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Finnish
Etymology
Probably from tosi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoten/,
- Rhymes: -oten
- Syllabification(key): to‧ten
- Hyphenation(key): to‧ten
Postposition
toten
(dialectal)
- because of, for the sake of
- Synonyms: tähden, varten, vuoksi
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
toten
- inflection of tot:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of to + ten.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
toten
- (Near Masovian) synonym of ten
Usage notes
- Notably not only used by peasants at the time of usage.
Further reading
- Artur Gruszecki, editor (1887), “toten”, in “Słowniczek spod Zakroczymia”, in Wisła : miesięcznik geograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 319