aateli

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish adel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːteli/, [ˈɑ̝ːt̪e̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑːteli
• Syllabification^(key): aa‧te‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): aa‧te‧li

Noun

aateli

1. nobility [from 17th c.]
2. (figuratively) elite, choice (best or most preferable part)

Usage notes

• (elite, choice): Commonly used in partitive singular in this sense.

Declension

Inflection of aateli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		aateli	aatelit
genitive		aatelin	aatelien aateleiden aateleitten
partitive		aatelia	aateleita aateleja
illative		aateliin	aateleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aateli	aatelit
accusative	nom.	aateli	aatelit
	gen.	aatelin
genitive		aatelin	aatelien aateleiden aateleitten
partitive		aatelia	aateleita aateleja
inessive		aatelissa	aateleissa
elative		aatelista	aateleista
illative		aateliin	aateleihin
adessive		aatelilla	aateleilla
ablative		aatelilta	aateleilta
allative		aatelille	aateleille
essive		aatelina	aateleina
translative		aateliksi	aateleiksi
abessive		aatelitta	aateleitta
instructive		—	aatelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aateli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aatelini aatelini accusative nom. aatelini aatelini gen. aatelini genitive aatelini aatelieni aateleideni aateleitteni partitive aateliani aateleitani aatelejani inessive aatelissani aateleissani elative aatelistani aateleistani illative aateliini aateleihini adessive aatelillani aateleillani ablative aateliltani aateleiltani allative aatelilleni aateleilleni essive aatelinani aateleinani translative aatelikseni aateleikseni abessive aatelittani aateleittani instructive — — comitative — aateleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aatelisi aatelisi accusative nom. aatelisi aatelisi gen. aatelisi genitive aatelisi aateliesi aateleidesi aateleittesi partitive aateliasi aateleitasi aatelejasi inessive aatelissasi aateleissasi elative aatelistasi aateleistasi illative aateliisi aateleihisi adessive aatelillasi aateleillasi ablative aateliltasi aateleiltasi allative aatelillesi aateleillesi essive aatelinasi aateleinasi translative aateliksesi aateleiksesi abessive aatelittasi aateleittasi instructive — — comitative — aateleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aatelimme aatelimme accusative nom. aatelimme aatelimme gen. aatelimme genitive aatelimme aateliemme aateleidemme aateleittemme partitive aateliamme aateleitamme aatelejamme inessive aatelissamme aateleissamme elative aatelistamme aateleistamme illative aateliimme aateleihimme adessive aatelillamme aateleillamme ablative aateliltamme aateleiltamme allative aatelillemme aateleillemme essive aatelinamme aateleinamme translative aateliksemme aateleiksemme abessive aatelittamme aateleittamme instructive — — comitative — aateleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aatelinne aatelinne accusative nom. aatelinne aatelinne gen. aatelinne genitive aatelinne aatelienne aateleidenne aateleittenne partitive aatelianne aateleitanne aatelejanne inessive aatelissanne aateleissanne elative aatelistanne aateleistanne illative aateliinne aateleihinne adessive aatelillanne aateleillanne ablative aateliltanne aateleiltanne allative aatelillenne aateleillenne essive aatelinanne aateleinanne translative aateliksenne aateleiksenne abessive aatelittanne aateleittanne instructive — — comitative — aateleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aatelinsa aatelinsa accusative nom. aatelinsa aatelinsa gen. aatelinsa genitive aatelinsa aateliensa aateleidensa aateleittensa partitive aateliaan aateliansa aateleitaan aatelejaan aateleitansa aatelejansa inessive aatelissaan aatelissansa aateleissaan aateleissansa elative aatelistaan aatelistansa aateleistaan aateleistansa illative aateliinsa aateleihinsa adessive aatelillaan aatelillansa aateleillaan aateleillansa ablative aateliltaan aateliltansa aateleiltaan aateleiltansa allative aatelilleen aatelillensa aateleilleen aateleillensa essive aatelinaan aatelinansa aateleinaan aateleinansa translative aatelikseen aateliksensa aateleikseen aateleiksensa abessive aatelittaan aatelittansa aateleittaan aateleittansa instructive — — comitative — aateleineen aateleinensa

Derived terms

• aatelinen
• aatelisto
• aateliton
• aateloida
• aateluus

compounds

• aatelisluokka
• alhaisaateli
• maa-aateli
• raha-aateli

Further reading

• “aateli”, 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 2 July 2023
• “aateli”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN, retrieved 8 September 2026.

Anagrams

• alatie