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tuntematon

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tuntëmat'oin, equivalent to tuntea (to know, be familiar with) +‎ -maton (negative participle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtuntemɑton/, [ˈt̪un̪t̪e̞ˌmɑ̝t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑton
  • Syllabification(key): tun‧te‧ma‧ton
  • Hyphenation(key): tun‧te‧ma‧ton

Adjective

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tuntematon (comparative tuntemattomampi, superlative tuntemattomin)

  1. unknown
    Amelia Earhartin kohtalo on tuntematon.
    Amelia Earhart's fate is unknown.
  2. anonymous (writer)

Declension

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Possessive forms of tuntematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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tuntematon

  1. stranger (person whom one does not know)

Declension

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Inflection of tuntematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative tuntematon tuntemattomat
genitive tuntemattoman tuntemattomien
partitive tuntematonta tuntemattomia
illative tuntemattomaan tuntemattomiin
singular plural
nominative tuntematon tuntemattomat
accusative nom. tuntematon tuntemattomat
gen. tuntemattoman
genitive tuntemattoman tuntemattomien
tuntematonten rare
partitive tuntematonta tuntemattomia
inessive tuntemattomassa tuntemattomissa
elative tuntemattomasta tuntemattomista
illative tuntemattomaan tuntemattomiin
adessive tuntemattomalla tuntemattomilla
ablative tuntemattomalta tuntemattomilta
allative tuntemattomalle tuntemattomille
essive tuntemattomana tuntemattomina
translative tuntemattomaksi tuntemattomiksi
abessive tuntemattomatta tuntemattomitta
instructive tuntemattomin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tuntematon (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)

Participle

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tuntematon

  1. negative participle of tuntea

Further reading

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