talteen

Finnish

Etymology

The illative singular of the same word as in tallessa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlteːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝l̪t̪e̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑlteːn
• Syllabification^(key): tal‧teen

Adverb

talteen

1. safe, secure (into a safe place, out of the danger of theft)

   Laitoin koruni talteen lukittuun laatikkoon.

   I put my jewellery safe into a locked drawer.

Inflection

→○	illative	talteen
○	inessive	tallessa
○→	elative	tallesta

Derived terms

compounds

• talteenottaja
• talteenotto

 

Related terms

• tallella

Further reading

• “talteen”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• lanteet