tontti
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish tomt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtontːi/, [ˈt̪o̞n̪t̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -ontːi
- Syllabification(key): tont‧ti
Noun
tontti
- parcel, plot, property
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 | |
| instructive | — | tontein | |
| abessive | tontitta | tonteitta | |
| comitative | — | tontteineen | |
| Possessive forms of tontti (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tonttini | tonttimme |
| 2nd person | tonttisi | tonttinne |
| 3rd person | tonttinsa | |
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: -ontːi
- Hyphenation: tont‧ti
Noun
tontti
- (vulgar) bastard
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
- tontikkain
References
- 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
- lot, parcel of land
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
References
- Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “tontti”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X