neito

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Esperanto

Noun

neito (accusative singular neiton, plural neitoj, accusative plural neitojn)

  1. singular past nominal passive participle of nei

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *näitoi. Akin to neiti.

Pronunciation

Noun

neito

  1. maiden, maid (girl or young, unmarried woman)
  2. (botany) nigella (plant of the genus Nigella)
    ryytineitoblack caraway

Declension

Inflection of neito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative neito neidot
genitive neidon neitojen
partitive neitoa neitoja
illative neitoon neitoihin
singular plural
nominative neito neidot
accusative nom. neito neidot
gen. neidon
genitive neidon neitojen
partitive neitoa neitoja
inessive neidossa neidoissa
elative neidosta neidoista
illative neitoon neitoihin
adessive neidolla neidoilla
ablative neidolta neidoilta
allative neidolle neidoille
essive neitona neitoina
translative neidoksi neidoiksi
abessive neidotta neidoitta
instructive neidoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of neito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neitoni neitoni
accusative nom. neitoni neitoni
gen. neitoni
genitive neitoni neitojeni
partitive neitoani neitojani
inessive neidossani neidoissani
elative neidostani neidoistani
illative neitooni neitoihini
adessive neidollani neidoillani
ablative neidoltani neidoiltani
allative neidolleni neidoilleni
essive neitonani neitoinani
translative neidokseni neidoikseni
abessive neidottani neidoittani
instructive
comitative neitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neitosi neitosi
accusative nom. neitosi neitosi
gen. neitosi
genitive neitosi neitojesi
partitive neitoasi neitojasi
inessive neidossasi neidoissasi
elative neidostasi neidoistasi
illative neitoosi neitoihisi
adessive neidollasi neidoillasi
ablative neidoltasi neidoiltasi
allative neidollesi neidoillesi
essive neitonasi neitoinasi
translative neidoksesi neidoiksesi
abessive neidottasi neidoittasi
instructive
comitative neitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative neitomme neitomme
accusative nom. neitomme neitomme
gen. neitomme
genitive neitomme neitojemme
partitive neitoamme neitojamme
inessive neidossamme neidoissamme
elative neidostamme neidoistamme
illative neitoomme neitoihimme
adessive neidollamme neidoillamme
ablative neidoltamme neidoiltamme
allative neidollemme neidoillemme
essive neitonamme neitoinamme
translative neidoksemme neidoiksemme
abessive neidottamme neidoittamme
instructive
comitative neitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative neitonne neitonne
accusative nom. neitonne neitonne
gen. neitonne
genitive neitonne neitojenne
partitive neitoanne neitojanne
inessive neidossanne neidoissanne
elative neidostanne neidoistanne
illative neitoonne neitoihinne
adessive neidollanne neidoillanne
ablative neidoltanne neidoiltanne
allative neidollenne neidoillenne
essive neitonanne neitoinanne
translative neidoksenne neidoiksenne
abessive neidottanne neidoittanne
instructive
comitative neitoinenne

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *näitoi, equivalent to neiti (maiden) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish neito and Estonian neiu.

Pronunciation

Noun

neito

  1. (folk poetic) Synonym of neiti
    • 1916, Vöglä, quotee, “1945. Soikkola, Suija VI902”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 45-46:
      Miks' meijen neiot ei meelly, // Kaitoi-kämmenet ei käkene,
      Why doesn't he take to our maidens // Why doesn't he intend the narrow-palmed ones,
  2. (folk poetic) Synonym of tytär
    • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia Suijalta, “1150. Soikkola, Ruutsia, III11”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 12-13:
      Sepoin tyttöi, selvä t[yttöi]. // Tuo tarkka takojan neitoi
      The smith's daughter, the smart daughter. // That clever daughter of a forger

Declension

Declension of neito (type 4/koivu, it-ij gradation)
singular plural
nominative neito neijot
genitive neijon neitoin, neitoloin
partitive neitoa neitoja, neitoloja
illative neitoo neitoi, neitoloihe
inessive neijoos neijois, neitolois
elative neijost neijoist, neitoloist
allative neijolle neijoille, neitoloille
adessive neijool neijoil, neitoloil
ablative neijolt neijoilt, neitoloilt
translative neijoks neijoiks, neitoloiks
essive neitonna, neitoon neitoinna, neitoloinna, neitoin, neitoloin
exessive1) neitont neitoint, neitoloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 338
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 73