mantu

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *manta +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑntu
• Syllabification^(key): man‧tu
• Hyphenation^(key): man‧tu

Noun

mantu (literary, poetic)

1. ground, soil (especially in connection of ownership)

   Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.

   He tilled his own soil.

Declension

Inflection of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		mantu	mannut
genitive		mannun	mantujen
partitive		mantua	mantuja
illative		mantuun	mantuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mantu	mannut
accusative	nom.	mantu	mannut
	gen.	mannun
genitive		mannun	mantujen
partitive		mantua	mantuja
inessive		mannussa	mannuissa
elative		mannusta	mannuista
illative		mantuun	mantuihin
adessive		mannulla	mannuilla
ablative		mannulta	mannuilta
allative		mannulle	mannuille
essive		mantuna	mantuina
translative		mannuksi	mannuiksi
abessive		mannutta	mannuitta
instructive		—	mannuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantuni mantuni accusative nom. mantuni mantuni gen. mantuni genitive mantuni mantujeni partitive mantuani mantujani inessive mannussani mannuissani elative mannustani mannuistani illative mantuuni mantuihini adessive mannullani mannuillani ablative mannultani mannuiltani allative mannulleni mannuilleni essive mantunani mantuinani translative mannukseni mannuikseni abessive mannuttani mannuittani instructive — — comitative — mantuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantusi mantusi accusative nom. mantusi mantusi gen. mantusi genitive mantusi mantujesi partitive mantuasi mantujasi inessive mannussasi mannuissasi elative mannustasi mannuistasi illative mantuusi mantuihisi adessive mannullasi mannuillasi ablative mannultasi mannuiltasi allative mannullesi mannuillesi essive mantunasi mantuinasi translative mannuksesi mannuiksesi abessive mannuttasi mannuittasi instructive — — comitative — mantuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantumme mantumme accusative nom. mantumme mantumme gen. mantumme genitive mantumme mantujemme partitive mantuamme mantujamme inessive mannussamme mannuissamme elative mannustamme mannuistamme illative mantuumme mantuihimme adessive mannullamme mannuillamme ablative mannultamme mannuiltamme allative mannullemme mannuillemme essive mantunamme mantuinamme translative mannuksemme mannuiksemme abessive mannuttamme mannuittamme instructive — — comitative — mantuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantunne mantunne accusative nom. mantunne mantunne gen. mantunne genitive mantunne mantujenne partitive mantuanne mantujanne inessive mannussanne mannuissanne elative mannustanne mannuistanne illative mantuunne mantuihinne adessive mannullanne mannuillanne ablative mannultanne mannuiltanne allative mannullenne mannuillenne essive mantunanne mantuinanne translative mannuksenne mannuiksenne abessive mannuttanne mannuittanne instructive — — comitative — mantuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mantunsa mantunsa accusative nom. mantunsa mantunsa gen. mantunsa genitive mantunsa mantujensa partitive mantuaan mantuansa mantujaan mantujansa inessive mannussaan mannussansa mannuissaan mannuissansa elative mannustaan mannustansa mannuistaan mannuistansa illative mantuunsa mantuihinsa adessive mannullaan mannullansa mannuillaan mannuillansa ablative mannultaan mannultansa mannuiltaan mannuiltansa allative mannulleen mannullensa mannuilleen mannuillensa essive mantunaan mantunansa mantuinaan mantuinansa translative mannukseen mannuksensa mannuikseen mannuiksensa abessive mannuttaan mannuttansa mannuittaan mannuittansa instructive — — comitative — mantuineen mantuinensa

Synonyms

• maa

Derived terms

compounds

• mantuseitikki

Related terms

• manner
• mantere
• mansikka

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “mantu”, 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

Anagrams

• manut, munat, namut, tuman

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish mantu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑntŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑnd̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑntu
• Hyphenation: man‧tu

Noun

mantu

1. land, soil
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1639. Soikkola, Väärnoja. 54, (17).”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:

     Tere maa, tere mantu, // Tere sauna sammalhuone,

     Hello earth, hello land, // Hello bathhouse, mossy building,

Declension

Declension of mantu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	mantu	mannut
genitive	mannun	mantuin, mantuloin
partitive	mantua	mantuja, mantuloja
illative	mantuu	mantui, mantuloihe
inessive	mannuus	mannuis, mantulois
elative	mannust	mannuist, mantuloist
allative	mannulle	mannuille, mantuloille
adessive	mannuul	mannuil, mantuloil
ablative	mannult	mannuilt, mantuloilt
translative	mannuks	mannuiks, mantuloiks
essive	mantunna, mantuun	mantuinna, mantuloinna, mantuin, mantuloin
exessive1)	mantunt	mantuint, mantuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• maa

Latvian

Noun

mantu f

1. inflection of manta:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• मन्तु (Devanagari script)
• মন্তু (Bengali script)
• මන‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
• မန္တု or မၼ္တု or မၼ်တု (Burmese script)
• มนฺตุ or มันตุ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ຺ຕຸ or ມັນຕຸ (Lao script)
• មន្តុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्तु (mantu).

Noun

mantu m

1. one who imagines

Declension

Declension table of "mantu" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mantu	mantavo or mantū
Accusative (second)	mantuṃ	mantavo or mantū
Instrumental (third)	mantunā	mantūhi or mantūbhi
Dative (fourth)	mantussa or mantuno	mantūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mantusmā or mantumhā	mantūhi or mantūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	mantussa or mantuno	mantūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mantusmiṃ or mantumhi	mantūsu
Vocative (calling)	mantu	mantave or mantavo