talo (“house”) + -us. "household" and "housekeeping" are the oldest senses of the word; other senses are from later, probably mostly from the 19th century.
talous
Inflection of talous (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | talous | taloudet | ||
genitive | talouden | talouksien | ||
partitive | taloutta | talouksia | ||
illative | talouteen | talouksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | talous | taloudet | ||
accusative | nom. | talous | taloudet | |
gen. | talouden | |||
genitive | talouden | talouksien | ||
partitive | taloutta | talouksia | ||
inessive | taloudessa | talouksissa | ||
elative | taloudesta | talouksista | ||
illative | talouteen | talouksiin | ||
adessive | taloudella | talouksilla | ||
ablative | taloudelta | talouksilta | ||
allative | taloudelle | talouksille | ||
essive | taloutena | talouksina | ||
translative | taloudeksi | talouksiksi | ||
abessive | taloudetta | talouksitta | ||
instructive | — | talouksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |