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hulvaton

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Finnish

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Etymology

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hulva- +‎ -ton; from the same root as dialectal hulvata (to rush, charge) and hulvalta (plenty (of)), itself probably of sound-symbolic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhulʋɑton/, [ˈhulʋɑ̝t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ulʋɑton
  • Hyphenation(key): hul‧va‧ton

Adjective

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hulvaton (comparative hulvattomampi, superlative hulvattomin)

  1. hilarious, side-splitting
  2. (dialectal) in bad shape, useless, worthless

Declension

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Inflection of hulvaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative hulvaton hulvattomat
genitive hulvattoman hulvattomien
partitive hulvatonta hulvattomia
illative hulvattomaan hulvattomiin
singular plural
nominative hulvaton hulvattomat
accusative nom. hulvaton hulvattomat
gen. hulvattoman
genitive hulvattoman hulvattomien
hulvatonten rare
partitive hulvatonta hulvattomia
inessive hulvattomassa hulvattomissa
elative hulvattomasta hulvattomista
illative hulvattomaan hulvattomiin
adessive hulvattomalla hulvattomilla
ablative hulvattomalta hulvattomilta
allative hulvattomalle hulvattomille
essive hulvattomana hulvattomina
translative hulvattomaksi hulvattomiksi
abessive hulvattomatta hulvattomitta
instructive hulvattomin
comitative hulvattomine
Possessive forms of hulvaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

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