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Finnish

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Etymology

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kate +‎ -ton

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtːeːton/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ːe̞ːt̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtːeːton
  • Hyphenation(key): kat‧tee‧ton

Adjective

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katteeton

  1. futile (of a promise, not intended to be kept)
  2. uncovered, bounced, unbacked (not backed with sufficient funds, as a cheque)
  3. groundless, baseless (without any grounds to support it, like a rumor)

Declension

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Inflection of katteeton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative katteeton katteettomat
genitive katteettoman katteettomien
partitive katteetonta katteettomia
illative katteettomaan katteettomiin
singular plural
nominative katteeton katteettomat
accusative nom. katteeton katteettomat
gen. katteettoman
genitive katteettoman katteettomien
katteetonten rare
partitive katteetonta katteettomia
inessive katteettomassa katteettomissa
elative katteettomasta katteettomista
illative katteettomaan katteettomiin
adessive katteettomalla katteettomilla
ablative katteettomalta katteettomilta
allative katteettomalle katteettomille
essive katteettomana katteettomina
translative katteettomaksi katteettomiksi
abessive katteettomatta katteettomitta
instructive katteettomin
comitative katteettomine
Possessive forms of katteeton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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