optimi

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English optimum), ultimately from Latin optimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoptimi/, [ˈo̞pt̪imi]
• Rhymes: -optimi
• Syllabification^(key): op‧ti‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): op‧ti‧mi

Noun

optimi

1. optimum

Declension

Inflection of optimi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		optimi	optimit
genitive		optimin	optimien
partitive		optimia	optimeja
illative		optimiin	optimeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		optimi	optimit
accusative	nom.	optimi	optimit
	gen.	optimin
genitive		optimin	optimien
partitive		optimia	optimeja
inessive		optimissa	optimeissa
elative		optimista	optimeista
illative		optimiin	optimeihin
adessive		optimilla	optimeilla
ablative		optimilta	optimeilta
allative		optimille	optimeille
essive		optimina	optimeina
translative		optimiksi	optimeiksi
abessive		optimitta	optimeitta
instructive		—	optimein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of optimi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative optimini optimini accusative nom. optimini optimini gen. optimini genitive optimini optimieni partitive optimiani optimejani inessive optimissani optimeissani elative optimistani optimeistani illative optimiini optimeihini adessive optimillani optimeillani ablative optimiltani optimeiltani allative optimilleni optimeilleni essive optiminani optimeinani translative optimikseni optimeikseni abessive optimittani optimeittani instructive — — comitative — optimeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative optimisi optimisi accusative nom. optimisi optimisi gen. optimisi genitive optimisi optimiesi partitive optimiasi optimejasi inessive optimissasi optimeissasi elative optimistasi optimeistasi illative optimiisi optimeihisi adessive optimillasi optimeillasi ablative optimiltasi optimeiltasi allative optimillesi optimeillesi essive optiminasi optimeinasi translative optimiksesi optimeiksesi abessive optimittasi optimeittasi instructive — — comitative — optimeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative optimimme optimimme accusative nom. optimimme optimimme gen. optimimme genitive optimimme optimiemme partitive optimiamme optimejamme inessive optimissamme optimeissamme elative optimistamme optimeistamme illative optimiimme optimeihimme adessive optimillamme optimeillamme ablative optimiltamme optimeiltamme allative optimillemme optimeillemme essive optiminamme optimeinamme translative optimiksemme optimeiksemme abessive optimittamme optimeittamme instructive — — comitative — optimeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative optiminne optiminne accusative nom. optiminne optiminne gen. optiminne genitive optiminne optimienne partitive optimianne optimejanne inessive optimissanne optimeissanne elative optimistanne optimeistanne illative optimiinne optimeihinne adessive optimillanne optimeillanne ablative optimiltanne optimeiltanne allative optimillenne optimeillenne essive optiminanne optimeinanne translative optimiksenne optimeiksenne abessive optimittanne optimeittanne instructive — — comitative — optimeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative optiminsa optiminsa accusative nom. optiminsa optiminsa gen. optiminsa genitive optiminsa optimiensa partitive optimiaan optimiansa optimejaan optimejansa inessive optimissaan optimissansa optimeissaan optimeissansa elative optimistaan optimistansa optimeistaan optimeistansa illative optimiinsa optimeihinsa adessive optimillaan optimillansa optimeillaan optimeillansa ablative optimiltaan optimiltansa optimeiltaan optimeiltansa allative optimilleen optimillensa optimeilleen optimeillensa essive optiminaan optiminansa optimeinaan optimeinansa translative optimikseen optimiksensa optimeikseen optimeiksensa abessive optimittaan optimittansa optimeittaan optimeittansa instructive — — comitative — optimeineen optimeinensa

Derived terms

• optimoida

compounds

• optimiarvo
• optimilämpötila
• optimiolosuhde

Related terms

• optimaalinen

Further reading

• “optimi”, 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

Latin

Adjective

optimī

1. inflection of optimus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

References

• "optimi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)