opponentti

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opponens (“opposing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopːonentːi/, [ˈo̞pːo̞ˌne̞n̪t̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -entːi
• Hyphenation^(key): op‧po‧nent‧ti

Noun

opponentti

1. (academic) examiner (person performing the oral examination of a dissertation in a thesis defense)

   Synonym: vastaväittäjä

2. opponent

   Synonym: vastustaja

Declension

Inflection of opponentti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative		opponentti	opponentit
genitive		opponentin	opponenttien
partitive		opponenttia	opponentteja
illative		opponenttiin	opponentteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		opponentti	opponentit
accusative	nom.	opponentti	opponentit
	gen.	opponentin
genitive		opponentin	opponenttien
partitive		opponenttia	opponentteja
inessive		opponentissa	opponenteissa
elative		opponentista	opponenteista
illative		opponenttiin	opponentteihin
adessive		opponentilla	opponenteilla
ablative		opponentilta	opponenteilta
allative		opponentille	opponenteille
essive		opponenttina	opponentteina
translative		opponentiksi	opponenteiksi
abessive		opponentitta	opponenteitta
instructive		—	opponentein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of opponentti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative opponenttini opponenttini accusative nom. opponenttini opponenttini gen. opponenttini genitive opponenttini opponenttieni partitive opponenttiani opponenttejani inessive opponentissani opponenteissani elative opponentistani opponenteistani illative opponenttiini opponentteihini adessive opponentillani opponenteillani ablative opponentiltani opponenteiltani allative opponentilleni opponenteilleni essive opponenttinani opponentteinani translative opponentikseni opponenteikseni abessive opponentittani opponenteittani instructive — — comitative — opponentteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative opponenttisi opponenttisi accusative nom. opponenttisi opponenttisi gen. opponenttisi genitive opponenttisi opponenttiesi partitive opponenttiasi opponenttejasi inessive opponentissasi opponenteissasi elative opponentistasi opponenteistasi illative opponenttiisi opponentteihisi adessive opponentillasi opponenteillasi ablative opponentiltasi opponenteiltasi allative opponentillesi opponenteillesi essive opponenttinasi opponentteinasi translative opponentiksesi opponenteiksesi abessive opponentittasi opponenteittasi instructive — — comitative — opponentteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative opponenttimme opponenttimme accusative nom. opponenttimme opponenttimme gen. opponenttimme genitive opponenttimme opponenttiemme partitive opponenttiamme opponenttejamme inessive opponentissamme opponenteissamme elative opponentistamme opponenteistamme illative opponenttiimme opponentteihimme adessive opponentillamme opponenteillamme ablative opponentiltamme opponenteiltamme allative opponentillemme opponenteillemme essive opponenttinamme opponentteinamme translative opponentiksemme opponenteiksemme abessive opponentittamme opponenteittamme instructive — — comitative — opponentteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative opponenttinne opponenttinne accusative nom. opponenttinne opponenttinne gen. opponenttinne genitive opponenttinne opponenttienne partitive opponenttianne opponenttejanne inessive opponentissanne opponenteissanne elative opponentistanne opponenteistanne illative opponenttiinne opponentteihinne adessive opponentillanne opponenteillanne ablative opponentiltanne opponenteiltanne allative opponentillenne opponenteillenne essive opponenttinanne opponentteinanne translative opponentiksenne opponenteiksenne abessive opponentittanne opponenteittanne instructive — — comitative — opponentteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative opponenttinsa opponenttinsa accusative nom. opponenttinsa opponenttinsa gen. opponenttinsa genitive opponenttinsa opponenttiensa partitive opponenttiaan opponenttiansa opponenttejaan opponenttejansa inessive opponentissaan opponentissansa opponenteissaan opponenteissansa elative opponentistaan opponentistansa opponenteistaan opponenteistansa illative opponenttiinsa opponentteihinsa adessive opponentillaan opponentillansa opponenteillaan opponenteillansa ablative opponentiltaan opponentiltansa opponenteiltaan opponenteiltansa allative opponentilleen opponentillensa opponenteilleen opponenteillensa essive opponenttinaan opponenttinansa opponentteinaan opponentteinansa translative opponentikseen opponentiksensa opponenteikseen opponenteiksensa abessive opponentittaan opponentittansa opponenteittaan opponenteittansa instructive — — comitative — opponentteineen opponentteinensa

See also

• kustos
• väittelijä
• väitöskirja
• väitöstilaisuus

Further reading

• “opponentti”, 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