Etymology
Given that the word has the sense "lump, small round mass of material" in dialects, it is probably a variant of motti (“lump”). The dish in question is generally described as a "lumpy" dish. It has also been compared with Russian муть (mutʹ, “dregs; something liquid with a sediment”).
The term has historically referred to somewhat different dishes in different parts of Finland. The porridge-like dish made from barley flour is from North and Central Ostrobothnia. In Tavastia, mutti has traditionally referred to a relatively thin porridge or even a (thick) drink made from sweetened potatoes and rye flour. In the western side of Kymenlaakso, it has referred to a porridge-like stew made of flour, peas or beans and optionally swede/rutabaga. Furthermore, in some regions it may have referred to a type of paste made from talkkuna (kama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmutːi/, [ˈmut̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -utːi
- Syllabification(key): mut‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): mut‧ti
Noun
mutti
- A traditional Finnish dish made from barley flour and resembling (dry) porridge.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
| Inflection of mutti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) |
| nominative |
mutti |
mutit |
| genitive |
mutin |
muttien |
| partitive |
muttia |
mutteja |
| illative |
muttiin |
mutteihin |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
mutti |
mutit |
| accusative |
nom. |
mutti |
mutit |
| gen. |
mutin |
| genitive |
mutin |
muttien |
| partitive |
muttia |
mutteja |
| inessive |
mutissa |
muteissa |
| elative |
mutista |
muteista |
| illative |
muttiin |
mutteihin |
| adessive |
mutilla |
muteilla |
| ablative |
mutilta |
muteilta |
| allative |
mutille |
muteille |
| essive |
muttina |
mutteina |
| translative |
mutiksi |
muteiksi |
| abessive |
mutitta |
muteitta |
| instructive |
— |
mutein |
| comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
| first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
muttini |
muttini |
| accusative |
nom. |
muttini |
muttini |
| gen. |
muttini |
| genitive |
muttini |
muttieni |
| partitive |
muttiani |
muttejani |
| inessive |
mutissani |
muteissani |
| elative |
mutistani |
muteistani |
| illative |
muttiini |
mutteihini |
| adessive |
mutillani |
muteillani |
| ablative |
mutiltani |
muteiltani |
| allative |
mutilleni |
muteilleni |
| essive |
muttinani |
mutteinani |
| translative |
mutikseni |
muteikseni |
| abessive |
mutittani |
muteittani |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | mutteineni |
| second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
muttisi |
muttisi |
| accusative |
nom. |
muttisi |
muttisi |
| gen. |
muttisi |
| genitive |
muttisi |
muttiesi |
| partitive |
muttiasi |
muttejasi |
| inessive |
mutissasi |
muteissasi |
| elative |
mutistasi |
muteistasi |
| illative |
muttiisi |
mutteihisi |
| adessive |
mutillasi |
muteillasi |
| ablative |
mutiltasi |
muteiltasi |
| allative |
mutillesi |
muteillesi |
| essive |
muttinasi |
mutteinasi |
| translative |
mutiksesi |
muteiksesi |
| abessive |
mutittasi |
muteittasi |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | mutteinesi |
| first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
muttimme |
muttimme |
| accusative |
nom. |
muttimme |
muttimme |
| gen. |
muttimme |
| genitive |
muttimme |
muttiemme |
| partitive |
muttiamme |
muttejamme |
| inessive |
mutissamme |
muteissamme |
| elative |
mutistamme |
muteistamme |
| illative |
muttiimme |
mutteihimme |
| adessive |
mutillamme |
muteillamme |
| ablative |
mutiltamme |
muteiltamme |
| allative |
mutillemme |
muteillemme |
| essive |
muttinamme |
mutteinamme |
| translative |
mutiksemme |
muteiksemme |
| abessive |
mutittamme |
muteittamme |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | mutteinemme |
| second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
muttinne |
muttinne |
| accusative |
nom. |
muttinne |
muttinne |
| gen. |
muttinne |
| genitive |
muttinne |
muttienne |
| partitive |
muttianne |
muttejanne |
| inessive |
mutissanne |
muteissanne |
| elative |
mutistanne |
muteistanne |
| illative |
muttiinne |
mutteihinne |
| adessive |
mutillanne |
muteillanne |
| ablative |
mutiltanne |
muteiltanne |
| allative |
mutillenne |
muteillenne |
| essive |
muttinanne |
mutteinanne |
| translative |
mutiksenne |
muteiksenne |
| abessive |
mutittanne |
muteittanne |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | mutteinenne |
| third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
muttinsa |
muttinsa |
| accusative |
nom. |
muttinsa |
muttinsa |
| gen. |
muttinsa |
| genitive |
muttinsa |
muttiensa |
| partitive |
muttiaan muttiansa |
muttejaan muttejansa |
| inessive |
mutissaan mutissansa |
muteissaan muteissansa |
| elative |
mutistaan mutistansa |
muteistaan muteistansa |
| illative |
muttiinsa |
mutteihinsa |
| adessive |
mutillaan mutillansa |
muteillaan muteillansa |
| ablative |
mutiltaan mutiltansa |
muteiltaan muteiltansa |
| allative |
mutilleen mutillensa |
muteilleen muteillensa |
| essive |
muttinaan muttinansa |
mutteinaan mutteinansa |
| translative |
mutikseen mutiksensa |
muteikseen muteiksensa |
| abessive |
mutittaan mutittansa |
muteittaan muteittansa |
| instructive |
— |
— |
| comitative |
— | mutteineen mutteinensa |
|
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Further reading
- Recipe for mutti (in Finnish)