navetta

Finnish

Traditional Eastern Finnish cowhouse

Etymology

Equivalent to nauta (“(head of) cattle”) +‎ -tta, from earlier *naudetta through an Eastern Finnish dialect (where *-d- is regularly lost). However, the suffix -tta is not really attested in older words (other than potentially aitta), so perhaps navetta < *naudetta is in fact a reduced form or contraction of nauta-aitta (nauta + aitta, through *nautaitta), an idea already proposed by Mikkola (1912). Loaned early on to Western Finnish as well, having been attested in literature in its modern shape already since Agricola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑʋetːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝ʋe̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋetːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): na‧vet‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧vet‧ta

Noun

navetta

1. cowshed, cowhouse, cowbarn, barn; byre (UK) (building designed and built for keeping domestic animals, especially cows)

Declension

Inflection of navetta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)
nominative		navetta	navetat
genitive		navetan	navetoiden navetoitten navettojen
partitive		navettaa	navetoita navettoja
illative		navettaan	navetoihin navettoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		navetta	navetat
accusative	nom.	navetta	navetat
	gen.	navetan
genitive		navetan	navetoiden navetoitten navettojen navettain rare
partitive		navettaa	navetoita navettoja
inessive		navetassa	navetoissa
elative		navetasta	navetoista
illative		navettaan	navetoihin navettoihin
adessive		navetalla	navetoilla
ablative		navetalta	navetoilta
allative		navetalle	navetoille
essive		navettana	navettoina
translative		navetaksi	navetoiksi
abessive		navetatta	navetoitta
instructive		—	navetoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of navetta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative navettani navettani accusative nom. navettani navettani gen. navettani genitive navettani navetoideni navetoitteni navettojeni navettaini rare partitive navettaani navetoitani navettojani inessive navetassani navetoissani elative navetastani navetoistani illative navettaani navetoihini navettoihini adessive navetallani navetoillani ablative navetaltani navetoiltani allative navetalleni navetoilleni essive navettanani navettoinani translative navetakseni navetoikseni abessive navetattani navetoittani instructive — — comitative — navettoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative navettasi navettasi accusative nom. navettasi navettasi gen. navettasi genitive navettasi navetoidesi navetoittesi navettojesi navettaisi rare partitive navettaasi navetoitasi navettojasi inessive navetassasi navetoissasi elative navetastasi navetoistasi illative navettaasi navetoihisi navettoihisi adessive navetallasi navetoillasi ablative navetaltasi navetoiltasi allative navetallesi navetoillesi essive navettanasi navettoinasi translative navetaksesi navetoiksesi abessive navetattasi navetoittasi instructive — — comitative — navettoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative navettamme navettamme accusative nom. navettamme navettamme gen. navettamme genitive navettamme navetoidemme navetoittemme navettojemme navettaimme rare partitive navettaamme navetoitamme navettojamme inessive navetassamme navetoissamme elative navetastamme navetoistamme illative navettaamme navetoihimme navettoihimme adessive navetallamme navetoillamme ablative navetaltamme navetoiltamme allative navetallemme navetoillemme essive navettanamme navettoinamme translative navetaksemme navetoiksemme abessive navetattamme navetoittamme instructive — — comitative — navettoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative navettanne navettanne accusative nom. navettanne navettanne gen. navettanne genitive navettanne navetoidenne navetoittenne navettojenne navettainne rare partitive navettaanne navetoitanne navettojanne inessive navetassanne navetoissanne elative navetastanne navetoistanne illative navettaanne navetoihinne navettoihinne adessive navetallanne navetoillanne ablative navetaltanne navetoiltanne allative navetallenne navetoillenne essive navettananne navettoinanne translative navetaksenne navetoiksenne abessive navetattanne navetoittanne instructive — — comitative — navettoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative navettansa navettansa accusative nom. navettansa navettansa gen. navettansa genitive navettansa navetoidensa navetoittensa navettojensa navettainsa rare partitive navettaansa navetoitaan navettojaan navetoitansa navettojansa inessive navetassaan navetassansa navetoissaan navetoissansa elative navetastaan navetastansa navetoistaan navetoistansa illative navettaansa navetoihinsa navettoihinsa adessive navetallaan navetallansa navetoillaan navetoillansa ablative navetaltaan navetaltansa navetoiltaan navetoiltansa allative navetalleen navetallensa navetoilleen navetoillensa essive navettanaan navettanansa navettoinaan navettoinansa translative navetakseen navetaksensa navetoikseen navetoiksensa abessive navetattaan navetattansa navetoittaan navetoittansa instructive — — comitative — navettoineen navettoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kivinavetta
• kruununnavetta
• lammasnavetta
• lantanavetta
• lattianavetta
• lehminavetta
• navettarakennus
• navettaruokinta
• parsinavetta
• pihattonavetta

See also

production animal shelters

• kanala
• lampola
• läävä
• ometta
• pihatto
• sikala
• talli

other buildings that may be called "barn" in English

• lato
• makasiini
• aitta

References

• Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
• Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

Further reading

• “navetta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• navetat, tenavat, ventata

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: navettas, navettât

Verb

navetta

1. third-person singular past historic of navetter

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French navette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈvet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: na‧vét‧ta

Noun

navetta f (plural navette)

1. shuttle (all senses)

Further reading

• navetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nettava, tentava, vantate, ventata