lavantauti

Finnish

Etymology

lavan +‎ tauti, possibly from

• lava, in modern language "platform, bed", but in older language also referring to a wooden bed, because the disease would cause someone to be bedridden
• lapa; compare to lapautua (“(of a horse) to become lame due to a broken or dislocated front leg”), which also dialectally "to go limp, weaken"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋɑnˌtɑu̯ti/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋɑ̝n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝u̯t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑuti
• Syllabification^(key): la‧van‧tau‧ti

Noun

lavantauti

1. (pathology) typhoid fever

Declension

Inflection of lavantauti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative		lavantauti	—
genitive		lavantaudin	—
partitive		lavantautia	—
illative		lavantautiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		lavantauti	—
accusative	nom.	lavantauti	—
	gen.	lavantaudin
genitive		lavantaudin	—
partitive		lavantautia	—
inessive		lavantaudissa	—
elative		lavantaudista	—
illative		lavantautiin	—
adessive		lavantaudilla	—
ablative		lavantaudilta	—
allative		lavantaudille	—
essive		lavantautina	—
translative		lavantaudiksi	—
abessive		lavantauditta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lavantauti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lavantautini — accusative nom. lavantautini — gen. lavantautini genitive lavantautini — partitive lavantautiani — inessive lavantaudissani — elative lavantaudistani — illative lavantautiini — adessive lavantaudillani — ablative lavantaudiltani — allative lavantaudilleni — essive lavantautinani — translative lavantaudikseni — abessive lavantaudittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lavantautisi — accusative nom. lavantautisi — gen. lavantautisi genitive lavantautisi — partitive lavantautiasi — inessive lavantaudissasi — elative lavantaudistasi — illative lavantautiisi — adessive lavantaudillasi — ablative lavantaudiltasi — allative lavantaudillesi — essive lavantautinasi — translative lavantaudiksesi — abessive lavantaudittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lavantautimme — accusative nom. lavantautimme — gen. lavantautimme genitive lavantautimme — partitive lavantautiamme — inessive lavantaudissamme — elative lavantaudistamme — illative lavantautiimme — adessive lavantaudillamme — ablative lavantaudiltamme — allative lavantaudillemme — essive lavantautinamme — translative lavantaudiksemme — abessive lavantaudittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lavantautinne — accusative nom. lavantautinne — gen. lavantautinne genitive lavantautinne — partitive lavantautianne — inessive lavantaudissanne — elative lavantaudistanne — illative lavantautiinne — adessive lavantaudillanne — ablative lavantaudiltanne — allative lavantaudillenne — essive lavantautinanne — translative lavantaudiksenne — abessive lavantaudittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative lavantautinsa — accusative nom. lavantautinsa — gen. lavantautinsa genitive lavantautinsa — partitive lavantautiaan lavantautiansa — inessive lavantaudissaan lavantaudissansa — elative lavantaudistaan lavantaudistansa — illative lavantautiinsa — adessive lavantaudillaan lavantaudillansa — ablative lavantaudiltaan lavantaudiltansa — allative lavantaudilleen lavantaudillensa — essive lavantautinaan lavantautinansa — translative lavantaudikseen lavantaudiksensa — abessive lavantaudittaan lavantaudittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• tyyfus

Derived terms

compounds

• hiirilavantauti
• lavantautibakteeri
• lavantautiepidemia
• lavantautipotilas
• lavantautirokotus
• lavantautitartunta
• pikkulavantauti

 

Further reading

• “lavantauti”, 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 2023-07-02