jatkosota

Finnish

Etymology

A compound of jatko (“continuation”) +‎ sota (“war”); thus called because it was at its time regarded as a continuation to the talvisota (“Winter War”) fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in 1939-40. First attested in 1949.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑtkoˌsotɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝t̪ko̞ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): jatko‧sota

Noun

jatkosota

1. Continuation War, War of Continuation (war fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in 1941-44)

Declension

Inflection of jatkosota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
nominative		jatkosota	—
genitive		jatkosodan	—
partitive		jatkosotaa	—
illative		jatkosotaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		jatkosota	—
accusative	nom.	jatkosota	—
	gen.	jatkosodan
genitive		jatkosodan	—
partitive		jatkosotaa	—
inessive		jatkosodassa	—
elative		jatkosodasta	—
illative		jatkosotaan	—
adessive		jatkosodalla	—
ablative		jatkosodalta	—
allative		jatkosodalle	—
essive		jatkosotana	—
translative		jatkosodaksi	—
abessive		jatkosodatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jatkosota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jatkosotani — accusative nom. jatkosotani — gen. jatkosotani genitive jatkosotani — partitive jatkosotaani — inessive jatkosodassani — elative jatkosodastani — illative jatkosotaani — adessive jatkosodallani — ablative jatkosodaltani — allative jatkosodalleni — essive jatkosotanani — translative jatkosodakseni — abessive jatkosodattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jatkosotasi — accusative nom. jatkosotasi — gen. jatkosotasi genitive jatkosotasi — partitive jatkosotaasi — inessive jatkosodassasi — elative jatkosodastasi — illative jatkosotaasi — adessive jatkosodallasi — ablative jatkosodaltasi — allative jatkosodallesi — essive jatkosotanasi — translative jatkosodaksesi — abessive jatkosodattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jatkosotamme — accusative nom. jatkosotamme — gen. jatkosotamme genitive jatkosotamme — partitive jatkosotaamme — inessive jatkosodassamme — elative jatkosodastamme — illative jatkosotaamme — adessive jatkosodallamme — ablative jatkosodaltamme — allative jatkosodallemme — essive jatkosotanamme — translative jatkosodaksemme — abessive jatkosodattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jatkosotanne — accusative nom. jatkosotanne — gen. jatkosotanne genitive jatkosotanne — partitive jatkosotaanne — inessive jatkosodassanne — elative jatkosodastanne — illative jatkosotaanne — adessive jatkosodallanne — ablative jatkosodaltanne — allative jatkosodallenne — essive jatkosotananne — translative jatkosodaksenne — abessive jatkosodattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative jatkosotansa — accusative nom. jatkosotansa — gen. jatkosotansa genitive jatkosotansa — partitive jatkosotaansa — inessive jatkosodassaan jatkosodassansa — elative jatkosodastaan jatkosodastansa — illative jatkosotaansa — adessive jatkosodallaan jatkosodallansa — ablative jatkosodaltaan jatkosodaltansa — allative jatkosodalleen jatkosodallensa — essive jatkosotanaan jatkosotanansa — translative jatkosodakseen jatkosodaksensa — abessive jatkosodattaan jatkosodattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Further reading

• “jatkosota”, 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