tongit

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoŋːit/, [ˈt̪o̞ŋːit̪]
• Rhymes: -oŋːit
• Hyphenation^(key): ton‧git

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish tång.

Noun

tongit pl

1. pliers

Declension

Inflection of tongit (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		—	tongit
genitive		—	tonkien
partitive		—	tonkeja
illative		—	tonkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	tongit
accusative	nom.	—	tongit
	gen.	—
genitive		—	tonkien
partitive		—	tonkeja
inessive		—	tongeissa
elative		—	tongeista
illative		—	tonkeihin
adessive		—	tongeilla
ablative		—	tongeilta
allative		—	tongeille
essive		—	tonkeina
translative		—	tongeiksi
abessive		—	tongeitta
instructive		—	tongein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tongit (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — tonkini accusative nom. — tonkini gen. — genitive — tonkieni partitive — tonkejani inessive — tongeissani elative — tongeistani illative — tonkeihini adessive — tongeillani ablative — tongeiltani allative — tongeilleni essive — tonkeinani translative — tongeikseni abessive — tongeittani instructive — — comitative — tonkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — tonkisi accusative nom. — tonkisi gen. — genitive — tonkiesi partitive — tonkejasi inessive — tongeissasi elative — tongeistasi illative — tonkeihisi adessive — tongeillasi ablative — tongeiltasi allative — tongeillesi essive — tonkeinasi translative — tongeiksesi abessive — tongeittasi instructive — — comitative — tonkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — tonkimme accusative nom. — tonkimme gen. — genitive — tonkiemme partitive — tonkejamme inessive — tongeissamme elative — tongeistamme illative — tonkeihimme adessive — tongeillamme ablative — tongeiltamme allative — tongeillemme essive — tonkeinamme translative — tongeiksemme abessive — tongeittamme instructive — — comitative — tonkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — tonkinne accusative nom. — tonkinne gen. — genitive — tonkienne partitive — tonkejanne inessive — tongeissanne elative — tongeistanne illative — tonkeihinne adessive — tongeillanne ablative — tongeiltanne allative — tongeillenne essive — tonkeinanne translative — tongeiksenne abessive — tongeittanne instructive — — comitative — tonkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — tonkinsa accusative nom. — tonkinsa gen. — genitive — tonkiensa partitive — tonkejaan tonkejansa inessive — tongeissaan tongeissansa elative — tongeistaan tongeistansa illative — tonkeihinsa adessive — tongeillaan tongeillansa ablative — tongeiltaan tongeiltansa allative — tongeilleen tongeillensa essive — tonkeinaan tonkeinansa translative — tongeikseen tongeiksensa abessive — tongeittaan tongeittansa instructive — — comitative — tonkeineen tonkeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• putkitongit

 

Further reading

• “tongit”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Verb

tongit

1. second-person singular present/past indicative of tonkia