totinen

Finnish

Etymology

tosi +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtotinen/, [ˈt̪o̞t̪ine̞n]
• Rhymes: -otinen
• Syllabification^(key): to‧ti‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): to‧ti‧nen

Adjective

totinen (comparative totisempi, superlative totisin)

1. grave, serious, staid (characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful)
2. (dated) true

Declension

Inflection of totinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		totinen	totiset
genitive		totisen	totisten totisien
partitive		totista	totisia
illative		totiseen	totisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		totinen	totiset
accusative	nom.	totinen	totiset
	gen.	totisen
genitive		totisen	totisten totisien
partitive		totista	totisia
inessive		totisessa	totisissa
elative		totisesta	totisista
illative		totiseen	totisiin
adessive		totisella	totisilla
ablative		totiselta	totisilta
allative		totiselle	totisille
essive		totisena	totisina
translative		totiseksi	totisiksi
abessive		totisetta	totisitta
instructive		—	totisin
comitative		—	totisine

Possessive forms of totinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative totiseni totiseni accusative nom. totiseni totiseni gen. totiseni genitive totiseni totisteni totisieni partitive totistani totisiani inessive totisessani totisissani elative totisestani totisistani illative totiseeni totisiini adessive totisellani totisillani ablative totiseltani totisiltani allative totiselleni totisilleni essive totisenani totisinani translative totisekseni totisikseni abessive totisettani totisittani instructive — — comitative — totisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative totisesi totisesi accusative nom. totisesi totisesi gen. totisesi genitive totisesi totistesi totisiesi partitive totistasi totisiasi inessive totisessasi totisissasi elative totisestasi totisistasi illative totiseesi totisiisi adessive totisellasi totisillasi ablative totiseltasi totisiltasi allative totisellesi totisillesi essive totisenasi totisinasi translative totiseksesi totisiksesi abessive totisettasi totisittasi instructive — — comitative — totisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative totisemme totisemme accusative nom. totisemme totisemme gen. totisemme genitive totisemme totistemme totisiemme partitive totistamme totisiamme inessive totisessamme totisissamme elative totisestamme totisistamme illative totiseemme totisiimme adessive totisellamme totisillamme ablative totiseltamme totisiltamme allative totisellemme totisillemme essive totisenamme totisinamme translative totiseksemme totisiksemme abessive totisettamme totisittamme instructive — — comitative — totisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative totisenne totisenne accusative nom. totisenne totisenne gen. totisenne genitive totisenne totistenne totisienne partitive totistanne totisianne inessive totisessanne totisissanne elative totisestanne totisistanne illative totiseenne totisiinne adessive totisellanne totisillanne ablative totiseltanne totisiltanne allative totisellenne totisillenne essive totisenanne totisinanne translative totiseksenne totisiksenne abessive totisettanne totisittanne instructive — — comitative — totisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative totisensa totisensa accusative nom. totisensa totisensa gen. totisensa genitive totisensa totistensa totisiensa partitive totistaan totistansa totisiaan totisiansa inessive totisessaan totisessansa totisissaan totisissansa elative totisestaan totisestansa totisistaan totisistansa illative totiseensa totisiinsa adessive totisellaan totisellansa totisillaan totisillansa ablative totiseltaan totiseltansa totisiltaan totisiltansa allative totiselleen totisellensa totisilleen totisillensa essive totisenaan totisenansa totisinaan totisinansa translative totisekseen totiseksensa totisikseen totisiksensa abessive totisettaan totisettansa totisittaan totisittansa instructive — — comitative — totisineen totisinensa

Derived terms

• totisesti
• totisuus

compounds

• yksitotinen

Further reading

• “totinen”, 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

• noitten, nonetti, tointen