rantu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish rand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑntu/, [ˈrɑ̝n̪t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑntu
• Syllabification^(key): ran‧tu

Noun

rantu (dialectal)

1. stripe, stain (marking)

Declension

Inflection of rantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		rantu	rannut
genitive		rannun	rantujen
partitive		rantua	rantuja
illative		rantuun	rantuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rantu	rannut
accusative	nom.	rantu	rannut
	gen.	rannun
genitive		rannun	rantujen
partitive		rantua	rantuja
inessive		rannussa	rannuissa
elative		rannusta	rannuista
illative		rantuun	rantuihin
adessive		rannulla	rannuilla
ablative		rannulta	rannuilta
allative		rannulle	rannuille
essive		rantuna	rantuina
translative		rannuksi	rannuiksi
abessive		rannutta	rannuitta
instructive		—	rannuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rantuni rantuni accusative nom. rantuni rantuni gen. rantuni genitive rantuni rantujeni partitive rantuani rantujani inessive rannussani rannuissani elative rannustani rannuistani illative rantuuni rantuihini adessive rannullani rannuillani ablative rannultani rannuiltani allative rannulleni rannuilleni essive rantunani rantuinani translative rannukseni rannuikseni abessive rannuttani rannuittani instructive — — comitative — rantuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rantusi rantusi accusative nom. rantusi rantusi gen. rantusi genitive rantusi rantujesi partitive rantuasi rantujasi inessive rannussasi rannuissasi elative rannustasi rannuistasi illative rantuusi rantuihisi adessive rannullasi rannuillasi ablative rannultasi rannuiltasi allative rannullesi rannuillesi essive rantunasi rantuinasi translative rannuksesi rannuiksesi abessive rannuttasi rannuittasi instructive — — comitative — rantuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rantumme rantumme accusative nom. rantumme rantumme gen. rantumme genitive rantumme rantujemme partitive rantuamme rantujamme inessive rannussamme rannuissamme elative rannustamme rannuistamme illative rantuumme rantuihimme adessive rannullamme rannuillamme ablative rannultamme rannuiltamme allative rannullemme rannuillemme essive rantunamme rantuinamme translative rannuksemme rannuiksemme abessive rannuttamme rannuittamme instructive — — comitative — rantuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rantunne rantunne accusative nom. rantunne rantunne gen. rantunne genitive rantunne rantujenne partitive rantuanne rantujanne inessive rannussanne rannuissanne elative rannustanne rannuistanne illative rantuunne rantuihinne adessive rannullanne rannuillanne ablative rannultanne rannuiltanne allative rannullenne rannuillenne essive rantunanne rantuinanne translative rannuksenne rannuiksenne abessive rannuttanne rannuittanne instructive — — comitative — rantuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rantunsa rantunsa accusative nom. rantunsa rantunsa gen. rantunsa genitive rantunsa rantujensa partitive rantuaan rantuansa rantujaan rantujansa inessive rannussaan rannussansa rannuissaan rannuissansa elative rannustaan rannustansa rannuistaan rannuistansa illative rantuunsa rantuihinsa adessive rannullaan rannullansa rannuillaan rannuillansa ablative rannultaan rannultansa rannuiltaan rannuiltansa allative rannulleen rannullensa rannuilleen rannuillensa essive rantunaan rantunansa rantuinaan rantuinansa translative rannukseen rannuksensa rannuikseen rannuiksensa abessive rannuttaan rannuttansa rannuittaan rannuittansa instructive — — comitative — rantuineen rantuinensa

Derived terms

• paskarantu (“shit stain”)

Further reading

• “rantu”, 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

Anagrams

• narut, tarun