tunnistin

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunːistin/, [ˈt̪unːis̠tin]
• Rhymes: -unːistin
• Syllabification^(key): tun‧nis‧tin

Etymology 1

tunnistaa (“to detect”) +‎ -in (“-er, -or”)

Noun

tunnistin

1. sensor (device that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner)
2. detector (device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon)

Declension

Inflection of tunnistin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative		tunnistin	tunnistimet
genitive		tunnistimen	tunnistimien tunnistinten
partitive		tunnistinta	tunnistimia
illative		tunnistimeen	tunnistimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tunnistin	tunnistimet
accusative	nom.	tunnistin	tunnistimet
	gen.	tunnistimen
genitive		tunnistimen	tunnistimien tunnistinten
partitive		tunnistinta	tunnistimia
inessive		tunnistimessa	tunnistimissa
elative		tunnistimesta	tunnistimista
illative		tunnistimeen	tunnistimiin
adessive		tunnistimella	tunnistimilla
ablative		tunnistimelta	tunnistimilta
allative		tunnistimelle	tunnistimille
essive		tunnistimena	tunnistimina
translative		tunnistimeksi	tunnistimiksi
abessive		tunnistimetta	tunnistimitta
instructive		—	tunnistimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tunnistin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunnistimeni tunnistimeni accusative nom. tunnistimeni tunnistimeni gen. tunnistimeni genitive tunnistimeni tunnistimieni tunnistinteni partitive tunnistintani tunnistimiani inessive tunnistimessani tunnistimissani elative tunnistimestani tunnistimistani illative tunnistimeeni tunnistimiini adessive tunnistimellani tunnistimillani ablative tunnistimeltani tunnistimiltani allative tunnistimelleni tunnistimilleni essive tunnistimenani tunnistiminani translative tunnistimekseni tunnistimikseni abessive tunnistimettani tunnistimittani instructive — — comitative — tunnistimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunnistimesi tunnistimesi accusative nom. tunnistimesi tunnistimesi gen. tunnistimesi genitive tunnistimesi tunnistimiesi tunnistintesi partitive tunnistintasi tunnistimiasi inessive tunnistimessasi tunnistimissasi elative tunnistimestasi tunnistimistasi illative tunnistimeesi tunnistimiisi adessive tunnistimellasi tunnistimillasi ablative tunnistimeltasi tunnistimiltasi allative tunnistimellesi tunnistimillesi essive tunnistimenasi tunnistiminasi translative tunnistimeksesi tunnistimiksesi abessive tunnistimettasi tunnistimittasi instructive — — comitative — tunnistiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunnistimemme tunnistimemme accusative nom. tunnistimemme tunnistimemme gen. tunnistimemme genitive tunnistimemme tunnistimiemme tunnistintemme partitive tunnistintamme tunnistimiamme inessive tunnistimessamme tunnistimissamme elative tunnistimestamme tunnistimistamme illative tunnistimeemme tunnistimiimme adessive tunnistimellamme tunnistimillamme ablative tunnistimeltamme tunnistimiltamme allative tunnistimellemme tunnistimillemme essive tunnistimenamme tunnistiminamme translative tunnistimeksemme tunnistimiksemme abessive tunnistimettamme tunnistimittamme instructive — — comitative — tunnistiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunnistimenne tunnistimenne accusative nom. tunnistimenne tunnistimenne gen. tunnistimenne genitive tunnistimenne tunnistimienne tunnistintenne partitive tunnistintanne tunnistimianne inessive tunnistimessanne tunnistimissanne elative tunnistimestanne tunnistimistanne illative tunnistimeenne tunnistimiinne adessive tunnistimellanne tunnistimillanne ablative tunnistimeltanne tunnistimiltanne allative tunnistimellenne tunnistimillenne essive tunnistimenanne tunnistiminanne translative tunnistimeksenne tunnistimiksenne abessive tunnistimettanne tunnistimittanne instructive — — comitative — tunnistiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tunnistimensa tunnistimensa accusative nom. tunnistimensa tunnistimensa gen. tunnistimensa genitive tunnistimensa tunnistimiensa tunnistintensa partitive tunnistintaan tunnistintansa tunnistimiaan tunnistimiansa inessive tunnistimessaan tunnistimessansa tunnistimissaan tunnistimissansa elative tunnistimestaan tunnistimestansa tunnistimistaan tunnistimistansa illative tunnistimeensa tunnistimiinsa adessive tunnistimellaan tunnistimellansa tunnistimillaan tunnistimillansa ablative tunnistimeltaan tunnistimeltansa tunnistimiltaan tunnistimiltansa allative tunnistimelleen tunnistimellensa tunnistimilleen tunnistimillensa essive tunnistimenaan tunnistimenansa tunnistiminaan tunnistiminansa translative tunnistimekseen tunnistimeksensa tunnistimikseen tunnistimiksensa abessive tunnistimettaan tunnistimettansa tunnistimittaan tunnistimittansa instructive — — comitative — tunnistimineen tunnistiminensa

Derived terms

compounds

• etätunnistin
• lambdatunnistin
• liiketunnistin
• liikkeentunnistin
• sormenjälkitunnistin

 

See also

• ilmaisin

Further reading

• “tunnistin”, 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

tunnistin

1. first-person singular past indicative of tunnistaa