revontulet

Finnish

Etymology

revon (“fox's”) +‎ tulet (“fires”); from the archaic belief that the northern lights are a reflection of the fur of a "firefox"; see tulikettu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈre̞ʋo̞n̪ˌt̪ule̞t̪]
• Hyphenation: re‧von‧tu‧let

Noun

revontulet pl

1. northern lights

Declension

Inflection of revontulet (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		—	revontulet
genitive		—	revontulien revontulten
partitive		—	revontulia
illative		—	revontuliin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	revontulet
accusative	nom.	—	revontulet
	gen.	—
genitive		—	revontulien revontulten
partitive		—	revontulia
inessive		—	revontulissa
elative		—	revontulista
illative		—	revontuliin
adessive		—	revontulilla
ablative		—	revontulilta
allative		—	revontulille
essive		—	revontulina
translative		—	revontuliksi
instructive		—	revontulin
abessive		—	revontulitta
comitative		—	revontulineen