Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish batteri, from French batterie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑtːeri/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪ːe̞ri]
- Rhymes: -ɑtːeri
- Syllabification(key): pat‧te‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): pat‧te‧ri
Noun
patteri
- (military) battery (coordinated group of artillery)
- (colloquial) non-rechargeable electrical battery; nowadays used also of small (size AA and smaller) rechargeable standard-size batteries
Myöhästyin, koska herätyskellostani loppui patteri.- I was late because the battery of my alarm clock ran out.
- radiator (finned metal fixture that carries hot liquid or steam in order to heat a room)
Ulkona on kylmä, joten on aika laittaa patterit päälle- It is cold outside so it's time to put the radiators on.
- (informal) pile of dung that gradually grows in an untended outdoor toilet
Declension
| Inflection of patteri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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patteri
|
patterit
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| genitive
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patterin
|
patterien
pattereiden
pattereitten
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| partitive
|
patteria
|
pattereita
pattereja
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| illative
|
patteriin
|
pattereihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
patteri
|
patterit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
patteri
|
patterit
|
| gen.
|
patterin
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| genitive
|
patterin
|
patterien
pattereiden
pattereitten
|
| partitive
|
patteria
|
pattereita
pattereja
|
| inessive
|
patterissa
|
pattereissa
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| elative
|
patterista
|
pattereista
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| illative
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patteriin
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pattereihin
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| adessive
|
patterilla
|
pattereilla
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| ablative
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patterilta
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pattereilta
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| allative
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patterille
|
pattereille
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| essive
|
patterina
|
pattereina
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| translative
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patteriksi
|
pattereiksi
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| abessive
|
patteritta
|
pattereitta
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| instructive
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—
|
patterein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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patterini
|
patterini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
patterini
|
patterini
|
| gen.
|
patterini
|
| genitive
|
patterini
|
patterieni
pattereideni
pattereitteni
|
| partitive
|
patteriani
|
pattereitani
patterejani
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| inessive
|
patterissani
|
pattereissani
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| elative
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patteristani
|
pattereistani
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| illative
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patteriini
|
pattereihini
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| adessive
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patterillani
|
pattereillani
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| ablative
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patteriltani
|
pattereiltani
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| allative
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patterilleni
|
pattereilleni
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| essive
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patterinani
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pattereinani
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| translative
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patterikseni
|
pattereikseni
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| abessive
|
patterittani
|
pattereittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pattereineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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patterisi
|
patterisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
patterisi
|
patterisi
|
| gen.
|
patterisi
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| genitive
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patterisi
|
patteriesi
pattereidesi
pattereittesi
|
| partitive
|
patteriasi
|
pattereitasi
patterejasi
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| inessive
|
patterissasi
|
pattereissasi
|
| elative
|
patteristasi
|
pattereistasi
|
| illative
|
patteriisi
|
pattereihisi
|
| adessive
|
patterillasi
|
pattereillasi
|
| ablative
|
patteriltasi
|
pattereiltasi
|
| allative
|
patterillesi
|
pattereillesi
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| essive
|
patterinasi
|
pattereinasi
|
| translative
|
patteriksesi
|
pattereiksesi
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| abessive
|
patterittasi
|
pattereittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pattereinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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patterimme
|
patterimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
patterimme
|
patterimme
|
| gen.
|
patterimme
|
| genitive
|
patterimme
|
patteriemme
pattereidemme
pattereittemme
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| partitive
|
patteriamme
|
pattereitamme
patterejamme
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| inessive
|
patterissamme
|
pattereissamme
|
| elative
|
patteristamme
|
pattereistamme
|
| illative
|
patteriimme
|
pattereihimme
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| adessive
|
patterillamme
|
pattereillamme
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| ablative
|
patteriltamme
|
pattereiltamme
|
| allative
|
patterillemme
|
pattereillemme
|
| essive
|
patterinamme
|
pattereinamme
|
| translative
|
patteriksemme
|
pattereiksemme
|
| abessive
|
patterittamme
|
pattereittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pattereinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
patterinne
|
patterinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
patterinne
|
patterinne
|
| gen.
|
patterinne
|
| genitive
|
patterinne
|
patterienne
pattereidenne
pattereittenne
|
| partitive
|
patterianne
|
pattereitanne
patterejanne
|
| inessive
|
patterissanne
|
pattereissanne
|
| elative
|
patteristanne
|
pattereistanne
|
| illative
|
patteriinne
|
pattereihinne
|
| adessive
|
patterillanne
|
pattereillanne
|
| ablative
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patteriltanne
|
pattereiltanne
|
| allative
|
patterillenne
|
pattereillenne
|
| essive
|
patterinanne
|
pattereinanne
|
| translative
|
patteriksenne
|
pattereiksenne
|
| abessive
|
patterittanne
|
pattereittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pattereinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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patterinsa
|
patterinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
patterinsa
|
patterinsa
|
| gen.
|
patterinsa
|
| genitive
|
patterinsa
|
patteriensa
pattereidensa
pattereittensa
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| partitive
|
patteriaan
patteriansa
|
pattereitaan
patterejaan
pattereitansa
patterejansa
|
| inessive
|
patterissaan
patterissansa
|
pattereissaan
pattereissansa
|
| elative
|
patteristaan
patteristansa
|
pattereistaan
pattereistansa
|
| illative
|
patteriinsa
|
pattereihinsa
|
| adessive
|
patterillaan
patterillansa
|
pattereillaan
pattereillansa
|
| ablative
|
patteriltaan
patteriltansa
|
pattereiltaan
pattereiltansa
|
| allative
|
patterilleen
patterillensa
|
pattereilleen
pattereillensa
|
| essive
|
patterinaan
patterinansa
|
pattereinaan
pattereinansa
|
| translative
|
patterikseen
patteriksensa
|
pattereikseen
pattereiksensa
|
| abessive
|
patterittaan
patterittansa
|
pattereittaan
pattereittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pattereineen
pattereinensa
|
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