kontti
See also: köntti
Finnish
Pronunciation
Declension
Inflection of kontti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kontti | kontit | ||
genitive | kontin | konttien | ||
partitive | konttia | kontteja | ||
illative | konttiin | kontteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kontti | kontit | ||
accusative | nom. | kontti | kontit | |
gen. | kontin | |||
genitive | kontin | konttien | ||
partitive | konttia | kontteja | ||
inessive | kontissa | konteissa | ||
elative | kontista | konteista | ||
illative | konttiin | kontteihin | ||
adessive | kontilla | konteilla | ||
ablative | kontilta | konteilta | ||
allative | kontille | konteille | ||
essive | konttina | kontteina | ||
translative | kontiksi | konteiksi | ||
abessive | kontitta | konteitta | ||
instructive | — | kontein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *konte. Also referred to a bag made of birch bark. Cognate to Estonian konts (“heel of a shoe”), Estonian könt (“stump”).
Noun
kontti
- traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark
- (dialectal) foot, paw
- (dialectal) shinbone of a reindeer
Derived terms
- (foot): katin kontit, kontinkieli, nelin kontin, nelinkontin
- Verbs: kontata
Compounds
Related terms
- (foot): kontallaan
Etymology 2
< English container, also inspired by the knapsack meaning of etymology 1.
Noun
kontti
- container, shipping container (very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)