jotuni
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Finnish
Alternative forms
- (giant): Jotuni
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse jǫtunn.
Pronunciation
Noun
jotuni
- (Norse mythology) jotun (giant in Scandinavian mythology, a jötunn)
- (Finnic mythology) Synonym of jatuli.
- (Sami mythology) A sort of giant, known as jiehtanas in Sami.
- (geology) Ectasian (geologic period)
- Synonym: jotunikausi
Declension
| Inflection of jotuni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jotuni | jotunit | |
| genitive | jotunin | jotunien | |
| partitive | jotunia | jotuneja | |
| illative | jotuniin | jotuneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jotuni | jotunit | |
| accusative | nom. | jotuni | jotunit |
| gen. | jotunin | ||
| genitive | jotunin | jotunien | |
| partitive | jotunia | jotuneja | |
| inessive | jotunissa | jotuneissa | |
| elative | jotunista | jotuneista | |
| illative | jotuniin | jotuneihin | |
| adessive | jotunilla | jotuneilla | |
| ablative | jotunilta | jotuneilta | |
| allative | jotunille | jotuneille | |
| essive | jotunina | jotuneina | |
| translative | jotuniksi | jotuneiksi | |
| abessive | jotunitta | jotuneitta | |
| instructive | — | jotunein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds