mantu

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Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *manta +‎ -u

Pronunciation

Noun

mantu (rare)

  1. ground, soil; especially in connection of ownership.
    Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.
    He tilled his own soil.

Declension

Inflection of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative mantu mannut
genitive mannun mantujen
partitive mantua mantuja
illative mantuun mantuihin
singular plural
nominative mantu mannut
accusative nom. mantu mannut
gen. mannun
genitive mannun mantujen
partitive mantua mantuja
inessive mannussa mannuissa
elative mannusta mannuista
illative mantuun mantuihin
adessive mannulla mannuilla
ablative mannulta mannuilta
allative mannulle mannuille
essive mantuna mantuina
translative mannuksi mannuiksi
abessive mannutta mannuitta
instructive mannuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mantuni mantuni
accusative nom. mantuni mantuni
gen. mantuni
genitive mantuni mantujeni
partitive mantuani mantujani
inessive mannussani mannuissani
elative mannustani mannuistani
illative mantuuni mantuihini
adessive mannullani mannuillani
ablative mannultani mannuiltani
allative mannulleni mannuilleni
essive mantunani mantuinani
translative mannukseni mannuikseni
abessive mannuttani mannuittani
instructive
comitative mantuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mantusi mantusi
accusative nom. mantusi mantusi
gen. mantusi
genitive mantusi mantujesi
partitive mantuasi mantujasi
inessive mannussasi mannuissasi
elative mannustasi mannuistasi
illative mantuusi mantuihisi
adessive mannullasi mannuillasi
ablative mannultasi mannuiltasi
allative mannullesi mannuillesi
essive mantunasi mantuinasi
translative mannuksesi mannuiksesi
abessive mannuttasi mannuittasi
instructive
comitative mantuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mantumme mantumme
accusative nom. mantumme mantumme
gen. mantumme
genitive mantumme mantujemme
partitive mantuamme mantujamme
inessive mannussamme mannuissamme
elative mannustamme mannuistamme
illative mantuumme mantuihimme
adessive mannullamme mannuillamme
ablative mannultamme mannuiltamme
allative mannullemme mannuillemme
essive mantunamme mantuinamme
translative mannuksemme mannuiksemme
abessive mannuttamme mannuittamme
instructive
comitative mantuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mantunne mantunne
accusative nom. mantunne mantunne
gen. mantunne
genitive mantunne mantujenne
partitive mantuanne mantujanne
inessive mannussanne mannuissanne
elative mannustanne mannuistanne
illative mantuunne mantuihinne
adessive mannullanne mannuillanne
ablative mannultanne mannuiltanne
allative mannullenne mannuillenne
essive mantunanne mantuinanne
translative mannuksenne mannuiksenne
abessive mannuttanne mannuittanne
instructive
comitative mantuinenne

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

References

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish mantu.

Pronunciation

Noun

mantu

  1. land, soil
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1639. Soikkola, Väärnoja. 54, (17).”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:
      Tere maa, tere mantu, // Tere sauna sammalhuone,
      Hello earth, hello land, // Hello bathhouse, mossy building,

Declension

Declension of mantu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative mantu mannut
genitive mannun mantuin, mantuloin
partitive mantua mantuja, mantuloja
illative mantuu mantui, mantuloihe
inessive mannuus mannuis, mantulois
elative mannust mannuist, mantuloist
allative mannulle mannuille, mantuloille
adessive mannuul mannuil, mantuloil
ablative mannult mannuilt, mantuloilt
translative mannuks mannuiks, mantuloiks
essive mantunna, mantuun mantuinna, mantuloinna, mantuin, mantuloin
exessive1) mantunt mantuint, mantuloint
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.

Synonyms

Latvian

Noun

mantu f

  1. inflection of manta:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्तु (mantu).

Noun

mantu m

  1. one who imagines

Declension