tafti

Finnish

Etymology

From Persian تافته (tâfte) via German Taft (“taffeta”) and Swedish taft (“taffeta”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑfti/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ft̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑfti
• Syllabification^(key): taf‧ti

Noun

tafti

1. taffeta (crisp, smooth plain-woven fabric used e.g. in gowns, slips, curtains)

Declension

Inflection of tafti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tafti	taftit
genitive		taftin	taftien
partitive		taftia	tafteja
illative		taftiin	tafteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tafti	taftit
accusative	nom.	tafti	taftit
	gen.	taftin
genitive		taftin	taftien
partitive		taftia	tafteja
inessive		taftissa	tafteissa
elative		taftista	tafteista
illative		taftiin	tafteihin
adessive		taftilla	tafteilla
ablative		taftilta	tafteilta
allative		taftille	tafteille
essive		taftina	tafteina
translative		taftiksi	tafteiksi
abessive		taftitta	tafteitta
instructive		—	taftein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tafti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taftini taftini accusative nom. taftini taftini gen. taftini genitive taftini taftieni partitive taftiani taftejani inessive taftissani tafteissani elative taftistani tafteistani illative taftiini tafteihini adessive taftillani tafteillani ablative taftiltani tafteiltani allative taftilleni tafteilleni essive taftinani tafteinani translative taftikseni tafteikseni abessive taftittani tafteittani instructive — — comitative — tafteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taftisi taftisi accusative nom. taftisi taftisi gen. taftisi genitive taftisi taftiesi partitive taftiasi taftejasi inessive taftissasi tafteissasi elative taftistasi tafteistasi illative taftiisi tafteihisi adessive taftillasi tafteillasi ablative taftiltasi tafteiltasi allative taftillesi tafteillesi essive taftinasi tafteinasi translative taftiksesi tafteiksesi abessive taftittasi tafteittasi instructive — — comitative — tafteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taftimme taftimme accusative nom. taftimme taftimme gen. taftimme genitive taftimme taftiemme partitive taftiamme taftejamme inessive taftissamme tafteissamme elative taftistamme tafteistamme illative taftiimme tafteihimme adessive taftillamme tafteillamme ablative taftiltamme tafteiltamme allative taftillemme tafteillemme essive taftinamme tafteinamme translative taftiksemme tafteiksemme abessive taftittamme tafteittamme instructive — — comitative — tafteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taftinne taftinne accusative nom. taftinne taftinne gen. taftinne genitive taftinne taftienne partitive taftianne taftejanne inessive taftissanne tafteissanne elative taftistanne tafteistanne illative taftiinne tafteihinne adessive taftillanne tafteillanne ablative taftiltanne tafteiltanne allative taftillenne tafteillenne essive taftinanne tafteinanne translative taftiksenne tafteiksenne abessive taftittanne tafteittanne instructive — — comitative — tafteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taftinsa taftinsa accusative nom. taftinsa taftinsa gen. taftinsa genitive taftinsa taftiensa partitive taftiaan taftiansa taftejaan taftejansa inessive taftissaan taftissansa tafteissaan tafteissansa elative taftistaan taftistansa tafteistaan tafteistansa illative taftiinsa tafteihinsa adessive taftillaan taftillansa tafteillaan tafteillansa ablative taftiltaan taftiltansa tafteiltaan tafteiltansa allative taftilleen taftillensa tafteilleen tafteillensa essive taftinaan taftinansa tafteinaan tafteinansa translative taftikseen taftiksensa tafteikseen tafteiksensa abessive taftittaan taftittansa tafteittaan tafteittansa instructive — — comitative — tafteineen tafteinensa

Further reading

• “tafti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03