talous

talous

Finnish

Etymology

From talo (“house”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlous/, [ˈt̪ɑlo̞us̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlous
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧lo‧us

Noun

talous

1. economy
2. finance
3. a system that maintains something

   Elimistön lämpö-, energiatalous.

   The heat and energy management systems of an organ system.

4. an independently acting and managed economic unit, especially in terms of food procurement and cooking, such as a household or a larger organization that feeds its members (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   Kahden hengen talous.

   A two-person household.

Usage notes

• When used to refer to a unit that manages its economic aspects, -talous is used as part of some compound words to describe different units. ruokatalous is used to refer to the food aspect more specifically, while suurtalous refers to a large unit.

Declension

Inflection of talous (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		talous	taloudet
genitive		talouden	talouksien
partitive		taloutta	talouksia
illative		talouteen	talouksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		talous	taloudet
accusative	nom.	talous	taloudet
	gen.	talouden
genitive		talouden	talouksien
partitive		taloutta	talouksia
inessive		taloudessa	talouksissa
elative		taloudesta	talouksista
illative		talouteen	talouksiin
adessive		taloudella	talouksilla
ablative		taloudelta	talouksilta
allative		taloudelle	talouksille
essive		taloutena	talouksina
translative		taloudeksi	talouksiksi
instructive		—	talouksin
abessive		taloudetta	talouksitta
comitative		—	talouksineen

Possessive forms of talous (type kalleus)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	talouteni	taloutemme
2nd person	taloutesi	taloutenne
3rd person	taloutensa

Synonyms

• (economy): kansantalous
• (finance): yritystalous
• (independent economic unit, pos. in relation to food): kotitalous, suurtalous, ruokatalous

Further reading

• "talous" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• soluta, suolat, suolta