tonttu

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tomte.

Pronunciation

Noun

tonttu

  1. (folklore) A miniature mythical humanoid creature believed to live in the forests and in or near people's dwellings, similar to an elf or gnome.
  2. elf (Santa's helper)
  3. fool (person with poor judgment or little intelligence)
  4. (colloquial) thousand

Declension

Inflection of tonttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative tonttu tontut
genitive tontun tonttujen
partitive tonttua tonttuja
illative tonttuun tonttuihin
singular plural
nominative tonttu tontut
accusative nom. tonttu tontut
gen. tontun
genitive tontun tonttujen
partitive tonttua tonttuja
inessive tontussa tontuissa
elative tontusta tontuista
illative tonttuun tonttuihin
adessive tontulla tontuilla
ablative tontulta tontuilta
allative tontulle tontuille
essive tonttuna tonttuina
translative tontuksi tontuiksi
abessive tontutta tontuitta
instructive tontuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tonttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tonttuni tonttuni
accusative nom. tonttuni tonttuni
gen. tonttuni
genitive tonttuni tonttujeni
partitive tonttuani tonttujani
inessive tontussani tontuissani
elative tontustani tontuistani
illative tonttuuni tonttuihini
adessive tontullani tontuillani
ablative tontultani tontuiltani
allative tontulleni tontuilleni
essive tonttunani tonttuinani
translative tontukseni tontuikseni
abessive tontuttani tontuittani
instructive
comitative tonttuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tonttusi tonttusi
accusative nom. tonttusi tonttusi
gen. tonttusi
genitive tonttusi tonttujesi
partitive tonttuasi tonttujasi
inessive tontussasi tontuissasi
elative tontustasi tontuistasi
illative tonttuusi tonttuihisi
adessive tontullasi tontuillasi
ablative tontultasi tontuiltasi
allative tontullesi tontuillesi
essive tonttunasi tonttuinasi
translative tontuksesi tontuiksesi
abessive tontuttasi tontuittasi
instructive
comitative tonttuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tonttumme tonttumme
accusative nom. tonttumme tonttumme
gen. tonttumme
genitive tonttumme tonttujemme
partitive tonttuamme tonttujamme
inessive tontussamme tontuissamme
elative tontustamme tontuistamme
illative tonttuumme tonttuihimme
adessive tontullamme tontuillamme
ablative tontultamme tontuiltamme
allative tontullemme tontuillemme
essive tonttunamme tonttuinamme
translative tontuksemme tontuiksemme
abessive tontuttamme tontuittamme
instructive
comitative tonttuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tonttunne tonttunne
accusative nom. tonttunne tonttunne
gen. tonttunne
genitive tonttunne tonttujenne
partitive tonttuanne tonttujanne
inessive tontussanne tontuissanne
elative tontustanne tontuistanne
illative tonttuunne tonttuihinne
adessive tontullanne tontuillanne
ablative tontultanne tontuiltanne
allative tontullenne tontuillenne
essive tonttunanne tonttuinanne
translative tontuksenne tontuiksenne
abessive tontuttanne tontuittanne
instructive
comitative tonttuinenne

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