hulvaton

Finnish

Etymology

hulva- +‎ -ton; from the same root as dialectal hulvata (“to rush, charge”) and hulvalta (“plenty (of)”), itself probably of sound-symbolic origin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhulʋɑton/, [ˈhulʋɑt̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ulʋɑton
  • Syllabification(key): hul‧va‧ton

Adjective

hulvaton (comparative hulvattomampi, superlative hulvattomin)

  1. hilarious, side-splitting
  2. (dialectal) in bad shape, useless, worthless

Declension
Inflection of hulvaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative hulvaton hulvattomat
genitive hulvattoman hulvattomien
partitive hulvatonta hulvattomia
illative hulvattomaan hulvattomiin
singular plural
nominative hulvaton hulvattomat
accusative nom. hulvaton hulvattomat
gen. hulvattoman
genitive hulvattoman hulvattomien
hulvatontenrare
partitive hulvatonta hulvattomia
inessive hulvattomassa hulvattomissa
elative hulvattomasta hulvattomista
illative hulvattomaan hulvattomiin
adessive hulvattomalla hulvattomilla
ablative hulvattomalta hulvattomilta
allative hulvattomalle hulvattomille
essive hulvattomana hulvattomina
translative hulvattomaksi hulvattomiksi
instructive — hulvattomin
abessive hulvattomatta hulvattomitta
comitative — hulvattomine
Possessive forms of hulvaton (type onneton)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person hulvattomani hulvattomamme
2nd person hulvattomasi hulvattomanne
3rd person hulvattomansa

Derived terms
  • hulvattomasti

See also

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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