loonto

Ingrian

Etymology

From loovva (“to create”) +‎ -nto. Akin to Finnish luonto.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈloːnto/, [ˈɫoːntŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈloːnto/, [ˈɫo̝ːnd̥o̞]
• Rhymes: -oːnto
• Hyphenation: loon‧to

Noun

loonto

1. environment
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Oppihues geografiaa, töö saatta tiitä, millain ono loonto ja kuin eri paikois maan pääl elläät ihmiset.

     In learning geography, you will get to know, what environment is and how people live in different places on earth.

   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Möö noisemma tiijustammaa loontoa.

     We begin to be aware of the environment.

2. nature, character

Declension

Declension of loonto (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	loonto	loonnot
genitive	loonnon	loontoin, loontoloin
partitive	loontoa	loontoja, loontoloja
illative	loontoo	loontoi, loontoloihe
inessive	loonnoos	loonnois, loontolois
elative	loonnost	loonnoist, loontoloist
allative	loonnolle	loonnoille, loontoloille
adessive	loonnool	loonnoil, loontoloil
ablative	loonnolt	loonnoilt, loontoloilt
translative	loonnoks	loonnoiks, loontoloiks
essive	loontonna, loontoon	loontoinna, loontoloinna, loontoin, loontoloin
exessive1)	loontont	loontoint, loontoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• arkaloontoin
• loonnontiito

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 276