Finnish

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Etymology

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From risti (cross) +‎ riita (conflict, quarrel). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈristiˌriːtɑ/, [ˈris̠tiˌriːt̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iːtɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): risti‧riita

Noun

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ristiriita

  1. contradiction (a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions)
  2. disagreement, conflict
    olla ristiriidassato be at odds

Declension

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Inflection of ristiriita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of ristiriita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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