rottinen

Finnish

Etymology

Akin to likewise dialectal hottinen (“id.”), which is related to hotti (“small fish”). Ultimately probably sound-symbolic. The r- may be due to association with rotta (“rat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotːinen/, [ˈro̞t̪ːine̞n]
• Rhymes: -otːinen
• Syllabification^(key): rot‧ti‧nen

Noun

rottinen (derogatory, dialectal)

1. sparrow

   Synonym: varpunen

Declension

Inflection of rottinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		rottinen	rottiset
genitive		rottisen	rottisten rottisien
partitive		rottista	rottisia
illative		rottiseen	rottisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		rottinen	rottiset
accusative	nom.	rottinen	rottiset
	gen.	rottisen
genitive		rottisen	rottisten rottisien
partitive		rottista	rottisia
inessive		rottisessa	rottisissa
elative		rottisesta	rottisista
illative		rottiseen	rottisiin
adessive		rottisella	rottisilla
ablative		rottiselta	rottisilta
allative		rottiselle	rottisille
essive		rottisena	rottisina
translative		rottiseksi	rottisiksi
abessive		rottisetta	rottisitta
instructive		—	rottisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rottinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottiseni rottiseni accusative nom. rottiseni rottiseni gen. rottiseni genitive rottiseni rottisteni rottisieni partitive rottistani rottisiani inessive rottisessani rottisissani elative rottisestani rottisistani illative rottiseeni rottisiini adessive rottisellani rottisillani ablative rottiseltani rottisiltani allative rottiselleni rottisilleni essive rottisenani rottisinani translative rottisekseni rottisikseni abessive rottisettani rottisittani instructive — — comitative — rottisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottisesi rottisesi accusative nom. rottisesi rottisesi gen. rottisesi genitive rottisesi rottistesi rottisiesi partitive rottistasi rottisiasi inessive rottisessasi rottisissasi elative rottisestasi rottisistasi illative rottiseesi rottisiisi adessive rottisellasi rottisillasi ablative rottiseltasi rottisiltasi allative rottisellesi rottisillesi essive rottisenasi rottisinasi translative rottiseksesi rottisiksesi abessive rottisettasi rottisittasi instructive — — comitative — rottisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottisemme rottisemme accusative nom. rottisemme rottisemme gen. rottisemme genitive rottisemme rottistemme rottisiemme partitive rottistamme rottisiamme inessive rottisessamme rottisissamme elative rottisestamme rottisistamme illative rottiseemme rottisiimme adessive rottisellamme rottisillamme ablative rottiseltamme rottisiltamme allative rottisellemme rottisillemme essive rottisenamme rottisinamme translative rottiseksemme rottisiksemme abessive rottisettamme rottisittamme instructive — — comitative — rottisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottisenne rottisenne accusative nom. rottisenne rottisenne gen. rottisenne genitive rottisenne rottistenne rottisienne partitive rottistanne rottisianne inessive rottisessanne rottisissanne elative rottisestanne rottisistanne illative rottiseenne rottisiinne adessive rottisellanne rottisillanne ablative rottiseltanne rottisiltanne allative rottisellenne rottisillenne essive rottisenanne rottisinanne translative rottiseksenne rottisiksenne abessive rottisettanne rottisittanne instructive — — comitative — rottisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rottisensa rottisensa accusative nom. rottisensa rottisensa gen. rottisensa genitive rottisensa rottistensa rottisiensa partitive rottistaan rottistansa rottisiaan rottisiansa inessive rottisessaan rottisessansa rottisissaan rottisissansa elative rottisestaan rottisestansa rottisistaan rottisistansa illative rottiseensa rottisiinsa adessive rottisellaan rottisellansa rottisillaan rottisillansa ablative rottiseltaan rottiseltansa rottisiltaan rottisiltansa allative rottiselleen rottisellensa rottisilleen rottisillensa essive rottisenaan rottisenansa rottisinaan rottisinansa translative rottisekseen rottiseksensa rottisikseen rottisiksensa abessive rottisettaan rottisettansa rottisittaan rottisittansa instructive — — comitative — rottisineen rottisinensa