suvanto

See also: Suvanto

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly syvä +‎ -nto. While this would require a seemingly irregular shift from front into back vowels, the front-vowel variant syväntö is also attested in dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuʋɑnto/, [ˈs̠uʋɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -uʋɑnto
• Syllabification^(key): su‧van‧to

Noun

suvanto

1. stream pool (stretch of a river or stream in which the water depth is above average and the water velocity is quite below average)
2. (figuratively) A slow section in anything that might be understood as a stream, e.g. in musical composition, history, life of a person, project etc.

Declension

Inflection of suvanto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		suvanto	suvannot
genitive		suvannon	suvantojen
partitive		suvantoa	suvantoja
illative		suvantoon	suvantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		suvanto	suvannot
accusative	nom.	suvanto	suvannot
	gen.	suvannon
genitive		suvannon	suvantojen
partitive		suvantoa	suvantoja
inessive		suvannossa	suvannoissa
elative		suvannosta	suvannoista
illative		suvantoon	suvantoihin
adessive		suvannolla	suvannoilla
ablative		suvannolta	suvannoilta
allative		suvannolle	suvannoille
essive		suvantona	suvantoina
translative		suvannoksi	suvannoiksi
abessive		suvannotta	suvannoitta
instructive		—	suvannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of suvanto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative suvantoni suvantoni accusative nom. suvantoni suvantoni gen. suvantoni genitive suvantoni suvantojeni partitive suvantoani suvantojani inessive suvannossani suvannoissani elative suvannostani suvannoistani illative suvantooni suvantoihini adessive suvannollani suvannoillani ablative suvannoltani suvannoiltani allative suvannolleni suvannoilleni essive suvantonani suvantoinani translative suvannokseni suvannoikseni abessive suvannottani suvannoittani instructive — — comitative — suvantoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative suvantosi suvantosi accusative nom. suvantosi suvantosi gen. suvantosi genitive suvantosi suvantojesi partitive suvantoasi suvantojasi inessive suvannossasi suvannoissasi elative suvannostasi suvannoistasi illative suvantoosi suvantoihisi adessive suvannollasi suvannoillasi ablative suvannoltasi suvannoiltasi allative suvannollesi suvannoillesi essive suvantonasi suvantoinasi translative suvannoksesi suvannoiksesi abessive suvannottasi suvannoittasi instructive — — comitative — suvantoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative suvantomme suvantomme accusative nom. suvantomme suvantomme gen. suvantomme genitive suvantomme suvantojemme partitive suvantoamme suvantojamme inessive suvannossamme suvannoissamme elative suvannostamme suvannoistamme illative suvantoomme suvantoihimme adessive suvannollamme suvannoillamme ablative suvannoltamme suvannoiltamme allative suvannollemme suvannoillemme essive suvantonamme suvantoinamme translative suvannoksemme suvannoiksemme abessive suvannottamme suvannoittamme instructive — — comitative — suvantoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative suvantonne suvantonne accusative nom. suvantonne suvantonne gen. suvantonne genitive suvantonne suvantojenne partitive suvantoanne suvantojanne inessive suvannossanne suvannoissanne elative suvannostanne suvannoistanne illative suvantoonne suvantoihinne adessive suvannollanne suvannoillanne ablative suvannoltanne suvannoiltanne allative suvannollenne suvannoillenne essive suvantonanne suvantoinanne translative suvannoksenne suvannoiksenne abessive suvannottanne suvannoittanne instructive — — comitative — suvantoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative suvantonsa suvantonsa accusative nom. suvantonsa suvantonsa gen. suvantonsa genitive suvantonsa suvantojensa partitive suvantoaan suvantoansa suvantojaan suvantojansa inessive suvannossaan suvannossansa suvannoissaan suvannoissansa elative suvannostaan suvannostansa suvannoistaan suvannoistansa illative suvantoonsa suvantoihinsa adessive suvannollaan suvannollansa suvannoillaan suvannoillansa ablative suvannoltaan suvannoltansa suvannoiltaan suvannoiltansa allative suvannolleen suvannollensa suvannoilleen suvannoillensa essive suvantonaan suvantonansa suvantoinaan suvantoinansa translative suvannokseen suvannoksensa suvannoikseen suvannoiksensa abessive suvannottaan suvannottansa suvannoittaan suvannoittansa instructive — — comitative — suvantoineen suvantoinensa

Synonyms

• (stream pool): väinä (archaic)
• (slow section): suvantovaihe

Derived terms

• suvantoinen

 

compounds

• Alasuvanto
• Hanhisuanto
• Junosuvanto
• Kaaresuvanto
• suvantopaikka
• suvantovaihe

 

See also

• stream pool on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “suvanto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

• savuton