rooteli

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish rotel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːteli/, [ˈro̞ːt̪e̞li]
• Rhymes: -oːteli
• Syllabification^(key): roo‧te‧li

Noun

rooteli

1. department or section in a public agency

Usage notes

The term is currently only in official use in the city of Helsinki.

Declension

Inflection of rooteli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rooteli	rootelit
genitive		rootelin	rootelien
partitive		rootelia	rooteleja
illative		rooteliin	rooteleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rooteli	rootelit
accusative	nom.	rooteli	rootelit
	gen.	rootelin
genitive		rootelin	rootelien
partitive		rootelia	rooteleja
inessive		rootelissa	rooteleissa
elative		rootelista	rooteleista
illative		rooteliin	rooteleihin
adessive		rootelilla	rooteleilla
ablative		rootelilta	rooteleilta
allative		rootelille	rooteleille
essive		rootelina	rooteleina
translative		rooteliksi	rooteleiksi
abessive		rootelitta	rooteleitta
instructive		—	rootelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rooteli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rootelini rootelini accusative nom. rootelini rootelini gen. rootelini genitive rootelini rootelieni partitive rooteliani rootelejani inessive rootelissani rooteleissani elative rootelistani rooteleistani illative rooteliini rooteleihini adessive rootelillani rooteleillani ablative rooteliltani rooteleiltani allative rootelilleni rooteleilleni essive rootelinani rooteleinani translative rootelikseni rooteleikseni abessive rootelittani rooteleittani instructive — — comitative — rooteleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rootelisi rootelisi accusative nom. rootelisi rootelisi gen. rootelisi genitive rootelisi rooteliesi partitive rooteliasi rootelejasi inessive rootelissasi rooteleissasi elative rootelistasi rooteleistasi illative rooteliisi rooteleihisi adessive rootelillasi rooteleillasi ablative rooteliltasi rooteleiltasi allative rootelillesi rooteleillesi essive rootelinasi rooteleinasi translative rooteliksesi rooteleiksesi abessive rootelittasi rooteleittasi instructive — — comitative — rooteleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rootelimme rootelimme accusative nom. rootelimme rootelimme gen. rootelimme genitive rootelimme rooteliemme partitive rooteliamme rootelejamme inessive rootelissamme rooteleissamme elative rootelistamme rooteleistamme illative rooteliimme rooteleihimme adessive rootelillamme rooteleillamme ablative rooteliltamme rooteleiltamme allative rootelillemme rooteleillemme essive rootelinamme rooteleinamme translative rooteliksemme rooteleiksemme abessive rootelittamme rooteleittamme instructive — — comitative — rooteleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rootelinne rootelinne accusative nom. rootelinne rootelinne gen. rootelinne genitive rootelinne rootelienne partitive rootelianne rootelejanne inessive rootelissanne rooteleissanne elative rootelistanne rooteleistanne illative rooteliinne rooteleihinne adessive rootelillanne rooteleillanne ablative rooteliltanne rooteleiltanne allative rootelillenne rooteleillenne essive rootelinanne rooteleinanne translative rooteliksenne rooteleiksenne abessive rootelittanne rooteleittanne instructive — — comitative — rooteleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rootelinsa rootelinsa accusative nom. rootelinsa rootelinsa gen. rootelinsa genitive rootelinsa rooteliensa partitive rooteliaan rooteliansa rootelejaan rootelejansa inessive rootelissaan rootelissansa rooteleissaan rooteleissansa elative rootelistaan rootelistansa rooteleistaan rooteleistansa illative rooteliinsa rooteleihinsa adessive rootelillaan rootelillansa rooteleillaan rooteleillansa ablative rooteliltaan rooteliltansa rooteleiltaan rooteleiltansa allative rootelilleen rootelillensa rooteleilleen rooteleillensa essive rootelinaan rootelinansa rooteleinaan rooteleinansa translative rootelikseen rooteliksensa rooteleikseen rooteleiksensa abessive rootelittaan rootelittansa rooteleittaan rooteleittansa instructive — — comitative — rooteleineen rooteleinensa

Further reading

• “rooteli”, 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 2023-07-03