matroona

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin mātrōna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtroːnɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ro̞ːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtroːnɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mat‧roo‧na

Noun

matroona

1. (historical) A housewife in ancient Rome.
2. matron (woman with staid or motherly manners)

Usage notes

• This term has a slightly humorous and disparaging air about it in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of matroona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		matroona	matroonat
genitive		matroonan	matroonien
partitive		matroonaa	matroonia
illative		matroonaan	matrooniin
		singular	plural
nominative		matroona	matroonat
accusative	nom.	matroona	matroonat
	gen.	matroonan
genitive		matroonan	matroonien matroonain rare
partitive		matroonaa	matroonia
inessive		matroonassa	matroonissa
elative		matroonasta	matroonista
illative		matroonaan	matrooniin
adessive		matroonalla	matroonilla
ablative		matroonalta	matroonilta
allative		matroonalle	matroonille
essive		matroonana	matroonina
translative		matroonaksi	matrooniksi
abessive		matroonatta	matroonitta
instructive		—	matroonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of matroona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matroonani matroonani accusative nom. matroonani matroonani gen. matroonani genitive matroonani matroonieni matroonaini rare partitive matroonaani matrooniani inessive matroonassani matroonissani elative matroonastani matroonistani illative matroonaani matrooniini adessive matroonallani matroonillani ablative matroonaltani matrooniltani allative matroonalleni matroonilleni essive matroonanani matrooninani translative matroonakseni matroonikseni abessive matroonattani matroonittani instructive — — comitative — matroonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matroonasi matroonasi accusative nom. matroonasi matroonasi gen. matroonasi genitive matroonasi matrooniesi matroonaisi rare partitive matroonaasi matrooniasi inessive matroonassasi matroonissasi elative matroonastasi matroonistasi illative matroonaasi matrooniisi adessive matroonallasi matroonillasi ablative matroonaltasi matrooniltasi allative matroonallesi matroonillesi essive matroonanasi matrooninasi translative matroonaksesi matrooniksesi abessive matroonattasi matroonittasi instructive — — comitative — matrooninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matroonamme matroonamme accusative nom. matroonamme matroonamme gen. matroonamme genitive matroonamme matrooniemme matroonaimme rare partitive matroonaamme matrooniamme inessive matroonassamme matroonissamme elative matroonastamme matroonistamme illative matroonaamme matrooniimme adessive matroonallamme matroonillamme ablative matroonaltamme matrooniltamme allative matroonallemme matroonillemme essive matroonanamme matrooninamme translative matroonaksemme matrooniksemme abessive matroonattamme matroonittamme instructive — — comitative — matrooninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matroonanne matroonanne accusative nom. matroonanne matroonanne gen. matroonanne genitive matroonanne matroonienne matroonainne rare partitive matroonaanne matroonianne inessive matroonassanne matroonissanne elative matroonastanne matroonistanne illative matroonaanne matrooniinne adessive matroonallanne matroonillanne ablative matroonaltanne matrooniltanne allative matroonallenne matroonillenne essive matroonananne matrooninanne translative matroonaksenne matrooniksenne abessive matroonattanne matroonittanne instructive — — comitative — matrooninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative matroonansa matroonansa accusative nom. matroonansa matroonansa gen. matroonansa genitive matroonansa matrooniensa matroonainsa rare partitive matroonaansa matrooniaan matrooniansa inessive matroonassaan matroonassansa matroonissaan matroonissansa elative matroonastaan matroonastansa matroonistaan matroonistansa illative matroonaansa matrooniinsa adessive matroonallaan matroonallansa matroonillaan matroonillansa ablative matroonaltaan matroonaltansa matrooniltaan matrooniltansa allative matroonalleen matroonallensa matroonilleen matroonillensa essive matroonanaan matroonanansa matrooninaan matrooninansa translative matroonakseen matroonaksensa matroonikseen matrooniksensa abessive matroonattaan matroonattansa matroonittaan matroonittansa instructive — — comitative — matroonineen matrooninensa

Further reading

• “matroona”, 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