sanaton

Finnish

Etymology

sana (“word”) +‎ -ton (“-less”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑton/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝t̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑton
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧na‧ton

Adjective

sanaton (comparative sanattomampi, superlative sanattomin)

1. unspoken, wordless

   Meillä on sanaton sopimus.

   We have an unspoken agreement.

2. non-verbal, nonverbal

   Hänen sanaton viestintänsä oli selkeää: älä koske minuun.

   Her non-verbal communication was clear: don't touch me.

3. speechless

   Menin täysin sanattomaksi, en yksinkertaisesti tiennyt, mitä tehdä.

   I went completely speechless, I simply did not know what to do.

Declension

Inflection of sanaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative		sanaton	sanattomat
genitive		sanattoman	sanattomien
partitive		sanatonta	sanattomia
illative		sanattomaan	sanattomiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sanaton	sanattomat
accusative	nom.	sanaton	sanattomat
	gen.	sanattoman
genitive		sanattoman	sanattomien sanatonten rare
partitive		sanatonta	sanattomia
inessive		sanattomassa	sanattomissa
elative		sanattomasta	sanattomista
illative		sanattomaan	sanattomiin
adessive		sanattomalla	sanattomilla
ablative		sanattomalta	sanattomilta
allative		sanattomalle	sanattomille
essive		sanattomana	sanattomina
translative		sanattomaksi	sanattomiksi
abessive		sanattomatta	sanattomitta
instructive		—	sanattomin
comitative		—	sanattomine

Possessive forms of sanaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanattomani sanattomani accusative nom. sanattomani sanattomani gen. sanattomani genitive sanattomani sanattomieni sanatonteni rare partitive sanatontani sanattomiani inessive sanattomassani sanattomissani elative sanattomastani sanattomistani illative sanattomaani sanattomiini adessive sanattomallani sanattomillani ablative sanattomaltani sanattomiltani allative sanattomalleni sanattomilleni essive sanattomanani sanattominani translative sanattomakseni sanattomikseni abessive sanattomattani sanattomittani instructive — — comitative — sanattomineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanattomasi sanattomasi accusative nom. sanattomasi sanattomasi gen. sanattomasi genitive sanattomasi sanattomiesi sanatontesi rare partitive sanatontasi sanattomiasi inessive sanattomassasi sanattomissasi elative sanattomastasi sanattomistasi illative sanattomaasi sanattomiisi adessive sanattomallasi sanattomillasi ablative sanattomaltasi sanattomiltasi allative sanattomallesi sanattomillesi essive sanattomanasi sanattominasi translative sanattomaksesi sanattomiksesi abessive sanattomattasi sanattomittasi instructive — — comitative — sanattominesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanattomamme sanattomamme accusative nom. sanattomamme sanattomamme gen. sanattomamme genitive sanattomamme sanattomiemme sanatontemme rare partitive sanatontamme sanattomiamme inessive sanattomassamme sanattomissamme elative sanattomastamme sanattomistamme illative sanattomaamme sanattomiimme adessive sanattomallamme sanattomillamme ablative sanattomaltamme sanattomiltamme allative sanattomallemme sanattomillemme essive sanattomanamme sanattominamme translative sanattomaksemme sanattomiksemme abessive sanattomattamme sanattomittamme instructive — — comitative — sanattominemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanattomanne sanattomanne accusative nom. sanattomanne sanattomanne gen. sanattomanne genitive sanattomanne sanattomienne sanatontenne rare partitive sanatontanne sanattomianne inessive sanattomassanne sanattomissanne elative sanattomastanne sanattomistanne illative sanattomaanne sanattomiinne adessive sanattomallanne sanattomillanne ablative sanattomaltanne sanattomiltanne allative sanattomallenne sanattomillenne essive sanattomananne sanattominanne translative sanattomaksenne sanattomiksenne abessive sanattomattanne sanattomittanne instructive — — comitative — sanattominenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sanattomansa sanattomansa accusative nom. sanattomansa sanattomansa gen. sanattomansa genitive sanattomansa sanattomiensa sanatontensa rare partitive sanatontaan sanatontansa sanattomiaan sanattomiansa inessive sanattomassaan sanattomassansa sanattomissaan sanattomissansa elative sanattomastaan sanattomastansa sanattomistaan sanattomistansa illative sanattomaansa sanattomiinsa adessive sanattomallaan sanattomallansa sanattomillaan sanattomillansa ablative sanattomaltaan sanattomaltansa sanattomiltaan sanattomiltansa allative sanattomalleen sanattomallensa sanattomilleen sanattomillensa essive sanattomanaan sanattomanansa sanattominaan sanattominansa translative sanattomakseen sanattomaksensa sanattomikseen sanattomiksensa abessive sanattomattaan sanattomattansa sanattomittaan sanattomittansa instructive — — comitative — sanattomineen sanattominensa

Derived terms

• sanattomasti
• sanattomuus

Further reading

• “sanaton”, 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

Anagrams

• annosta, sanonta