lauvantai

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯ʋɑntɑi̯/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑuʋɑntɑi
• Syllabification^(key): lau‧van‧tai
• Hyphenation^(key): lau‧van‧tai

Noun

lauvantai (now dialectal)

1. alternative form of lauantai

Usage notes

The spelling was standardized as lauantai in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and lauvantai is now strictly dialectal.

Declension

Inflection of lauvantai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		lauvantai	lauvantait
genitive		lauvantain	lauvantaiden lauvantaitten
partitive		lauvantaita	lauvantaita
illative		lauvantaihin	lauvantaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lauvantai	lauvantait
accusative	nom.	lauvantai	lauvantait
	gen.	lauvantain
genitive		lauvantain	lauvantaiden lauvantaitten
partitive		lauvantaita	lauvantaita
inessive		lauvantaissa	lauvantaissa
elative		lauvantaista	lauvantaista
illative		lauvantaihin	lauvantaihin
adessive		lauvantailla	lauvantailla
ablative		lauvantailta	lauvantailta
allative		lauvantaille	lauvantaille
essive		lauvantaina	lauvantaina
translative		lauvantaiksi	lauvantaiksi
abessive		lauvantaitta	lauvantaitta
instructive		—	lauvantain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lauvantai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lauvantaini lauvantaini accusative nom. lauvantaini lauvantaini gen. lauvantaini genitive lauvantaini lauvantaideni lauvantaitteni partitive lauvantaitani lauvantaitani inessive lauvantaissani lauvantaissani elative lauvantaistani lauvantaistani illative lauvantaihini lauvantaihini adessive lauvantaillani lauvantaillani ablative lauvantailtani lauvantailtani allative lauvantailleni lauvantailleni essive lauvantainani lauvantainani translative lauvantaikseni lauvantaikseni abessive lauvantaittani lauvantaittani instructive — — comitative — lauvantaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lauvantaisi lauvantaisi accusative nom. lauvantaisi lauvantaisi gen. lauvantaisi genitive lauvantaisi lauvantaidesi lauvantaittesi partitive lauvantaitasi lauvantaitasi inessive lauvantaissasi lauvantaissasi elative lauvantaistasi lauvantaistasi illative lauvantaihisi lauvantaihisi adessive lauvantaillasi lauvantaillasi ablative lauvantailtasi lauvantailtasi allative lauvantaillesi lauvantaillesi essive lauvantainasi lauvantainasi translative lauvantaiksesi lauvantaiksesi abessive lauvantaittasi lauvantaittasi instructive — — comitative — lauvantainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lauvantaimme lauvantaimme accusative nom. lauvantaimme lauvantaimme gen. lauvantaimme genitive lauvantaimme lauvantaidemme lauvantaittemme partitive lauvantaitamme lauvantaitamme inessive lauvantaissamme lauvantaissamme elative lauvantaistamme lauvantaistamme illative lauvantaihimme lauvantaihimme adessive lauvantaillamme lauvantaillamme ablative lauvantailtamme lauvantailtamme allative lauvantaillemme lauvantaillemme essive lauvantainamme lauvantainamme translative lauvantaiksemme lauvantaiksemme abessive lauvantaittamme lauvantaittamme instructive — — comitative — lauvantainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lauvantainne lauvantainne accusative nom. lauvantainne lauvantainne gen. lauvantainne genitive lauvantainne lauvantaidenne lauvantaittenne partitive lauvantaitanne lauvantaitanne inessive lauvantaissanne lauvantaissanne elative lauvantaistanne lauvantaistanne illative lauvantaihinne lauvantaihinne adessive lauvantaillanne lauvantaillanne ablative lauvantailtanne lauvantailtanne allative lauvantaillenne lauvantaillenne essive lauvantainanne lauvantainanne translative lauvantaiksenne lauvantaiksenne abessive lauvantaittanne lauvantaittanne instructive — — comitative — lauvantainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lauvantainsa lauvantainsa accusative nom. lauvantainsa lauvantainsa gen. lauvantainsa genitive lauvantainsa lauvantaidensa lauvantaittensa partitive lauvantaitaan lauvantaitansa lauvantaitaan lauvantaitansa inessive lauvantaissaan lauvantaissansa lauvantaissaan lauvantaissansa elative lauvantaistaan lauvantaistansa lauvantaistaan lauvantaistansa illative lauvantaihinsa lauvantaihinsa adessive lauvantaillaan lauvantaillansa lauvantaillaan lauvantaillansa ablative lauvantailtaan lauvantailtansa lauvantailtaan lauvantailtansa allative lauvantailleen lauvantaillensa lauvantailleen lauvantaillensa essive lauvantainaan lauvantainansa lauvantainaan lauvantainansa translative lauvantaikseen lauvantaiksensa lauvantaikseen lauvantaiksensa abessive lauvantaittaan lauvantaittansa lauvantaittaan lauvantaittansa instructive — — comitative — lauvantaineen lauvantainensa

Kven

Etymology

From Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯ʋɑnˌtɑi̯/

Noun

lauvantai (genitive lauvantain, partitive lauvantaita)

1. Saturday

References

• Eira Söderholm (2017), Kvensk grammatikk‎^[1], Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 172