peitto

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peitto, equivalent to peittää (“to cover”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯tːo/, [ˈpe̞i̯t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -eitːo
• Syllabification^(key): peit‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): peit‧to

Noun

peitto

1. blanket (part of bedding)

   Synonym: peite

   Hyponyms: huopa, täkki, viltti

   • 1986, Gösta Sundqvist, “Elämä ikkunan takana”, in Perjantai 14. päivä, performed by Leevi and the Leavings:

     Mä painan nenän vasten kylmää ikkunaa
     ja katson ulos elämään
     Jos voisin peiton alle jäädä nukkumaan
     en haluaisi mennä mihinkään

     I push my nose up against the cold window
     and take a look at life outside
     If only I could stay sleeping under the blanket
     I don't feel like going anywhere

2. cover, covering (something that covers, especially something flexible, e.g. made of fabric)

   Synonym: peite

3. coverage (area covered by a cell or other radio network)
4. (marketing) penetration (proportion of the target audience who buy or use the specified product or service)

Declension

Inflection of peitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		peitto	peitot
genitive		peiton	peittojen
partitive		peittoa	peittoja
illative		peittoon	peittoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		peitto	peitot
accusative	nom.	peitto	peitot
	gen.	peiton
genitive		peiton	peittojen
partitive		peittoa	peittoja
inessive		peitossa	peitoissa
elative		peitosta	peitoista
illative		peittoon	peittoihin
adessive		peitolla	peitoilla
ablative		peitolta	peitoilta
allative		peitolle	peitoille
essive		peittona	peittoina
translative		peitoksi	peitoiksi
abessive		peitotta	peitoitta
instructive		—	peitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of peitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative peittoni peittoni accusative nom. peittoni peittoni gen. peittoni genitive peittoni peittojeni partitive peittoani peittojani inessive peitossani peitoissani elative peitostani peitoistani illative peittooni peittoihini adessive peitollani peitoillani ablative peitoltani peitoiltani allative peitolleni peitoilleni essive peittonani peittoinani translative peitokseni peitoikseni abessive peitottani peitoittani instructive — — comitative — peittoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative peittosi peittosi accusative nom. peittosi peittosi gen. peittosi genitive peittosi peittojesi partitive peittoasi peittojasi inessive peitossasi peitoissasi elative peitostasi peitoistasi illative peittoosi peittoihisi adessive peitollasi peitoillasi ablative peitoltasi peitoiltasi allative peitollesi peitoillesi essive peittonasi peittoinasi translative peitoksesi peitoiksesi abessive peitottasi peitoittasi instructive — — comitative — peittoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative peittomme peittomme accusative nom. peittomme peittomme gen. peittomme genitive peittomme peittojemme partitive peittoamme peittojamme inessive peitossamme peitoissamme elative peitostamme peitoistamme illative peittoomme peittoihimme adessive peitollamme peitoillamme ablative peitoltamme peitoiltamme allative peitollemme peitoillemme essive peittonamme peittoinamme translative peitoksemme peitoiksemme abessive peitottamme peitoittamme instructive — — comitative — peittoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative peittonne peittonne accusative nom. peittonne peittonne gen. peittonne genitive peittonne peittojenne partitive peittoanne peittojanne inessive peitossanne peitoissanne elative peitostanne peitoistanne illative peittoonne peittoihinne adessive peitollanne peitoillanne ablative peitoltanne peitoiltanne allative peitollenne peitoillenne essive peittonanne peittoinanne translative peitoksenne peitoiksenne abessive peitottanne peitoittanne instructive — — comitative — peittoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative peittonsa peittonsa accusative nom. peittonsa peittonsa gen. peittonsa genitive peittonsa peittojensa partitive peittoaan peittoansa peittojaan peittojansa inessive peitossaan peitossansa peitoissaan peitoissansa elative peitostaan peitostansa peitoistaan peitoistansa illative peittoonsa peittoihinsa adessive peitollaan peitollansa peitoillaan peitoillansa ablative peitoltaan peitoltansa peitoiltaan peitoiltansa allative peitolleen peitollensa peitoilleen peitoillensa essive peittonaan peittonansa peittoinaan peittoinansa translative peitokseen peitoksensa peitoikseen peitoiksensa abessive peitottaan peitottansa peitoittaan peitoittansa instructive — — comitative — peittoineen peittoinensa

Derived terms

• peitossa

compounds

• maanpeitto
• metsänpeitto
• painopeitto
• peittoala
• peittoalue
• peittoaste
• peittohoito
• peittoilmiö
• peittokyky
• peittolakana
• peittoääni
• pitsipeitto
• pumpulipeitto
• puuvillapeitto
• päiväpeitto
• päälipeitto
• rekipeitto
• retkipeitto
• sängynpeitto
• sänkypeitto
• tilkkupeitto
• torkkupeitto
• tähdenpeitto
• untuvapeitto

Further reading

• “peitto”, 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

• opetti, opitte

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peitto, equivalent to peittää (“to hide”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish peitto (“cover”) and Estonian peit.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯tːo/, [ˈpe̞i̯tːŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯tːo/, [ˈpe̞i̯tːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ei̯tːo
• Hyphenation: peit‧to

Noun

peitto

1. hideout, lair (of an animal)
2. hideout (in a game of hide-and-seek)

Declension

Declension of peitto (type 4/koivu, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	peitto	peitot
genitive	peiton	peittoin, peittoloin
partitive	peittoa	peittoja, peittoloja
illative	peittoo	peittoi, peittoloihe
inessive	peitoos	peitois, peittolois
elative	peitost	peitoist, peittoloist
allative	peitolle	peitoille, peittoloille
adessive	peitool	peitoil, peittoloil
ablative	peitolt	peitoilt, peittoloilt
translative	peitoks	peitoiks, peittoloiks
essive	peittonna, peittoon	peittoinna, peittoloinna, peittoin, peittoloin
exessive1)	peittont	peittoint, peittoloint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 395

Votic

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from peittoo according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community as described at Wiktionary:About Votic or recent spelling standards of the language.

Etymology

Illative of Proto-Finnic *peitto.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯tːoː/, [ˈpʲei̯tːo]
• Rhymes: -ei̯tːoː
• Hyphenation: peit‧to

Adverb

peitto

1. into hiding

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “peittoo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn