oltermanni

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word oltermanni. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word oltermanni, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say oltermanni in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word oltermanni you have here. The definition of the word oltermanni will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofoltermanni, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish ålderman (alderman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoltermɑnːi/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːi
  • Hyphenation(key): ol‧ter‧man‧ni

Noun

oltermanni

  1. (chiefly historical) master of guild, guild elder, village elder
  2. An honorary title in many student organizations, usually granted to one person at a time, often a professor.
  3. (dialectal, anatomy) middle finger
    Synonym: keskisormi
    peukalopotti, suomensotti, oltermanni, kultaralli, pikkurilli (a children's rhyme naming the fingers)

Declension

Inflection of oltermanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative oltermanni oltermannit
genitive oltermannin oltermannien
partitive oltermannia oltermanneja
illative oltermanniin oltermanneihin
singular plural
nominative oltermanni oltermannit
accusative nom. oltermanni oltermannit
gen. oltermannin
genitive oltermannin oltermannien
partitive oltermannia oltermanneja
inessive oltermannissa oltermanneissa
elative oltermannista oltermanneista
illative oltermanniin oltermanneihin
adessive oltermannilla oltermanneilla
ablative oltermannilta oltermanneilta
allative oltermannille oltermanneille
essive oltermannina oltermanneina
translative oltermanniksi oltermanneiksi
abessive oltermannitta oltermanneitta
instructive oltermannein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oltermanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading