mantu
Finnish
Etymology
Derived from the same root as manner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑn̪t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑntu
- Syllabification(key): man‧tu
Noun
mantu
- (rare) ground, soil; especially in connection of ownership.
- Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.
- He tilled his own soil.
Declension
| Inflection of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mantu | mannut | |
| genitive | mannun | mantujen | |
| partitive | mantua | mantuja | |
| illative | mantuun | mantuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mantu | mannut | |
| accusative | nom. | mantu | mannut |
| gen. | mannun | ||
| genitive | mannun | mantujen | |
| partitive | mantua | mantuja | |
| inessive | mannussa | mannuissa | |
| elative | mannusta | mannuista | |
| illative | mantuun | mantuihin | |
| adessive | mannulla | mannuilla | |
| ablative | mannulta | mannuilta | |
| allative | mannulle | mannuille | |
| essive | mantuna | mantuina | |
| translative | mannuksi | mannuiksi | |
| instructive | — | mannuin | |
| abessive | mannutta | mannuitta | |
| comitative | — | mantuineen | |
| Possessive forms of mantu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mantuni | mantumme |
| 2nd person | mantusi | mantunne |
| 3rd person | mantunsa | |
Synonyms
- maa
Related terms
- manner
- mantere
- mansikka
References
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- manut, munat, namut, tuman
Latvian
Noun
mantu f
- accusative singular form of manta
- instrumental singular form of manta
- genitive plural form of manta
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- मन्तु (Devanagari script)
- মন্তু (Bengali script)
- මන්තු (Sinhalese script)
- မန္တု or မၼ္တု or မၼ်တု (Burmese script)
- มนฺตุ or มันตุ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ມນ຺ຕຸ or ມັນຕຸ (Lao script)
- មន្តុ (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit मन्तु (mantu).
Noun
mantu m
- one who imagines
Declension
Declension table of "mantu" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mantu | mantavo or mantū |
| Accusative (second) | mantuṃ | mantavo or mantū |
| Instrumental (third) | mantunā | mantūhi or mantūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mantussa or mantuno | mantūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mantusmā or mantumhā | mantūhi or mantūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mantussa or mantuno | mantūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mantusmiṃ or mantumhi | mantūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mantu | mantave or mantavo |