ristiriita
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From risti (“cross”) + riita (“conflict, quarrel”). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ristiriita
- contradiction (a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions)
- disagreement, conflict
- olla ristiriidassa ― to be at odds
Declension[edit]
Inflection of ristiriita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ristiriita | ristiriidat | ||
genitive | ristiriidan | ristiriitojen | ||
partitive | ristiriitaa | ristiriitoja | ||
illative | ristiriitaan | ristiriitoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ristiriita | ristiriidat | ||
accusative | nom. | ristiriita | ristiriidat | |
gen. | ristiriidan | |||
genitive | ristiriidan | ristiriitojen ristiriitainrare | ||
partitive | ristiriitaa | ristiriitoja | ||
inessive | ristiriidassa | ristiriidoissa | ||
elative | ristiriidasta | ristiriidoista | ||
illative | ristiriitaan | ristiriitoihin | ||
adessive | ristiriidalla | ristiriidoilla | ||
ablative | ristiriidalta | ristiriidoilta | ||
allative | ristiriidalle | ristiriidoille | ||
essive | ristiriitana | ristiriitoina | ||
translative | ristiriidaksi | ristiriidoiksi | ||
abessive | ristiriidatta | ristiriidoitta | ||
instructive | — | ristiriidoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “ristiriita”, 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