patteri

See also: Patteri

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish batteri, from French batterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtːeri/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪ːe̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːeri
• Hyphenation^(key): pat‧te‧ri

Noun

patteri

1. (military) battery (coordinated group of artillery)
2. (colloquial) non-rechargeable electrical battery; nowadays used also of small (size AA and smaller) rechargeable standard-size batteries

   Myöhästyin, koska herätyskellostani loppui patteri.

   I was late because the battery of my alarm clock ran out.

3. radiator (finned metal fixture that carries hot liquid or steam in order to heat a room)

   Ulkona on kylmä, joten on aika laittaa patterit päälle

   It is cold outside so it's time to put the radiators on.

4. (informal) pile of dung that gradually grows in an untended outdoor toilet

Declension

Inflection of patteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		patteri	patterit
genitive		patterin	patterien pattereiden pattereitten
partitive		patteria	pattereita pattereja
illative		patteriin	pattereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		patteri	patterit
accusative	nom.	patteri	patterit
	gen.	patterin
genitive		patterin	patterien pattereiden pattereitten
partitive		patteria	pattereita pattereja
inessive		patterissa	pattereissa
elative		patterista	pattereista
illative		patteriin	pattereihin
adessive		patterilla	pattereilla
ablative		patterilta	pattereilta
allative		patterille	pattereille
essive		patterina	pattereina
translative		patteriksi	pattereiksi
abessive		patteritta	pattereitta
instructive		—	patterein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of patteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patterini patterini accusative nom. patterini patterini gen. patterini genitive patterini patterieni pattereideni pattereitteni partitive patteriani pattereitani patterejani inessive patterissani pattereissani elative patteristani pattereistani illative patteriini pattereihini adessive patterillani pattereillani ablative patteriltani pattereiltani allative patterilleni pattereilleni essive patterinani pattereinani translative patterikseni pattereikseni abessive patterittani pattereittani instructive — — comitative — pattereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patterisi patterisi accusative nom. patterisi patterisi gen. patterisi genitive patterisi patteriesi pattereidesi pattereittesi partitive patteriasi pattereitasi patterejasi inessive patterissasi pattereissasi elative patteristasi pattereistasi illative patteriisi pattereihisi adessive patterillasi pattereillasi ablative patteriltasi pattereiltasi allative patterillesi pattereillesi essive patterinasi pattereinasi translative patteriksesi pattereiksesi abessive patterittasi pattereittasi instructive — — comitative — pattereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patterimme patterimme accusative nom. patterimme patterimme gen. patterimme genitive patterimme patteriemme pattereidemme pattereittemme partitive patteriamme pattereitamme patterejamme inessive patterissamme pattereissamme elative patteristamme pattereistamme illative patteriimme pattereihimme adessive patterillamme pattereillamme ablative patteriltamme pattereiltamme allative patterillemme pattereillemme essive patterinamme pattereinamme translative patteriksemme pattereiksemme abessive patterittamme pattereittamme instructive — — comitative — pattereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patterinne patterinne accusative nom. patterinne patterinne gen. patterinne genitive patterinne patterienne pattereidenne pattereittenne partitive patterianne pattereitanne patterejanne inessive patterissanne pattereissanne elative patteristanne pattereistanne illative patteriinne pattereihinne adessive patterillanne pattereillanne ablative patteriltanne pattereiltanne allative patterillenne pattereillenne essive patterinanne pattereinanne translative patteriksenne pattereiksenne abessive patterittanne pattereittanne instructive — — comitative — pattereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative patterinsa patterinsa accusative nom. patterinsa patterinsa gen. patterinsa genitive patterinsa patteriensa pattereidensa pattereittensa partitive patteriaan patteriansa pattereitaan patterejaan pattereitansa patterejansa inessive patterissaan patterissansa pattereissaan pattereissansa elative patteristaan patteristansa pattereistaan pattereistansa illative patteriinsa pattereihinsa adessive patterillaan patterillansa pattereillaan pattereillansa ablative patteriltaan patteriltansa pattereiltaan pattereiltansa allative patterilleen patterillensa pattereilleen pattereillensa essive patterinaan patterinansa pattereinaan pattereinansa translative patterikseen patteriksensa pattereikseen pattereiksensa abessive patterittaan patterittansa pattereittaan pattereittansa instructive — — comitative — pattereineen pattereinensa

Synonyms

• (non-rechargeable electrical battery): paristo, (technical) kuivapari

Derived terms

• patteristo

(compounds):

• ilmatorjuntapatteri
• keilapatteri
• kenttäpatteri
• lantapatteri
• lämpöpatteri
• patterilämmitys
• patteriventtiili
• rannikkopatteri
• sähköpatteri
• tulipatteri
• tykistöpatteri
• tykkipatteri
• vihollispatteri

See also

• akku

Further reading

• “patteri”, 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