rintama

Finnish

Etymology

rinta (“chest, breast; front”) +‎ -ma. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrintɑmɑ/, [ˈrin̪t̪ɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -intɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): rin‧ta‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): rin‧ta‧ma

Noun

rintama

1. (military) front, battlefront (region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat)

   nähdään rintamalla ― see you on the frontline

   länsirintamalta ei mitään uutta ― nothing new on the western front (all quiet on the western front)

2. (military) front, theater (area where armies are engaged in conflict)

   Hänen isoisänsä oli sodassa Tyynenmeren rintamalla.

   His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.

3. (meteorology) front (interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density)
4. (dated) the front of one's body (especially as something to be oriented, i.e. when talking about the direction one is or should be facing)

Declension

Inflection of rintama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		rintama	rintamat
genitive		rintaman	rintamien
partitive		rintamaa	rintamia
illative		rintamaan	rintamiin
		singular	plural
nominative		rintama	rintamat
accusative	nom.	rintama	rintamat
	gen.	rintaman
genitive		rintaman	rintamien rintamain rare
partitive		rintamaa	rintamia
inessive		rintamassa	rintamissa
elative		rintamasta	rintamista
illative		rintamaan	rintamiin
adessive		rintamalla	rintamilla
ablative		rintamalta	rintamilta
allative		rintamalle	rintamille
essive		rintamana	rintamina
translative		rintamaksi	rintamiksi
abessive		rintamatta	rintamitta
instructive		—	rintamin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rintama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rintamani rintamani accusative nom. rintamani rintamani gen. rintamani genitive rintamani rintamieni rintamaini rare partitive rintamaani rintamiani inessive rintamassani rintamissani elative rintamastani rintamistani illative rintamaani rintamiini adessive rintamallani rintamillani ablative rintamaltani rintamiltani allative rintamalleni rintamilleni essive rintamanani rintaminani translative rintamakseni rintamikseni abessive rintamattani rintamittani instructive — — comitative — rintamineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rintamasi rintamasi accusative nom. rintamasi rintamasi gen. rintamasi genitive rintamasi rintamiesi rintamaisi rare partitive rintamaasi rintamiasi inessive rintamassasi rintamissasi elative rintamastasi rintamistasi illative rintamaasi rintamiisi adessive rintamallasi rintamillasi ablative rintamaltasi rintamiltasi allative rintamallesi rintamillesi essive rintamanasi rintaminasi translative rintamaksesi rintamiksesi abessive rintamattasi rintamittasi instructive — — comitative — rintaminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rintamamme rintamamme accusative nom. rintamamme rintamamme gen. rintamamme genitive rintamamme rintamiemme rintamaimme rare partitive rintamaamme rintamiamme inessive rintamassamme rintamissamme elative rintamastamme rintamistamme illative rintamaamme rintamiimme adessive rintamallamme rintamillamme ablative rintamaltamme rintamiltamme allative rintamallemme rintamillemme essive rintamanamme rintaminamme translative rintamaksemme rintamiksemme abessive rintamattamme rintamittamme instructive — — comitative — rintaminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rintamanne rintamanne accusative nom. rintamanne rintamanne gen. rintamanne genitive rintamanne rintamienne rintamainne rare partitive rintamaanne rintamianne inessive rintamassanne rintamissanne elative rintamastanne rintamistanne illative rintamaanne rintamiinne adessive rintamallanne rintamillanne ablative rintamaltanne rintamiltanne allative rintamallenne rintamillenne essive rintamananne rintaminanne translative rintamaksenne rintamiksenne abessive rintamattanne rintamittanne instructive — — comitative — rintaminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rintamansa rintamansa accusative nom. rintamansa rintamansa gen. rintamansa genitive rintamansa rintamiensa rintamainsa rare partitive rintamaansa rintamiaan rintamiansa inessive rintamassaan rintamassansa rintamissaan rintamissansa elative rintamastaan rintamastansa rintamistaan rintamistansa illative rintamaansa rintamiinsa adessive rintamallaan rintamallansa rintamillaan rintamillansa ablative rintamaltaan rintamaltansa rintamiltaan rintamiltansa allative rintamalleen rintamallensa rintamilleen rintamillensa essive rintamanaan rintamanansa rintaminaan rintaminansa translative rintamakseen rintamaksensa rintamikseen rintamiksensa abessive rintamattaan rintamattansa rintamittaan rintamittansa instructive — — comitative — rintamineen rintaminensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aaltorintama
• eturintama
• itärintama
• kansanrintama
• kotirintama
• kulttuuririntama
• lakkorintama
• länsirintama
• okluusiorintama
• pilvirintama
• puuskarintama
• rintamahyökkäys
• rintamakarkuri
• rintamakirjeenvaihtaja
• rintamalinja
• rintamalohko
• rintamamies
• rintamantakainen
• rintamapalvelus
• rintamasota
• rintamasotilas
• rintamasuunta
• rintamaukkonen
• rintamaupseeri
• rintamaveteraani
• sotarintama
• säärintama
• ukkosrintama
• vapautusrintama
• vihollisrintama

Further reading

• “rintama”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• marinat, raminat