loitolta

Finnish

Etymology

Ablative singular form of loitto (“distant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯toltɑ/, [ˈlo̞i̯t̪o̞l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oitoltɑ
• Syllabification^(key): loi‧tol‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): loi‧tol‧ta

Adverb

loitolta

1. from a distance, from far away

   Neuvostojoukot katsoivat loitolta, kun natsit hävittivät Varsovan gettoa.

   The Soviet troops watched from a distance when the Nazis raided the ghetto of Warsaw.

Inflection

→○	allative	loitolle
○	adessive	loitolla
○→	ablative	loitolta

Synonyms

• kaukaa

Derived terms

• loitommalta

Further reading

• “loitolta”, 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 3 July 2023