smalltalk

See also: Smalltalk, small talk, small-talk, and Small Talk

English

Noun

smalltalk (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of small talk.
   • 1996, Siobhán Parkinson, Sisters … No Way! (Cindy’s Diary), Dublin: The O’Brien Press, published 2005, →ISBN, pages 50–51:

     It’s a bit difficult making smalltalk with a teacher, especially when they have to crane their neck to look up at you.

   • 2014, Lucie Whitehouse, Before We Met, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 150:

     Hannah pictured Mark and herself sitting smiling over a stiff white tablecloth and single, interview-appropriate glasses of wine, making smalltalk and pretending everything was fine, that they were an ordinary happy couple, no stolen savings or hidden killer brothers to muddy the crystalline marital waters.

   • 2016, Peter McLean, Drake (A Burned Man Novel), Nottingham, Notts.: Angry Robot, →ISBN, page 102:

     “Don,” she said, and pushed the hair back from her eyes with an irritated sweep of her hand, “if the health of my toads is your idea of smalltalk while we work then I think I’d rather you just kept quiet, if it’s all the same to you.”

Danish

Etymology

From English small talk.

Noun

smalltalk

1. small talk (idle conversation)

Dutch

Etymology

From English small talk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

smalltalk m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. small talk

Synonyms

• beuzelpraat
• gebabbel
• gebeuzel
• gekeuvel
• kletspraat
• prietpraat

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English small talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmoːltoː(l)k/, [ˈs̠mo̞ːl̪t̪o̞ː(l)k]
• Rhymes: -oːltoːk, -oːltoːlk
• Syllabification^(key): small‧talk
• Hyphenation^(key): small‧talk

Noun

smalltalk

1. small talk (idle conversation)

   Alternative form: small talk

   Synonyms: jutustelu, rupattelu

Declension

Inflection of smalltalk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		smalltalk	smalltalkit
genitive		smalltalkin	smalltalkien
partitive		smalltalkia	smalltalkeja
illative		smalltalkiin	smalltalkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		smalltalk	smalltalkit
accusative	nom.	smalltalk	smalltalkit
	gen.	smalltalkin
genitive		smalltalkin	smalltalkien
partitive		smalltalkia	smalltalkeja
inessive		smalltalkissa	smalltalkeissa
elative		smalltalkista	smalltalkeista
illative		smalltalkiin	smalltalkeihin
adessive		smalltalkilla	smalltalkeilla
ablative		smalltalkilta	smalltalkeilta
allative		smalltalkille	smalltalkeille
essive		smalltalkina	smalltalkeina
translative		smalltalkiksi	smalltalkeiksi
abessive		smalltalkitta	smalltalkeitta
instructive		—	smalltalkein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smalltalkini smalltalkini accusative nom. smalltalkini smalltalkini gen. smalltalkini genitive smalltalkini smalltalkieni partitive smalltalkiani smalltalkejani inessive smalltalkissani smalltalkeissani elative smalltalkistani smalltalkeistani illative smalltalkiini smalltalkeihini adessive smalltalkillani smalltalkeillani ablative smalltalkiltani smalltalkeiltani allative smalltalkilleni smalltalkeilleni essive smalltalkinani smalltalkeinani translative smalltalkikseni smalltalkeikseni abessive smalltalkittani smalltalkeittani instructive — — comitative — smalltalkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smalltalkisi smalltalkisi accusative nom. smalltalkisi smalltalkisi gen. smalltalkisi genitive smalltalkisi smalltalkiesi partitive smalltalkiasi smalltalkejasi inessive smalltalkissasi smalltalkeissasi elative smalltalkistasi smalltalkeistasi illative smalltalkiisi smalltalkeihisi adessive smalltalkillasi smalltalkeillasi ablative smalltalkiltasi smalltalkeiltasi allative smalltalkillesi smalltalkeillesi essive smalltalkinasi smalltalkeinasi translative smalltalkiksesi smalltalkeiksesi abessive smalltalkittasi smalltalkeittasi instructive — — comitative — smalltalkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smalltalkimme smalltalkimme accusative nom. smalltalkimme smalltalkimme gen. smalltalkimme genitive smalltalkimme smalltalkiemme partitive smalltalkiamme smalltalkejamme inessive smalltalkissamme smalltalkeissamme elative smalltalkistamme smalltalkeistamme illative smalltalkiimme smalltalkeihimme adessive smalltalkillamme smalltalkeillamme ablative smalltalkiltamme smalltalkeiltamme allative smalltalkillemme smalltalkeillemme essive smalltalkinamme smalltalkeinamme translative smalltalkiksemme smalltalkeiksemme abessive smalltalkittamme smalltalkeittamme instructive — — comitative — smalltalkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smalltalkinne smalltalkinne accusative nom. smalltalkinne smalltalkinne gen. smalltalkinne genitive smalltalkinne smalltalkienne partitive smalltalkianne smalltalkejanne inessive smalltalkissanne smalltalkeissanne elative smalltalkistanne smalltalkeistanne illative smalltalkiinne smalltalkeihinne adessive smalltalkillanne smalltalkeillanne ablative smalltalkiltanne smalltalkeiltanne allative smalltalkillenne smalltalkeillenne essive smalltalkinanne smalltalkeinanne translative smalltalkiksenne smalltalkeiksenne abessive smalltalkittanne smalltalkeittanne instructive — — comitative — smalltalkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative smalltalkinsa smalltalkinsa accusative nom. smalltalkinsa smalltalkinsa gen. smalltalkinsa genitive smalltalkinsa smalltalkiensa partitive smalltalkiaan smalltalkiansa smalltalkejaan smalltalkejansa inessive smalltalkissaan smalltalkissansa smalltalkeissaan smalltalkeissansa elative smalltalkistaan smalltalkistansa smalltalkeistaan smalltalkeistansa illative smalltalkiinsa smalltalkeihinsa adessive smalltalkillaan smalltalkillansa smalltalkeillaan smalltalkeillansa ablative smalltalkiltaan smalltalkiltansa smalltalkeiltaan smalltalkeiltansa allative smalltalkilleen smalltalkillensa smalltalkeilleen smalltalkeillensa essive smalltalkinaan smalltalkinansa smalltalkeinaan smalltalkeinansa translative smalltalkikseen smalltalkiksensa smalltalkeikseen smalltalkeiksensa abessive smalltalkittaan smalltalkittansa smalltalkeittaan smalltalkeittansa instructive — — comitative — smalltalkeineen smalltalkeinensa

Derived terms

• smalltalkata

Further reading

• “smalltalk”, 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