kontu

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Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin computus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontu/
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  • Rhymes: -ontu
  • Hyphenation: kon‧tu

Noun

kontu inan

  1. counting, count
  2. bank account
  3. attention, caution, care
  4. story, tale

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kontu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • kontu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kontu.

Pronunciation

Noun

kontu (obsolete)

  1. farm, stead

Declension

Inflection of kontu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative kontu konnut
genitive konnun kontujen
partitive kontua kontuja
illative kontuun kontuihin
singular plural
nominative kontu konnut
accusative nom. kontu konnut
gen. konnun
genitive konnun kontujen
partitive kontua kontuja
inessive konnussa konnuissa
elative konnusta konnuista
illative kontuun kontuihin
adessive konnulla konnuilla
ablative konnulta konnuilta
allative konnulle konnuille
essive kontuna kontuina
translative konnuksi konnuiksi
abessive konnutta konnuitta
instructive konnuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kontu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kontuni kontuni
accusative nom. kontuni kontuni
gen. kontuni
genitive kontuni kontujeni
partitive kontuani kontujani
inessive konnussani konnuissani
elative konnustani konnuistani
illative kontuuni kontuihini
adessive konnullani konnuillani
ablative konnultani konnuiltani
allative konnulleni konnuilleni
essive kontunani kontuinani
translative konnukseni konnuikseni
abessive konnuttani konnuittani
instructive
comitative kontuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kontusi kontusi
accusative nom. kontusi kontusi
gen. kontusi
genitive kontusi kontujesi
partitive kontuasi kontujasi
inessive konnussasi konnuissasi
elative konnustasi konnuistasi
illative kontuusi kontuihisi
adessive konnullasi konnuillasi
ablative konnultasi konnuiltasi
allative konnullesi konnuillesi
essive kontunasi kontuinasi
translative konnuksesi konnuiksesi
abessive konnuttasi konnuittasi
instructive
comitative kontuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kontumme kontumme
accusative nom. kontumme kontumme
gen. kontumme
genitive kontumme kontujemme
partitive kontuamme kontujamme
inessive konnussamme konnuissamme
elative konnustamme konnuistamme
illative kontuumme kontuihimme
adessive konnullamme konnuillamme
ablative konnultamme konnuiltamme
allative konnullemme konnuillemme
essive kontunamme kontuinamme
translative konnuksemme konnuiksemme
abessive konnuttamme konnuittamme
instructive
comitative kontuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kontunne kontunne
accusative nom. kontunne kontunne
gen. kontunne
genitive kontunne kontujenne
partitive kontuanne kontujanne
inessive konnussanne konnuissanne
elative konnustanne konnuistanne
illative kontuunne kontuihinne
adessive konnullanne konnuillanne
ablative konnultanne konnuiltanne
allative konnullenne konnuillenne
essive kontunanne kontuinanne
translative konnuksenne konnuiksenne
abessive konnuttanne konnuittanne
instructive
comitative kontuinenne

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Maltese

Pronunciation

Verb

kontu

  1. second-person plural perfect of kien

Mwani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese conto (thousand escudos).

Numeral

kontu

  1. thousand (used only for money)

See also

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tu/
  • Rhymes: -ɔntu
  • Syllabification: kon‧tu

Noun

kontu n

  1. dative singular of konto