runomitta

Finnish

Etymology

runo (“poem”) +‎ mitta (“measure”). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1839.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrunoˌmitːɑ/, [ˈruno̞ˌmit̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): runo‧mitta

Noun

runomitta

1. (prosody) meter (US), metre (UK)

Declension

Inflection of runomitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		runomitta	runomitat
genitive		runomitan	runomittojen
partitive		runomittaa	runomittoja
illative		runomittaan	runomittoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		runomitta	runomitat
accusative	nom.	runomitta	runomitat
	gen.	runomitan
genitive		runomitan	runomittojen runomittain rare
partitive		runomittaa	runomittoja
inessive		runomitassa	runomitoissa
elative		runomitasta	runomitoista
illative		runomittaan	runomittoihin
adessive		runomitalla	runomitoilla
ablative		runomitalta	runomitoilta
allative		runomitalle	runomitoille
essive		runomittana	runomittoina
translative		runomitaksi	runomitoiksi
abessive		runomitatta	runomitoitta
instructive		—	runomitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of runomitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runomittani runomittani accusative nom. runomittani runomittani gen. runomittani genitive runomittani runomittojeni runomittaini rare partitive runomittaani runomittojani inessive runomitassani runomitoissani elative runomitastani runomitoistani illative runomittaani runomittoihini adessive runomitallani runomitoillani ablative runomitaltani runomitoiltani allative runomitalleni runomitoilleni essive runomittanani runomittoinani translative runomitakseni runomitoikseni abessive runomitattani runomitoittani instructive — — comitative — runomittoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runomittasi runomittasi accusative nom. runomittasi runomittasi gen. runomittasi genitive runomittasi runomittojesi runomittaisi rare partitive runomittaasi runomittojasi inessive runomitassasi runomitoissasi elative runomitastasi runomitoistasi illative runomittaasi runomittoihisi adessive runomitallasi runomitoillasi ablative runomitaltasi runomitoiltasi allative runomitallesi runomitoillesi essive runomittanasi runomittoinasi translative runomitaksesi runomitoiksesi abessive runomitattasi runomitoittasi instructive — — comitative — runomittoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runomittamme runomittamme accusative nom. runomittamme runomittamme gen. runomittamme genitive runomittamme runomittojemme runomittaimme rare partitive runomittaamme runomittojamme inessive runomitassamme runomitoissamme elative runomitastamme runomitoistamme illative runomittaamme runomittoihimme adessive runomitallamme runomitoillamme ablative runomitaltamme runomitoiltamme allative runomitallemme runomitoillemme essive runomittanamme runomittoinamme translative runomitaksemme runomitoiksemme abessive runomitattamme runomitoittamme instructive — — comitative — runomittoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runomittanne runomittanne accusative nom. runomittanne runomittanne gen. runomittanne genitive runomittanne runomittojenne runomittainne rare partitive runomittaanne runomittojanne inessive runomitassanne runomitoissanne elative runomitastanne runomitoistanne illative runomittaanne runomittoihinne adessive runomitallanne runomitoillanne ablative runomitaltanne runomitoiltanne allative runomitallenne runomitoillenne essive runomittananne runomittoinanne translative runomitaksenne runomitoiksenne abessive runomitattanne runomitoittanne instructive — — comitative — runomittoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative runomittansa runomittansa accusative nom. runomittansa runomittansa gen. runomittansa genitive runomittansa runomittojensa runomittainsa rare partitive runomittaansa runomittojaan runomittojansa inessive runomitassaan runomitassansa runomitoissaan runomitoissansa elative runomitastaan runomitastansa runomitoistaan runomitoistansa illative runomittaansa runomittoihinsa adessive runomitallaan runomitallansa runomitoillaan runomitoillansa ablative runomitaltaan runomitaltansa runomitoiltaan runomitoiltansa allative runomitalleen runomitallensa runomitoilleen runomitoillensa essive runomittanaan runomittanansa runomittoinaan runomittoinansa translative runomitakseen runomitaksensa runomitoikseen runomitoiksensa abessive runomitattaan runomitattansa runomitoittaan runomitoittansa instructive — — comitative — runomittoineen runomittoinensa

Derived terms

• runomitallinen
• runomittainen

 

compounds

• runomittaoppi

 

Further reading

• “runomitta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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