ristiriita
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom risti (“cross”) + riita (“conflict, quarrel”). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editristiriita
- contradiction (a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions)
- disagreement, conflict
- olla ristiriidassa ― to be at odds
Declension
editInflection of ristiriita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
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nominative | ristiriita | ristiriidat | |
genitive | ristiriidan | ristiriitojen | |
partitive | ristiriitaa | ristiriitoja | |
illative | ristiriitaan | ristiriitoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ristiriita | ristiriidat | |
accusative | nom. | ristiriita | ristiriidat |
gen. | ristiriidan | ||
genitive | ristiriidan | ristiriitojen ristiriitain rare | |
partitive | ristiriitaa | ristiriitoja | |
inessive | ristiriidassa | ristiriidoissa | |
elative | ristiriidasta | ristiriidoista | |
illative | ristiriitaan | ristiriitoihin | |
adessive | ristiriidalla | ristiriidoilla | |
ablative | ristiriidalta | ristiriidoilta | |
allative | ristiriidalle | ristiriidoille | |
essive | ristiriitana | ristiriitoina | |
translative | ristiriidaksi | ristiriidoiksi | |
abessive | ristiriidatta | ristiriidoitta | |
instructive | — | ristiriidoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “ristiriita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03