talous

Finnish

Etymology

talo (“house”) +‎ -us. "household" and "housekeeping" are the oldest senses of the word; other senses are from later, probably mostly from the 19th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlous/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lo̞us̠]
Rhymes: -ɑlous
Hyphenation^(key): ta‧lo‧us

Noun

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talous

economy (system of production and distribution and consumption)
finances (monetary situation)
yrityksen talous on vahva ― the company has strong finances
an independently acting and managed economic unit, especially in terms of food procurement and cooking (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
1. (specifically) household
  Synonym: kotitalous
  
  kolmen hengen talous ― a three-person household
housekeeping, household management
Synonym: taloudenhoito
economy (effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources)

Usage notes

When used to refer to a unit that manages its economic aspects, -talous is used as part of some compound words to describe different units. ruokatalous is used to refer to the food aspect more specifically, while suurtalous refers to a large unit.

Declension

Inflection of talous (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		talous	taloudet
genitive		talouden	talouksien
partitive		taloutta	talouksia
illative		talouteen	talouksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		talous	taloudet
accusative	nom.	talous	taloudet
accusative	gen.	talouden	taloudet
genitive		talouden	talouksien
partitive		taloutta	talouksia
inessive		taloudessa	talouksissa
elative		taloudesta	talouksista
illative		talouteen	talouksiin
adessive		taloudella	talouksilla
ablative		taloudelta	talouksilta
allative		taloudelle	talouksille
essive		taloutena	talouksina
translative		taloudeksi	talouksiksi
abessive		taloudetta	talouksitta
instructive		—	talouksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of talous (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		talouteni	talouteni
accusative	nom.	talouteni	talouteni
accusative	gen.	talouteni	talouteni
genitive		talouteni	talouksieni
partitive		talouttani	talouksiani
inessive		taloudessani	talouksissani
elative		taloudestani	talouksistani
illative		talouteeni	talouksiini
adessive		taloudellani	talouksillani
ablative		taloudeltani	talouksiltani
allative		taloudelleni	talouksilleni
essive		taloutenani	talouksinani
translative		taloudekseni	talouksikseni
abessive		taloudettani	talouksittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	talouksineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		taloutesi	taloutesi
accusative	nom.	taloutesi	taloutesi
accusative	gen.	taloutesi	taloutesi
genitive		taloutesi	talouksiesi
partitive		talouttasi	talouksiasi
inessive		taloudessasi	talouksissasi
elative		taloudestasi	talouksistasi
illative		talouteesi	talouksiisi
adessive		taloudellasi	talouksillasi
ablative		taloudeltasi	talouksiltasi
allative		taloudellesi	talouksillesi
essive		taloutenasi	talouksinasi
translative		taloudeksesi	talouksiksesi
abessive		taloudettasi	talouksittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	talouksinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		taloutemme	taloutemme
accusative	nom.	taloutemme	taloutemme
accusative	gen.	taloutemme	taloutemme
genitive		taloutemme	talouksiemme
partitive		talouttamme	talouksiamme
inessive		taloudessamme	talouksissamme
elative		taloudestamme	talouksistamme
illative		talouteemme	talouksiimme
adessive		taloudellamme	talouksillamme
ablative		taloudeltamme	talouksiltamme
allative		taloudellemme	talouksillemme
essive		taloutenamme	talouksinamme
translative		taloudeksemme	talouksiksemme
abessive		taloudettamme	talouksittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	talouksinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		taloutenne	taloutenne
accusative	nom.	taloutenne	taloutenne
accusative	gen.	taloutenne	taloutenne
genitive		taloutenne	talouksienne
partitive		talouttanne	talouksianne
inessive		taloudessanne	talouksissanne
elative		taloudestanne	talouksistanne
illative		talouteenne	talouksiinne
adessive		taloudellanne	talouksillanne
ablative		taloudeltanne	talouksiltanne
allative		taloudellenne	talouksillenne
essive		taloutenanne	talouksinanne
translative		taloudeksenne	talouksiksenne
abessive		taloudettanne	talouksittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	talouksinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		taloutensa	taloutensa
accusative	nom.	taloutensa	taloutensa
accusative	gen.	taloutensa	taloutensa
genitive		taloutensa	talouksiensa
partitive		talouttaan talouttansa	talouksiaan talouksiansa
inessive		taloudessaan taloudessansa	talouksissaan talouksissansa
elative		taloudestaan taloudestansa	talouksistaan talouksistansa
illative		talouteensa	talouksiinsa
adessive		taloudellaan taloudellansa	talouksillaan talouksillansa
ablative		taloudeltaan taloudeltansa	talouksiltaan talouksiltansa
allative		taloudelleen taloudellensa	talouksilleen talouksillensa
essive		taloutenaan taloutenansa	talouksinaan talouksinansa
translative		taloudekseen taloudeksensa	talouksikseen talouksiksensa
abessive		taloudettaan taloudettansa	talouksittaan talouksittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	talouksineen talouksinensa

Derived terms

taloudellinen

(compounds):

Anagrams

soluta, suolat, suolta