hilavitkutin

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from the verbs hilata and vitkuttaa, as something like hila- +‎ vitkuttaa +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilɑˌʋitkutin/, [ˈhilɑ̝ˌʋit̪kut̪in]
• Rhymes: -itkutin
• Syllabification^(key): hi‧la‧vit‧ku‧tin
• Hyphenation^(key): hila‧vitku‧tin

Noun

hilavitkutin

1. a contraption, thingamajig; an unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name

Usage notes

Although they can be considered synonyms, hilavitkutin would normally refer to something considerably more technically sophisticated than vehje or vekotin.

Declension

Inflection of hilavitkutin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation)
nominative		hilavitkutin	hilavitkuttimet
genitive		hilavitkuttimen	hilavitkuttimien hilavitkutinten
partitive		hilavitkutinta	hilavitkuttimia
illative		hilavitkuttimeen	hilavitkuttimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hilavitkutin	hilavitkuttimet
accusative	nom.	hilavitkutin	hilavitkuttimet
	gen.	hilavitkuttimen
genitive		hilavitkuttimen	hilavitkuttimien hilavitkutinten
partitive		hilavitkutinta	hilavitkuttimia
inessive		hilavitkuttimessa	hilavitkuttimissa
elative		hilavitkuttimesta	hilavitkuttimista
illative		hilavitkuttimeen	hilavitkuttimiin
adessive		hilavitkuttimella	hilavitkuttimilla
ablative		hilavitkuttimelta	hilavitkuttimilta
allative		hilavitkuttimelle	hilavitkuttimille
essive		hilavitkuttimena	hilavitkuttimina
translative		hilavitkuttimeksi	hilavitkuttimiksi
abessive		hilavitkuttimetta	hilavitkuttimitta
instructive		—	hilavitkuttimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hilavitkutin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hilavitkuttimeni hilavitkuttimeni accusative nom. hilavitkuttimeni hilavitkuttimeni gen. hilavitkuttimeni genitive hilavitkuttimeni hilavitkuttimieni hilavitkutinteni partitive hilavitkutintani hilavitkuttimiani inessive hilavitkuttimessani hilavitkuttimissani elative hilavitkuttimestani hilavitkuttimistani illative hilavitkuttimeeni hilavitkuttimiini adessive hilavitkuttimellani hilavitkuttimillani ablative hilavitkuttimeltani hilavitkuttimiltani allative hilavitkuttimelleni hilavitkuttimilleni essive hilavitkuttimenani hilavitkuttiminani translative hilavitkuttimekseni hilavitkuttimikseni abessive hilavitkuttimettani hilavitkuttimittani instructive — — comitative — hilavitkuttimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hilavitkuttimesi hilavitkuttimesi accusative nom. hilavitkuttimesi hilavitkuttimesi gen. hilavitkuttimesi genitive hilavitkuttimesi hilavitkuttimiesi hilavitkutintesi partitive hilavitkutintasi hilavitkuttimiasi inessive hilavitkuttimessasi hilavitkuttimissasi elative hilavitkuttimestasi hilavitkuttimistasi illative hilavitkuttimeesi hilavitkuttimiisi adessive hilavitkuttimellasi hilavitkuttimillasi ablative hilavitkuttimeltasi hilavitkuttimiltasi allative hilavitkuttimellesi hilavitkuttimillesi essive hilavitkuttimenasi hilavitkuttiminasi translative hilavitkuttimeksesi hilavitkuttimiksesi abessive hilavitkuttimettasi hilavitkuttimittasi instructive — — comitative — hilavitkuttiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hilavitkuttimemme hilavitkuttimemme accusative nom. hilavitkuttimemme hilavitkuttimemme gen. hilavitkuttimemme genitive hilavitkuttimemme hilavitkuttimiemme hilavitkutintemme partitive hilavitkutintamme hilavitkuttimiamme inessive hilavitkuttimessamme hilavitkuttimissamme elative hilavitkuttimestamme hilavitkuttimistamme illative hilavitkuttimeemme hilavitkuttimiimme adessive hilavitkuttimellamme hilavitkuttimillamme ablative hilavitkuttimeltamme hilavitkuttimiltamme allative hilavitkuttimellemme hilavitkuttimillemme essive hilavitkuttimenamme hilavitkuttiminamme translative hilavitkuttimeksemme hilavitkuttimiksemme abessive hilavitkuttimettamme hilavitkuttimittamme instructive — — comitative — hilavitkuttiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hilavitkuttimenne hilavitkuttimenne accusative nom. hilavitkuttimenne hilavitkuttimenne gen. hilavitkuttimenne genitive hilavitkuttimenne hilavitkuttimienne hilavitkutintenne partitive hilavitkutintanne hilavitkuttimianne inessive hilavitkuttimessanne hilavitkuttimissanne elative hilavitkuttimestanne hilavitkuttimistanne illative hilavitkuttimeenne hilavitkuttimiinne adessive hilavitkuttimellanne hilavitkuttimillanne ablative hilavitkuttimeltanne hilavitkuttimiltanne allative hilavitkuttimellenne hilavitkuttimillenne essive hilavitkuttimenanne hilavitkuttiminanne translative hilavitkuttimeksenne hilavitkuttimiksenne abessive hilavitkuttimettanne hilavitkuttimittanne instructive — — comitative — hilavitkuttiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hilavitkuttimensa hilavitkuttimensa accusative nom. hilavitkuttimensa hilavitkuttimensa gen. hilavitkuttimensa genitive hilavitkuttimensa hilavitkuttimiensa hilavitkutintensa partitive hilavitkutintaan hilavitkutintansa hilavitkuttimiaan hilavitkuttimiansa inessive hilavitkuttimessaan hilavitkuttimessansa hilavitkuttimissaan hilavitkuttimissansa elative hilavitkuttimestaan hilavitkuttimestansa hilavitkuttimistaan hilavitkuttimistansa illative hilavitkuttimeensa hilavitkuttimiinsa adessive hilavitkuttimellaan hilavitkuttimellansa hilavitkuttimillaan hilavitkuttimillansa ablative hilavitkuttimeltaan hilavitkuttimeltansa hilavitkuttimiltaan hilavitkuttimiltansa allative hilavitkuttimelleen hilavitkuttimellensa hilavitkuttimilleen hilavitkuttimillensa essive hilavitkuttimenaan hilavitkuttimenansa hilavitkuttiminaan hilavitkuttiminansa translative hilavitkuttimekseen hilavitkuttimeksensa hilavitkuttimikseen hilavitkuttimiksensa abessive hilavitkuttimettaan hilavitkuttimettansa hilavitkuttimittaan hilavitkuttimittansa instructive — — comitative — hilavitkuttimineen hilavitkuttiminensa

Synonyms

• vehje
• vekotin
• härpäke
• kilke
• pulautin
• mokkula

Further reading

• “hilavitkutin”, 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