neito
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Esperanto[edit]
Noun[edit]
neito (accusative singular neiton, plural neitoj, accusative plural neitojn)
- singular past nominal passive participle of nei
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *näitoi. Akin to neiti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
neito
- maiden, maid (girl or young, unmarried woman)
- (botany) nigella (plant of the genus Nigella)
- ryytineito ― black caraway
Declension[edit]
Inflection of neito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | neito | neidot | ||
genitive | neidon | neitojen | ||
partitive | neitoa | neitoja | ||
illative | neitoon | neitoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | neito | neidot | ||
accusative | nom. | neito | neidot | |
gen. | neidon | |||
genitive | neidon | neitojen | ||
partitive | neitoa | neitoja | ||
inessive | neidossa | neidoissa | ||
elative | neidosta | neidoista | ||
illative | neitoon | neitoihin | ||
adessive | neidolla | neidoilla | ||
ablative | neidolta | neidoilta | ||
allative | neidolle | neidoille | ||
essive | neitona | neitoina | ||
translative | neidoksi | neidoiksi | ||
abessive | neidotta | neidoitta | ||
instructive | — | neidoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- aatelisneito
- ikäneito
- kamarineito
- karjalanneito
- linnanneito
- merenneito
- metsänneito
- morsiusneito
- neidonhiuspuu
- neidonhiussaniainen
- neidonkenkä
- neidonkorento
- neidonkukka
- neidonsilmä
- neidonvaippa
- neitobegonia
- neitokainen
- neitokakadu
- neitokurki
- Neitola
- neitonen
- neitoperhonen
- neitopuumuura
- ryytineito
- Suomi-neito
- tarhaneito
- vedenneito
Further reading[edit]
- “neito”, 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
Anagrams[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *näitoi, equivalent to neiti (“maiden”) + -o. Cognates include Finnish neito and Estonian neiu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯to/, [ˈne̞i̯tŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯toi̯/, [ˈne̞i̯d̥o̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -ei̯to, -ei̯toi̯
- Hyphenation: nei‧to
- Homophone: Neito
Noun[edit]
neito
- (folk poetic) Synonym of neiti
- 1916, Vöglä, quotee, “1945. Soikkola, Suija VI902”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 45-46:
- Miks' meijen neiot ei meelly, // Kaitoi-kämmenet ei käkene,
- Why doesn't he take to our maidens // Why doesn't he intend [to marry] the narrow-palmed ones,
- (folk poetic) Synonym of tytär
- 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia Suijalta, “1150. Soikkola, Ruutsia, III11”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[3], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 12-13:
- Sepoin tyttöi, selvä t[yttöi]. // Tuo tarkka takojan neitoi
- The smith's daughter, the smart daughter. // That clever daughter of a forger
Declension[edit]
Declension of neito (type 4/koivu, it-ij gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | neito | neijot |
genitive | neijon | neitoin, neitoloin |
partitive | neitoa | neitoja, neitoloja |
illative | neitoo | neitoi, neitoloihe |
inessive | neijoos | neijois, neitolois |
elative | neijost | neijoist, neitoloist |
allative | neijolle | neijoille, neitoloille |
adessive | neijool | neijoil, neitoloil |
ablative | neijolt | neijoilt, neitoloilt |
translative | neijoks | neijoiks, neitoloiks |
essive | neitonna, neitoon | neitoinna, neitoloinna, neitoin, neitoloin |
exessive1) | neitont | neitoint, neitoloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References[edit]
Categories:
- Esperanto non-lemma forms
- Esperanto participles
- Esperanto nominal participles
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/eito
- Rhymes:Finnish/eito/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Botany
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms suffixed with -o
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ei̯to
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ei̯to/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ei̯toi̯
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ei̯toi̯/2 syllables
- Ingrian terms with homophones
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian folk poetic terms
- Ingrian poetic terms
- Ingrian terms with quotations