tähtitorni

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Finnish

Etymology

tähti (star) +‎ torni (tower). First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæhtiˌtorni/,
  • Rhymes: -orni
  • Hyphenation(key): tähti‧torni

Noun

tähtitorni

  1. observatory (building or tower-like part of a larger building equipped for observing celestial phenomena)

Usage notes

  • This term is used chiefly of smaller observatories, whereas the larger ones are usually called observatorio.

Declension

Inflection of tähtitorni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative tähtitorni tähtitornit
genitive tähtitornin tähtitornien
partitive tähtitornia tähtitorneja
illative tähtitorniin tähtitorneihin
singular plural
nominative tähtitorni tähtitornit
accusative nom. tähtitorni tähtitornit
gen. tähtitornin
genitive tähtitornin tähtitornien
partitive tähtitornia tähtitorneja
inessive tähtitornissa tähtitorneissa
elative tähtitornista tähtitorneista
illative tähtitorniin tähtitorneihin
adessive tähtitornilla tähtitorneilla
ablative tähtitornilta tähtitorneilta
allative tähtitornille tähtitorneille
essive tähtitornina tähtitorneina
translative tähtitorniksi tähtitorneiksi
abessive tähtitornitta tähtitorneitta
instructive tähtitornein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tähtitorni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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