lunttu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish lunta (“rag, fuse”), from Middle Low German lunte (“rag, fuse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluntːu/, [ˈlun̪t̪ːu]
• Rhymes: -untːu
• Syllabification^(key): lunt‧tu

Noun

lunttu

1. (historical, firearms) slow match
2. (dialectal) rag
3. charcloth
4. (derogatory) tart (woman with loose sexual morals)

Declension

Inflection of lunttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		lunttu	luntut
genitive		luntun	lunttujen
partitive		lunttua	lunttuja
illative		lunttuun	lunttuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lunttu	luntut
accusative	nom.	lunttu	luntut
	gen.	luntun
genitive		luntun	lunttujen
partitive		lunttua	lunttuja
inessive		luntussa	luntuissa
elative		luntusta	luntuista
illative		lunttuun	lunttuihin
adessive		luntulla	luntuilla
ablative		luntulta	luntuilta
allative		luntulle	luntuille
essive		lunttuna	lunttuina
translative		luntuksi	luntuiksi
abessive		luntutta	luntuitta
instructive		—	luntuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lunttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lunttuni lunttuni accusative nom. lunttuni lunttuni gen. lunttuni genitive lunttuni lunttujeni partitive lunttuani lunttujani inessive luntussani luntuissani elative luntustani luntuistani illative lunttuuni lunttuihini adessive luntullani luntuillani ablative luntultani luntuiltani allative luntulleni luntuilleni essive lunttunani lunttuinani translative luntukseni luntuikseni abessive luntuttani luntuittani instructive — — comitative — lunttuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lunttusi lunttusi accusative nom. lunttusi lunttusi gen. lunttusi genitive lunttusi lunttujesi partitive lunttuasi lunttujasi inessive luntussasi luntuissasi elative luntustasi luntuistasi illative lunttuusi lunttuihisi adessive luntullasi luntuillasi ablative luntultasi luntuiltasi allative luntullesi luntuillesi essive lunttunasi lunttuinasi translative luntuksesi luntuiksesi abessive luntuttasi luntuittasi instructive — — comitative — lunttuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lunttumme lunttumme accusative nom. lunttumme lunttumme gen. lunttumme genitive lunttumme lunttujemme partitive lunttuamme lunttujamme inessive luntussamme luntuissamme elative luntustamme luntuistamme illative lunttuumme lunttuihimme adessive luntullamme luntuillamme ablative luntultamme luntuiltamme allative luntullemme luntuillemme essive lunttunamme lunttuinamme translative luntuksemme luntuiksemme abessive luntuttamme luntuittamme instructive — — comitative — lunttuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lunttunne lunttunne accusative nom. lunttunne lunttunne gen. lunttunne genitive lunttunne lunttujenne partitive lunttuanne lunttujanne inessive luntussanne luntuissanne elative luntustanne luntuistanne illative lunttuunne lunttuihinne adessive luntullanne luntuillanne ablative luntultanne luntuiltanne allative luntullenne luntuillenne essive lunttunanne lunttuinanne translative luntuksenne luntuiksenne abessive luntuttanne luntuittanne instructive — — comitative — lunttuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lunttunsa lunttunsa accusative nom. lunttunsa lunttunsa gen. lunttunsa genitive lunttunsa lunttujensa partitive lunttuaan lunttuansa lunttujaan lunttujansa inessive luntussaan luntussansa luntuissaan luntuissansa elative luntustaan luntustansa luntuistaan luntuistansa illative lunttuunsa lunttuihinsa adessive luntullaan luntullansa luntuillaan luntuillansa ablative luntultaan luntultansa luntuiltaan luntuiltansa allative luntulleen luntullensa luntuilleen luntuillensa essive lunttunaan lunttunansa lunttuinaan lunttuinansa translative luntukseen luntuksensa luntuikseen luntuiksensa abessive luntuttaan luntuttansa luntuittaan luntuittansa instructive — — comitative — lunttuineen lunttuinensa

Derived terms

• lunttulukko

Further reading

• “lunttu”, 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

• luntut