onneton

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *onnët'oin, equivalent to onni (happiness, luck) +‎ -ton (-less).

Pronunciation

Adjective

onneton (comparative onnettomampi, superlative onnettomin)

  1. unhappy (not happy)
    • 1860, J. L. Runeberg, translated by K. Kiljander, Nadeschda: Yhdeksæn laulua Johan Ludvig Runebergiltæ, Kuopio, Kahdeksas Laulu, using Wolmar Schildt's proposed orthography, page 71:
      Koska tuossa hæn epäillen vîpŷ,
      Itsekiusâjana onnetonna,
      Hæilytetty lîkutuksiltansa,
      Pæivæ laskeksen ja ilta nousê
      Mân ylitse rusko-sîvillænsæ.
      [Koska tuossa hän epäillen viipyy,
      Itsekiusaajana onnetonna,
      Häilytetty liikutuksiltansa,
      Päivä laskeksen ja ilta nousee
      Maan ylitse rusko-siivillänsä.]
      There he stays in doubt,
      an unhappy man bothering himself,
      rocked by his own emotions,
      as the sun sets and evening rises
      above the earth with its brown wings.
  2. miserable (which brings (only) misery)
  3. very poor, terrible, wretched
  4. unfortunate (not favored by fortune)
    Synonyms: epäonninen, epäonnekas

Usage notes

"about" is expressed with the elative case.

Declension

Inflection of onneton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative onneton onnettomat
genitive onnettoman onnettomien
partitive onnetonta onnettomia
illative onnettomaan onnettomiin
singular plural
nominative onneton onnettomat
accusative nom. onneton onnettomat
gen. onnettoman
genitive onnettoman onnettomien
onnetonten rare
partitive onnetonta onnettomia
inessive onnettomassa onnettomissa
elative onnettomasta onnettomista
illative onnettomaan onnettomiin
adessive onnettomalla onnettomilla
ablative onnettomalta onnettomilta
allative onnettomalle onnettomille
essive onnettomana onnettomina
translative onnettomaksi onnettomiksi
abessive onnettomatta onnettomitta
instructive onnettomin
comitative onnettomine
Possessive forms of onneton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative onnettomani onnettomani
accusative nom. onnettomani onnettomani
gen. onnettomani
genitive onnettomani onnettomieni
onnetonteni rare
partitive onnetontani onnettomiani
inessive onnettomassani onnettomissani
elative onnettomastani onnettomistani
illative onnettomaani onnettomiini
adessive onnettomallani onnettomillani
ablative onnettomaltani onnettomiltani
allative onnettomalleni onnettomilleni
essive onnettomanani onnettominani
translative onnettomakseni onnettomikseni
abessive onnettomattani onnettomittani
instructive
comitative onnettomineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative onnettomasi onnettomasi
accusative nom. onnettomasi onnettomasi
gen. onnettomasi
genitive onnettomasi onnettomiesi
onnetontesi rare
partitive onnetontasi onnettomiasi
inessive onnettomassasi onnettomissasi
elative onnettomastasi onnettomistasi
illative onnettomaasi onnettomiisi
adessive onnettomallasi onnettomillasi
ablative onnettomaltasi onnettomiltasi
allative onnettomallesi onnettomillesi
essive onnettomanasi onnettominasi
translative onnettomaksesi onnettomiksesi
abessive onnettomattasi onnettomittasi
instructive
comitative onnettominesi

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