ratamo

Finnish

Etymology

rata +‎ -mo. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1866, based on dialectal senses of rata, particularly "path, road, rut", as plantains are a common roadside plant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtɑmo/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝mo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑmo
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧ta‧mo

Noun

ratamo

1. plantain (plant of the genus Plantago)

Declension

Inflection of ratamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		ratamo	ratamot
genitive		ratamon	ratamojen ratamoiden ratamoitten
partitive		ratamoa	ratamoja ratamoita
illative		ratamoon	ratamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ratamo	ratamot
accusative	nom.	ratamo	ratamot
	gen.	ratamon
genitive		ratamon	ratamojen ratamoiden ratamoitten
partitive		ratamoa	ratamoja ratamoita
inessive		ratamossa	ratamoissa
elative		ratamosta	ratamoista
illative		ratamoon	ratamoihin
adessive		ratamolla	ratamoilla
ablative		ratamolta	ratamoilta
allative		ratamolle	ratamoille
essive		ratamona	ratamoina
translative		ratamoksi	ratamoiksi
abessive		ratamotta	ratamoitta
instructive		—	ratamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ratamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratamoni ratamoni accusative nom. ratamoni ratamoni gen. ratamoni genitive ratamoni ratamojeni ratamoideni ratamoitteni partitive ratamoani ratamojani ratamoitani inessive ratamossani ratamoissani elative ratamostani ratamoistani illative ratamooni ratamoihini adessive ratamollani ratamoillani ablative ratamoltani ratamoiltani allative ratamolleni ratamoilleni essive ratamonani ratamoinani translative ratamokseni ratamoikseni abessive ratamottani ratamoittani instructive — — comitative — ratamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratamosi ratamosi accusative nom. ratamosi ratamosi gen. ratamosi genitive ratamosi ratamojesi ratamoidesi ratamoittesi partitive ratamoasi ratamojasi ratamoitasi inessive ratamossasi ratamoissasi elative ratamostasi ratamoistasi illative ratamoosi ratamoihisi adessive ratamollasi ratamoillasi ablative ratamoltasi ratamoiltasi allative ratamollesi ratamoillesi essive ratamonasi ratamoinasi translative ratamoksesi ratamoiksesi abessive ratamottasi ratamoittasi instructive — — comitative — ratamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratamomme ratamomme accusative nom. ratamomme ratamomme gen. ratamomme genitive ratamomme ratamojemme ratamoidemme ratamoittemme partitive ratamoamme ratamojamme ratamoitamme inessive ratamossamme ratamoissamme elative ratamostamme ratamoistamme illative ratamoomme ratamoihimme adessive ratamollamme ratamoillamme ablative ratamoltamme ratamoiltamme allative ratamollemme ratamoillemme essive ratamonamme ratamoinamme translative ratamoksemme ratamoiksemme abessive ratamottamme ratamoittamme instructive — — comitative — ratamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratamonne ratamonne accusative nom. ratamonne ratamonne gen. ratamonne genitive ratamonne ratamojenne ratamoidenne ratamoittenne partitive ratamoanne ratamojanne ratamoitanne inessive ratamossanne ratamoissanne elative ratamostanne ratamoistanne illative ratamoonne ratamoihinne adessive ratamollanne ratamoillanne ablative ratamoltanne ratamoiltanne allative ratamollenne ratamoillenne essive ratamonanne ratamoinanne translative ratamoksenne ratamoiksenne abessive ratamottanne ratamoittanne instructive — — comitative — ratamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ratamonsa ratamonsa accusative nom. ratamonsa ratamonsa gen. ratamonsa genitive ratamonsa ratamojensa ratamoidensa ratamoittensa partitive ratamoaan ratamoansa ratamojaan ratamoitaan ratamojansa ratamoitansa inessive ratamossaan ratamossansa ratamoissaan ratamoissansa elative ratamostaan ratamostansa ratamoistaan ratamoistansa illative ratamoonsa ratamoihinsa adessive ratamollaan ratamollansa ratamoillaan ratamoillansa ablative ratamoltaan ratamoltansa ratamoiltaan ratamoiltansa allative ratamolleen ratamollensa ratamoilleen ratamoillensa essive ratamonaan ratamonansa ratamoinaan ratamoinansa translative ratamokseen ratamoksensa ratamoikseen ratamoiksensa abessive ratamottaan ratamottansa ratamoittaan ratamoittansa instructive — — comitative — ratamoineen ratamoinensa

Derived terms

• heinäratamo
• jänönratamo
• kyläpiharatamo
• piharatamo
• rantapiharatamo
• ratamokasvi

 

Further reading

• “ratamo”, 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