oltavat

Finnish

Etymology

Plural of oltava, passive present participle of olla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoltɑʋɑt/, [ˈo̞l̪t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -oltɑʋɑt
• Syllabification^(key): ol‧ta‧vat
• Hyphenation^(key): ol‧ta‧vat

Noun

oltavat pl

1. conditions, circumstances (always with an attribute; various other ways of translating into English exist)

   Minkälaiset oltavat vankileirillä oli?

   What were the circumstances like in the penal colony?

   Eläimillä ei ollut sinä kesänä huonot oltavat, vaikka ne tekivät kovaa työtä.

   The animals were not badly off throughout that summer, in spite of the hardness of their work. (1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm)

   Meillä on täällä hyvät oltavat.

   We have it good here.

Declension

Inflection of oltavat (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		—	oltavat
genitive		—	oltavien
partitive		—	oltavia
illative		—	oltaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	oltavat
accusative	nom.	—	oltavat
	gen.	—
genitive		—	oltavien oltavain rare
partitive		—	oltavia
inessive		—	oltavissa
elative		—	oltavista
illative		—	oltaviin
adessive		—	oltavilla
ablative		—	oltavilta
allative		—	oltaville
essive		—	oltavina
translative		—	oltaviksi
abessive		—	oltavitta
instructive		—	oltavin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oltavat (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — oltavani accusative nom. — oltavani gen. — genitive — oltavieni oltavaini rare partitive — oltaviani inessive — oltavissani elative — oltavistani illative — oltaviini adessive — oltavillani ablative — oltaviltani allative — oltavilleni essive — oltavinani translative — oltavikseni abessive — oltavittani instructive — — comitative — oltavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — oltavasi accusative nom. — oltavasi gen. — genitive — oltaviesi oltavaisi rare partitive — oltaviasi inessive — oltavissasi elative — oltavistasi illative — oltaviisi adessive — oltavillasi ablative — oltaviltasi allative — oltavillesi essive — oltavinasi translative — oltaviksesi abessive — oltavittasi instructive — — comitative — oltavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — oltavamme accusative nom. — oltavamme gen. — genitive — oltaviemme oltavaimme rare partitive — oltaviamme inessive — oltavissamme elative — oltavistamme illative — oltaviimme adessive — oltavillamme ablative — oltaviltamme allative — oltavillemme essive — oltavinamme translative — oltaviksemme abessive — oltavittamme instructive — — comitative — oltavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — oltavanne accusative nom. — oltavanne gen. — genitive — oltavienne oltavainne rare partitive — oltavianne inessive — oltavissanne elative — oltavistanne illative — oltaviinne adessive — oltavillanne ablative — oltaviltanne allative — oltavillenne essive — oltavinanne translative — oltaviksenne abessive — oltavittanne instructive — — comitative — oltavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — oltavansa accusative nom. — oltavansa gen. — genitive — oltaviensa oltavainsa rare partitive — oltaviaan oltaviansa inessive — oltavissaan oltavissansa elative — oltavistaan oltavistansa illative — oltaviinsa adessive — oltavillaan oltavillansa ablative — oltaviltaan oltaviltansa allative — oltavilleen oltavillensa essive — oltavinaan oltavinansa translative — oltavikseen oltaviksensa abessive — oltavittaan oltavittansa instructive — — comitative — oltavineen oltavinensa

Synonyms

• (circumstances): olosuhteet

Further reading

• “oltavat”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• valotta, voltata