loonto

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Ingrian

Etymology

From loovva (to create) +‎ -nto. Akin to Finnish luonto.

Pronunciation

Noun

loonto

  1. environment
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Oppihues geografiaa, töö saatta tiitä, millain ono loonto ja kuin eri paikois maan pääl elläät ihmiset.
      In learning geography, you will get to know, what environment is and how people live in different places on earth.
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Möö noisemma tiijustammaa loontoa.
      We begin to be aware of the environment.
  2. nature, personality, vibe
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of elokas

Declension

Declension of loonto (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative loonto loonnot
genitive loonnon loontoin, loontoloin
partitive loontoa loontoja, loontoloja
illative loontoo loontoi, loontoloihe
inessive loonnoos loonnois, loontolois
elative loonnost loonnoist, loontoloist
allative loonnolle loonnoille, loontoloille
adessive loonnool loonnoil, loontoloil
ablative loonnolt loonnoilt, loontoloilt
translative loonnoks loonnoiks, loontoloiks
essive loontonna, loontoon loontoinna, loontoloinna, loontoin, loontoloin
exessive1) loontont loontoint, loontoloint
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

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “лоондо”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276