vartti

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish kvart. Doublet with kortteli.

Noun

vartti

  1. A quarter.
  2. A quarter of an hour.
    Varttia yli seitsemän nousen unisena ylös.
    I get sleepily up at a quarter past seven.
  3. A quart; used especially in American Finnish and by car mechanics as measure of motor oil quantity.

Declension
Inflection of vartti (Kotus type 5/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative vartti vartit
genitive vartin varttien
partitive varttia vartteja
illative varttiin vartteihin
singular plural
nominative vartti vartit
accusative nom. vartti vartit
gen. vartin
genitive vartin varttien
partitive varttia vartteja
inessive vartissa varteissa
elative vartista varteista
illative varttiin vartteihin
adessive vartilla varteilla
ablative vartilta varteilta
allative vartille varteille
essive varttina vartteina
translative vartiksi varteiksi
instructive — vartein
abessive vartitta varteitta
comitative — vartteineen

Synonyms
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