tamili

Finnish

Etymology

From Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑmili/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝mili]
• Rhymes: -ɑmili
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧mi‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): ta‧mi‧li

Noun

tamili

1. Tamil (language)
2. A Tamil (person)

   tamilisoturi ― Tamil warrior

Declension

Inflection of tamili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tamili	tamilit
genitive		tamilin	tamilien
partitive		tamilia	tamileja
illative		tamiliin	tamileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tamili	tamilit
accusative	nom.	tamili	tamilit
	gen.	tamilin
genitive		tamilin	tamilien
partitive		tamilia	tamileja
inessive		tamilissa	tamileissa
elative		tamilista	tamileista
illative		tamiliin	tamileihin
adessive		tamililla	tamileilla
ablative		tamililta	tamileilta
allative		tamilille	tamileille
essive		tamilina	tamileina
translative		tamiliksi	tamileiksi
abessive		tamilitta	tamileitta
instructive		—	tamilein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tamilini tamilini accusative nom. tamilini tamilini gen. tamilini genitive tamilini tamilieni partitive tamiliani tamilejani inessive tamilissani tamileissani elative tamilistani tamileistani illative tamiliini tamileihini adessive tamilillani tamileillani ablative tamililtani tamileiltani allative tamililleni tamileilleni essive tamilinani tamileinani translative tamilikseni tamileikseni abessive tamilittani tamileittani instructive — — comitative — tamileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tamilisi tamilisi accusative nom. tamilisi tamilisi gen. tamilisi genitive tamilisi tamiliesi partitive tamiliasi tamilejasi inessive tamilissasi tamileissasi elative tamilistasi tamileistasi illative tamiliisi tamileihisi adessive tamilillasi tamileillasi ablative tamililtasi tamileiltasi allative tamilillesi tamileillesi essive tamilinasi tamileinasi translative tamiliksesi tamileiksesi abessive tamilittasi tamileittasi instructive — — comitative — tamileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tamilimme tamilimme accusative nom. tamilimme tamilimme gen. tamilimme genitive tamilimme tamiliemme partitive tamiliamme tamilejamme inessive tamilissamme tamileissamme elative tamilistamme tamileistamme illative tamiliimme tamileihimme adessive tamilillamme tamileillamme ablative tamililtamme tamileiltamme allative tamilillemme tamileillemme essive tamilinamme tamileinamme translative tamiliksemme tamileiksemme abessive tamilittamme tamileittamme instructive — — comitative — tamileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tamilinne tamilinne accusative nom. tamilinne tamilinne gen. tamilinne genitive tamilinne tamilienne partitive tamilianne tamilejanne inessive tamilissanne tamileissanne elative tamilistanne tamileistanne illative tamiliinne tamileihinne adessive tamilillanne tamileillanne ablative tamililtanne tamileiltanne allative tamilillenne tamileillenne essive tamilinanne tamileinanne translative tamiliksenne tamileiksenne abessive tamilittanne tamileittanne instructive — — comitative — tamileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tamilinsa tamilinsa accusative nom. tamilinsa tamilinsa gen. tamilinsa genitive tamilinsa tamiliensa partitive tamiliaan tamiliansa tamilejaan tamilejansa inessive tamilissaan tamilissansa tamileissaan tamileissansa elative tamilistaan tamilistansa tamileistaan tamileistansa illative tamiliinsa tamileihinsa adessive tamilillaan tamilillansa tamileillaan tamileillansa ablative tamililtaan tamililtansa tamileiltaan tamileiltansa allative tamililleen tamilillensa tamileilleen tamileillensa essive tamilinaan tamilinansa tamileinaan tamileinansa translative tamilikseen tamiliksensa tamileikseen tamileiksensa abessive tamilittaan tamilittansa tamileittaan tamileittansa instructive — — comitative — tamileineen tamileinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• tamilinkielinen

Further reading

• “tamili”, 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

• liimat, mailit, mitali, timali