loonto

Ingrian

Etymology

From loovva (“to create”) +‎ -nto. Akin to Finnish luonto.

Pronunciation
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈloːnto/
    • (Saarve) IPA(key): /ˈluːnto/ (phonemic spelling: luunto)
  • Hyphenation: loon‧to

Noun

loonto (genitive loonnon, partitive loontoa)

  1. environment
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Oppihues geografiaa, töö saatta tiitä, millain ono loonto ja kuin eri paikois maan pääl elläät ihmiset.
      In learning geography, you will get to know, what environment is and how people live in different places on earth.
  2. nature, character

Declension
Declension of loonto (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative loonto loonnot
genitive loonnon loontoin, loontoloin
partitive loontoa loontoja, loontoloja
illative loontoo loontoihe, loontoloihe
inessive loonnoos loonnois, loonnolois
elative loonnost loonnoist, loonnoloist
allative loonnolle loonnoille, loonnoloille
adessive loonnool loonnoil, loonnoloil
ablative loonnolt loonnoilt, loonnoloilt
translative loonnoks loonnoiks, loonnoloiks
essive loontonna
loontoon		 loontoinna, loontoloinna
loontoin, loontoloin
exessive1) loontont loontoint, loontoloint
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.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276
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