oltermanni

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish ålderman (“alderman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoltermɑnːi/, [ˈo̞l̪t̪e̞rˌmɑ̝nːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːi
• Hyphenation^(key): ol‧ter‧man‧ni

Noun

oltermanni

1. (chiefly historical) master of guild, guild elder, village elder
2. An honorary title in many student organizations, usually granted to one person at a time, often a professor.
3. (dialectal, anatomy) middle finger

   Synonym: keskisormi

   peukalopotti, suomensotti, oltermanni, kultaralli, pikkurilli (a children's rhyme naming the fingers)

Declension

Inflection of oltermanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		oltermanni	oltermannit
genitive		oltermannin	oltermannien
partitive		oltermannia	oltermanneja
illative		oltermanniin	oltermanneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oltermanni	oltermannit
accusative	nom.	oltermanni	oltermannit
	gen.	oltermannin
genitive		oltermannin	oltermannien
partitive		oltermannia	oltermanneja
inessive		oltermannissa	oltermanneissa
elative		oltermannista	oltermanneista
illative		oltermanniin	oltermanneihin
adessive		oltermannilla	oltermanneilla
ablative		oltermannilta	oltermanneilta
allative		oltermannille	oltermanneille
essive		oltermannina	oltermanneina
translative		oltermanniksi	oltermanneiksi
abessive		oltermannitta	oltermanneitta
instructive		—	oltermannein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oltermanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oltermannini oltermannini accusative nom. oltermannini oltermannini gen. oltermannini genitive oltermannini oltermannieni partitive oltermanniani oltermannejani inessive oltermannissani oltermanneissani elative oltermannistani oltermanneistani illative oltermanniini oltermanneihini adessive oltermannillani oltermanneillani ablative oltermanniltani oltermanneiltani allative oltermannilleni oltermanneilleni essive oltermanninani oltermanneinani translative oltermannikseni oltermanneikseni abessive oltermannittani oltermanneittani instructive — — comitative — oltermanneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oltermannisi oltermannisi accusative nom. oltermannisi oltermannisi gen. oltermannisi genitive oltermannisi oltermanniesi partitive oltermanniasi oltermannejasi inessive oltermannissasi oltermanneissasi elative oltermannistasi oltermanneistasi illative oltermanniisi oltermanneihisi adessive oltermannillasi oltermanneillasi ablative oltermanniltasi oltermanneiltasi allative oltermannillesi oltermanneillesi essive oltermanninasi oltermanneinasi translative oltermanniksesi oltermanneiksesi abessive oltermannittasi oltermanneittasi instructive — — comitative — oltermanneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oltermannimme oltermannimme accusative nom. oltermannimme oltermannimme gen. oltermannimme genitive oltermannimme oltermanniemme partitive oltermanniamme oltermannejamme inessive oltermannissamme oltermanneissamme elative oltermannistamme oltermanneistamme illative oltermanniimme oltermanneihimme adessive oltermannillamme oltermanneillamme ablative oltermanniltamme oltermanneiltamme allative oltermannillemme oltermanneillemme essive oltermanninamme oltermanneinamme translative oltermanniksemme oltermanneiksemme abessive oltermannittamme oltermanneittamme instructive — — comitative — oltermanneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oltermanninne oltermanninne accusative nom. oltermanninne oltermanninne gen. oltermanninne genitive oltermanninne oltermannienne partitive oltermannianne oltermannejanne inessive oltermannissanne oltermanneissanne elative oltermannistanne oltermanneistanne illative oltermanniinne oltermanneihinne adessive oltermannillanne oltermanneillanne ablative oltermanniltanne oltermanneiltanne allative oltermannillenne oltermanneillenne essive oltermanninanne oltermanneinanne translative oltermanniksenne oltermanneiksenne abessive oltermannittanne oltermanneittanne instructive — — comitative — oltermanneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oltermanninsa oltermanninsa accusative nom. oltermanninsa oltermanninsa gen. oltermanninsa genitive oltermanninsa oltermanniensa partitive oltermanniaan oltermanniansa oltermannejaan oltermannejansa inessive oltermannissaan oltermannissansa oltermanneissaan oltermanneissansa elative oltermannistaan oltermannistansa oltermanneistaan oltermanneistansa illative oltermanniinsa oltermanneihinsa adessive oltermannillaan oltermannillansa oltermanneillaan oltermanneillansa ablative oltermanniltaan oltermanniltansa oltermanneiltaan oltermanneiltansa allative oltermannilleen oltermannillensa oltermanneilleen oltermanneillensa essive oltermanninaan oltermanninansa oltermanneinaan oltermanneinansa translative oltermannikseen oltermanniksensa oltermanneikseen oltermanneiksensa abessive oltermannittaan oltermannittansa oltermanneittaan oltermanneittansa instructive — — comitative — oltermanneineen oltermanneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• oltermanninsauva

 

Further reading

• “oltermanni”, 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