revontulet

Finnish

Etymology

revon (“fox's”) +‎ tulet (“fires”); from the archaic belief that the northern lights are a reflection of the fur of a "firefox"; see tulikettu. Cognate with Ingrian revontulet, Karelian revontulet, rebontulet, rebointuled, Livvi rebointuli and Ludian revontuled.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreʋonˌtulet/, [ˈre̞ʋo̞n̪ˌt̪ule̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -ulet
• Syllabification^(key): re‧von‧tu‧let

Noun

revontulet pl

1. aurora (atmospheric phenomenon around magnetic poles of the Earth, created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere)
   1. northern lights, aurora borealis (this phenomenon on the northern hemisphere)
   2. southern lights, aurora australis (this phenomenon on the southern hemisphere)

Declension

Inflection of revontulet (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		—	revontulet
genitive		—	revontulien revontulten
partitive		—	revontulia
illative		—	revontuliin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	revontulet
accusative	nom.	—	revontulet
	gen.	—
genitive		—	revontulien revontulten
partitive		—	revontulia
inessive		—	revontulissa
elative		—	revontulista
illative		—	revontuliin
adessive		—	revontulilla
ablative		—	revontulilta
allative		—	revontulille
essive		—	revontulina
translative		—	revontuliksi
abessive		—	revontulitta
instructive		—	revontulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of revontulet (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — revontuleni accusative nom. — revontuleni gen. — genitive — revontulieni revontulteni partitive — revontuliani inessive — revontulissani elative — revontulistani illative — revontuliini adessive — revontulillani ablative — revontuliltani allative — revontulilleni essive — revontulinani translative — revontulikseni abessive — revontulittani instructive — — comitative — revontulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — revontulesi accusative nom. — revontulesi gen. — genitive — revontuliesi revontultesi partitive — revontuliasi inessive — revontulissasi elative — revontulistasi illative — revontuliisi adessive — revontulillasi ablative — revontuliltasi allative — revontulillesi essive — revontulinasi translative — revontuliksesi abessive — revontulittasi instructive — — comitative — revontulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — revontulemme accusative nom. — revontulemme gen. — genitive — revontuliemme revontultemme partitive — revontuliamme inessive — revontulissamme elative — revontulistamme illative — revontuliimme adessive — revontulillamme ablative — revontuliltamme allative — revontulillemme essive — revontulinamme translative — revontuliksemme abessive — revontulittamme instructive — — comitative — revontulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — revontulenne accusative nom. — revontulenne gen. — genitive — revontulienne revontultenne partitive — revontulianne inessive — revontulissanne elative — revontulistanne illative — revontuliinne adessive — revontulillanne ablative — revontuliltanne allative — revontulillenne essive — revontulinanne translative — revontuliksenne abessive — revontulittanne instructive — — comitative — revontulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — revontulensa accusative nom. — revontulensa gen. — genitive — revontuliensa revontultensa partitive — revontuliaan revontuliansa inessive — revontulissaan revontulissansa elative — revontulistaan revontulistansa illative — revontuliinsa adessive — revontulillaan revontulillansa ablative — revontuliltaan revontuliltansa allative — revontulilleen revontulillensa essive — revontulinaan revontulinansa translative — revontulikseen revontuliksensa abessive — revontulittaan revontulittansa instructive — — comitative — revontulineen revontulinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• revontulitutkimus

 

Further reading

• “revontulet”, 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

Ingrian

Revontulet.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to revon (“fox's”) +‎ tulet (“fires”); from a traditional belief that northern lights are a reflection of a firefox's fur. Cognates include Finnish revontulet and Karelian revontulet.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈreʋonˌtulet/, [ˈre̞ʋo̞nˌtuɫe̞d]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈreʋoi̯nˌtulet/, [ˈre̞ʋo̞i̯nˌd̥uɫe̞d̥]
• Rhymes: -ulet
• Hyphenation: re‧von‧tu‧let

Noun

revontulet

1. aurora

Declension

Declension of revontulet (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	—	revontulet
genitive	—	revontulliin, revontuliloin
partitive	—	revontullia, revontuliloja
illative	—	revontullii, revontuliloihe
inessive	—	revontulis, revontulilois
elative	—	revontulist, revontuliloist
allative	—	revontulille, revontuliloille
adessive	—	revontulil, revontuliloil
ablative	—	revontulilt, revontuliloilt
translative	—	revontuliks, revontuliloiks
essive	—	revontulinna, revontuliloinna, revontulliin, revontuliloin
exessive1)	—	revontulint, revontuliloint
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 475