veroton

Finnish

Etymology

vero (“tax”) +‎ -ton (“-less”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeroton/, [ˈʋe̞ro̞t̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -eroton
• Syllabification^(key): ve‧ro‧ton

Adjective

veroton

1. taxfree, taxless
2. pretax, pre-tax (before paying the taxes)

   Suomessa bensiinin veroton hinta on alle puolet sen pumppuhinnasta.

   In Finland the pretax price of gasoline is less than half its pump price.

Declension

Inflection of veroton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative		veroton	verottomat
genitive		verottoman	verottomien
partitive		verotonta	verottomia
illative		verottomaan	verottomiin
		singular	plural
nominative		veroton	verottomat
accusative	nom.	veroton	verottomat
	gen.	verottoman
genitive		verottoman	verottomien verotontenrare
partitive		verotonta	verottomia
inessive		verottomassa	verottomissa
elative		verottomasta	verottomista
illative		verottomaan	verottomiin
adessive		verottomalla	verottomilla
ablative		verottomalta	verottomilta
allative		verottomalle	verottomille
essive		verottomana	verottomina
translative		verottomaksi	verottomiksi
abessive		verottomatta	verottomitta
instructive		—	verottomin
comitative		—	verottomine

Possessive forms of veroton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative verottomani verottomani accusative nom. verottomani verottomani gen. verottomani genitive verottomani verottomieni verotontenirare partitive verotontani verottomiani inessive verottomassani verottomissani elative verottomastani verottomistani illative verottomaani verottomiini adessive verottomallani verottomillani ablative verottomaltani verottomiltani allative verottomalleni verottomilleni essive verottomanani verottominani translative verottomakseni verottomikseni abessive verottomattani verottomittani instructive — — comitative — verottomineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative verottomasi verottomasi accusative nom. verottomasi verottomasi gen. verottomasi genitive verottomasi verottomiesi verotontesirare partitive verotontasi verottomiasi inessive verottomassasi verottomissasi elative verottomastasi verottomistasi illative verottomaasi verottomiisi adessive verottomallasi verottomillasi ablative verottomaltasi verottomiltasi allative verottomallesi verottomillesi essive verottomanasi verottominasi translative verottomaksesi verottomiksesi abessive verottomattasi verottomittasi instructive — — comitative — verottominesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative verottomamme verottomamme accusative nom. verottomamme verottomamme gen. verottomamme genitive verottomamme verottomiemme verotontemmerare partitive verotontamme verottomiamme inessive verottomassamme verottomissamme elative verottomastamme verottomistamme illative verottomaamme verottomiimme adessive verottomallamme verottomillamme ablative verottomaltamme verottomiltamme allative verottomallemme verottomillemme essive verottomanamme verottominamme translative verottomaksemme verottomiksemme abessive verottomattamme verottomittamme instructive — — comitative — verottominemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative verottomanne verottomanne accusative nom. verottomanne verottomanne gen. verottomanne genitive verottomanne verottomienne verotontennerare partitive verotontanne verottomianne inessive verottomassanne verottomissanne elative verottomastanne verottomistanne illative verottomaanne verottomiinne adessive verottomallanne verottomillanne ablative verottomaltanne verottomiltanne allative verottomallenne verottomillenne essive verottomananne verottominanne translative verottomaksenne verottomiksenne abessive verottomattanne verottomittanne instructive — — comitative — verottominenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative verottomansa verottomansa accusative nom. verottomansa verottomansa gen. verottomansa genitive verottomansa verottomiensa verotontensarare partitive verotontaan verotontansa verottomiaan verottomiansa inessive verottomassaan verottomassansa verottomissaan verottomissansa elative verottomastaan verottomastansa verottomistaan verottomistansa illative verottomaansa verottomiinsa adessive verottomallaan verottomallansa verottomillaan verottomillansa ablative verottomaltaan verottomaltansa verottomiltaan verottomiltansa allative verottomalleen verottomallensa verottomilleen verottomillensa essive verottomanaan verottomanansa verottominaan verottominansa translative verottomakseen verottomaksensa verottomikseen verottomiksensa abessive verottomattaan verottomattansa verottomittaan verottomittansa instructive — — comitative — verottomineen verottominensa

Derived terms

• verottomasti
• verottomuus

Further reading

• “veroton”, 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 2023-07-04