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loitto

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loitto-, whence also Karelian loittoni, loittoine, Ludian loitton, Veps loitos. Possibly related to loiva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloi̯tːo/, [ˈlo̞i̯t̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oitːo
  • Syllabification(key): loit‧to
  • Hyphenation(key): loit‧to

Adjective

loitto (comparative loitompi, no superlative) (archaic)

  1. distant (located far away)
    • 1915, Valter juva (tr.), “Jumalien tanhu (title of a poem)”, in Valikoima runoja (A collection of poems), translation of Gudarne dansa (Dance of the gods) by Gustaf Fröding:
      Noin jumalat ylhät, riemuin ja soitoin; ne arvoisin elein ja katsehin loitoin; kävi juhlaan, …
      Thus the noble gods with joy and music; with dignified gestures and distant gazes; began the party, …

Usage notes

Declension

Currently only the adessive, ablative and allative case forms are used as adverbs; any other cases, including the nominative, are archaic.

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Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Noun

loitto

  1. (letterpress typography) base (large spacer)
  2. (photography) ellipsis of loittorengas

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