mantu

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from the same root as manner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑn̪t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntu
  • Syllabification(key): man‧tu

Noun

mantu

  1. (rare) ground, soil; especially in connection of ownership.
    Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.
    He tilled his own soil.

Declension

Inflection of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative mantu mannut
genitive mannun mantujen
partitive mantua mantuja
illative mantuun mantuihin
singular plural
nominative mantu mannut
accusative nom. mantu mannut
gen. mannun
genitive mannun mantujen
partitive mantua mantuja
inessive mannussa mannuissa
elative mannusta mannuista
illative mantuun mantuihin
adessive mannulla mannuilla
ablative mannulta mannuilta
allative mannulle mannuille
essive mantuna mantuina
translative mannuksi mannuiksi
instructive mannuin
abessive mannutta mannuitta
comitative mantuineen
Possessive forms of mantu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person mantuni mantumme
2nd person mantusi mantunne
3rd person mantunsa

Synonyms

References

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

Anagrams


Latvian

Noun

mantu f

  1. accusative singular form of manta
  2. instrumental singular form of manta
  3. genitive plural form of manta

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्तु (mantu).

Noun

mantu m

  1. one who imagines

Declension

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