English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Pronunciation
Noun
tomatillo (plural tomatillos or tomatilloes)
- A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
Translations
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish tomatillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtomɑtilːo/, [ˈt̪o̞mɑ̝ˌt̪ilːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ilːo
- Syllabification(key): to‧ma‧til‧lo
- Hyphenation(key): to‧ma‧til‧lo
Noun
tomatillo
- tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica
Declension
| Inflection of tomatillo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tomatillo
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tomatillot
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| genitive
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tomatillon
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tomatillojen
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| partitive
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tomatilloa
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tomatilloja
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| illative
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tomatilloon
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tomatilloihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatillo
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tomatillot
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatillo
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tomatillot
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| gen.
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tomatillon
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| genitive
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tomatillon
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tomatillojen
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| partitive
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tomatilloa
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tomatilloja
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| inessive
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tomatillossa
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tomatilloissa
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| elative
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tomatillosta
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tomatilloista
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| illative
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tomatilloon
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tomatilloihin
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| adessive
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tomatillolla
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tomatilloilla
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| ablative
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tomatillolta
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tomatilloilta
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| allative
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tomatillolle
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tomatilloille
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| essive
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tomatillona
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tomatilloina
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| translative
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tomatilloksi
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tomatilloiksi
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| abessive
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tomatillotta
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tomatilloitta
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| instructive
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—
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tomatilloin
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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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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatilloni
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tomatilloni
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatilloni
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tomatilloni
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| gen.
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tomatilloni
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| genitive
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tomatilloni
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tomatillojeni
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| partitive
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tomatilloani
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tomatillojani
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| inessive
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tomatillossani
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tomatilloissani
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| elative
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tomatillostani
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tomatilloistani
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| illative
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tomatillooni
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tomatilloihini
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| adessive
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tomatillollani
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tomatilloillani
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| ablative
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tomatilloltani
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tomatilloiltani
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| allative
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tomatillolleni
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tomatilloilleni
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| essive
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tomatillonani
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tomatilloinani
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| translative
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tomatillokseni
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tomatilloikseni
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| abessive
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tomatillottani
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tomatilloittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tomatilloineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatillosi
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tomatillosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatillosi
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tomatillosi
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| gen.
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tomatillosi
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| genitive
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tomatillosi
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tomatillojesi
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| partitive
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tomatilloasi
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tomatillojasi
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| inessive
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tomatillossasi
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tomatilloissasi
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| elative
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tomatillostasi
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tomatilloistasi
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| illative
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tomatilloosi
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tomatilloihisi
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| adessive
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tomatillollasi
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tomatilloillasi
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| ablative
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tomatilloltasi
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tomatilloiltasi
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| allative
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tomatillollesi
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tomatilloillesi
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| essive
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tomatillonasi
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tomatilloinasi
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| translative
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tomatilloksesi
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tomatilloiksesi
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| abessive
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tomatillottasi
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tomatilloittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tomatilloinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatillomme
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tomatillomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatillomme
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tomatillomme
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| gen.
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tomatillomme
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| genitive
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tomatillomme
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tomatillojemme
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| partitive
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tomatilloamme
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tomatillojamme
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| inessive
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tomatillossamme
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tomatilloissamme
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| elative
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tomatillostamme
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tomatilloistamme
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| illative
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tomatilloomme
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tomatilloihimme
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| adessive
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tomatillollamme
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tomatilloillamme
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| ablative
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tomatilloltamme
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tomatilloiltamme
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| allative
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tomatillollemme
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tomatilloillemme
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| essive
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tomatillonamme
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tomatilloinamme
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| translative
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tomatilloksemme
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tomatilloiksemme
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| abessive
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tomatillottamme
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tomatilloittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tomatilloinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatillonne
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tomatillonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatillonne
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tomatillonne
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| gen.
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tomatillonne
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| genitive
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tomatillonne
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tomatillojenne
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| partitive
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tomatilloanne
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tomatillojanne
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| inessive
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tomatillossanne
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tomatilloissanne
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| elative
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tomatillostanne
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tomatilloistanne
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| illative
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tomatilloonne
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tomatilloihinne
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| adessive
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tomatillollanne
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tomatilloillanne
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| ablative
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tomatilloltanne
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tomatilloiltanne
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| allative
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tomatillollenne
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tomatilloillenne
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| essive
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tomatillonanne
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tomatilloinanne
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| translative
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tomatilloksenne
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tomatilloiksenne
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| abessive
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tomatillottanne
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tomatilloittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tomatilloinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tomatillonsa
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tomatillonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tomatillonsa
|
tomatillonsa
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| gen.
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tomatillonsa
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| genitive
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tomatillonsa
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tomatillojensa
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| partitive
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tomatilloaan
tomatilloansa
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tomatillojaan
tomatillojansa
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| inessive
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tomatillossaan
tomatillossansa
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tomatilloissaan
tomatilloissansa
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| elative
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tomatillostaan
tomatillostansa
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tomatilloistaan
tomatilloistansa
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| illative
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tomatilloonsa
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tomatilloihinsa
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| adessive
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tomatillollaan
tomatillollansa
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tomatilloillaan
tomatilloillansa
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| ablative
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tomatilloltaan
tomatilloltansa
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tomatilloiltaan
tomatilloiltansa
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| allative
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tomatillolleen
tomatillollensa
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tomatilloilleen
tomatilloillensa
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| essive
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tomatillonaan
tomatillonansa
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tomatilloinaan
tomatilloinansa
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| translative
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tomatillokseen
tomatilloksensa
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tomatilloikseen
tomatilloiksensa
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| abessive
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tomatillottaan
tomatillottansa
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tomatilloittaan
tomatilloittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tomatilloineen
tomatilloinensa
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Hypernyms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From tomate + -illo, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tomaˈtiʝo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʝo]
- Syllabification: to‧ma‧ti‧llo
Noun
tomatillo m (plural tomatillos)
- tomatillo (fruit vegetable)
- diminutive of tomate
- Synonym: tomatito
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