
| 3rd person | mandariininsa | |
Further reading
- "mandariini" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).