kontti
See also: köntti
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkontːi/, [ˈko̞n̪t̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -ontːi
- Syllabification(key): kont‧ti
Etymology 1
"Kullervo's Curse" a painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela: a kontti can be seen next to the right leg of Kullervo.
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *konte. Cognate to Karelian kontti and Livonian kōńtad (“testicles”).
Declension
| Inflection of kontti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| accusative | nom. | kontti | kontit |
| gen. | kontin | ||
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| inessive | kontissa | konteissa | |
| elative | kontista | konteista | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| adessive | kontilla | konteilla | |
| ablative | kontilta | konteilta | |
| allative | kontille | konteille | |
| essive | konttina | kontteina | |
| translative | kontiksi | konteiksi | |
| instructive | — | kontein | |
| abessive | kontitta | konteitta | |
| comitative | — | kontteineen | |
| Possessive forms of kontti (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | konttini | konttimme |
| 2nd person | konttisi | konttinne |
| 3rd person | konttinsa | |
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], probably from Proto-Uralic *konte. Cognate to Estonian kont (“bone”).
Declension
| Inflection of kontti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| accusative | nom. | kontti | kontit |
| gen. | kontin | ||
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| inessive | kontissa | konteissa | |
| elative | kontista | konteista | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| adessive | kontilla | konteilla | |
| ablative | kontilta | konteilta | |
| allative | kontille | konteille | |
| essive | konttina | kontteina | |
| translative | kontiksi | konteiksi | |
| instructive | — | kontein | |
| abessive | kontitta | konteitta | |
| comitative | — | kontteineen | |
| Possessive forms of kontti (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | konttini | konttimme |
| 2nd person | konttisi | konttinne |
| 3rd person | konttinsa | |
Derived terms
- (foot): katin kontit, kontinkieli, nelin kontin, nelinkontin
- Verbs: kontata
Related terms
- (foot): kontallaan
Etymology 3
A standard shipping container.
< English container, also inspired by the knapsack meaning of etymology 1.
Noun
kontti
- container, shipping container (very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
Declension
| Inflection of kontti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kontti | kontit | |
| accusative | nom. | kontti | kontit |
| gen. | kontin | ||
| genitive | kontin | konttien | |
| partitive | konttia | kontteja | |
| inessive | kontissa | konteissa | |
| elative | kontista | konteista | |
| illative | konttiin | kontteihin | |
| adessive | kontilla | konteilla | |
| ablative | kontilta | konteilta | |
| allative | kontille | konteille | |
| essive | konttina | kontteina | |
| translative | kontiksi | konteiksi | |
| instructive | — | kontein | |
| abessive | kontitta | konteitta | |
| comitative | — | kontteineen | |
| Possessive forms of kontti (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | konttini | konttimme |
| 2nd person | konttisi | konttinne |
| 3rd person | konttinsa | |
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish kontti.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkontːi/, [ˈko̞ntʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkontːi/, [ˈko̞ntːi]
- Rhymes: -ontːi
- Hyphenation: kont‧ti
Declension
| Declension of kontti (type 5/vahti, tt-t gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kontti | kontit |
| genitive | kontin | konttiin, konttiloin |
| partitive | konttia | konttija, konttiloja |
| illative | konttii | konttii, konttiloihe |
| inessive | kontiis | konttiis, konttilois |
| elative | kontist | konttiist, konttiloist |
| allative | kontille | konttiille, konttiloille |
| adessive | kontiil | konttiil, konttiloil |
| ablative | kontilt | konttiilt, konttiloilt |
| translative | kontiks | konttiiks, konttiloiks |
| essive | konttinna, konttiin | konttiinna, konttiloinna, konttiin, konttiloin |
| exessive1) | konttint | konttiint, konttiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 192
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