irto-
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *irta, from Proto-Finnic *irta, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian irti (“to fall apart, to separate”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]irto-
- detachable, removable, separate, loose
- irtoperuna 5 €/kg ― loose potatoes €5 per kg
Usage notes
[edit]The older form irta- is found in many derived terms, but is not used directly, not even in compounds.
Synonyms
[edit]- irtonainen (adjective)
Antonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “irto-”, 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 2023-07-02