groteski

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian grottesco, probably through French grotesque, either directly or through German grotesk (as suggested by the Finnish pronunciation) or Swedish grotesk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡroteski/, [ˈɡro̞t̪e̞s̠k̟i]
• Rhymes: -oteski
• Syllabification^(key): gro‧tes‧ki

Adjective

groteski (comparative groteskimpi, superlative groteskein)

1. grotesque (abnormal, distorted)

   Synonyms: irvokas, groteskinen (rare)

2. (typography) grotesque, sans-serif

   Synonym: groteskinen

Declension

Inflection of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		groteski	groteskit
genitive		groteskin	groteskien
partitive		groteskia	groteskeja
illative		groteskiin	groteskeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		groteski	groteskit
accusative	nom.	groteski	groteskit
	gen.	groteskin
genitive		groteskin	groteskien
partitive		groteskia	groteskeja
inessive		groteskissa	groteskeissa
elative		groteskista	groteskeista
illative		groteskiin	groteskeihin
adessive		groteskilla	groteskeilla
ablative		groteskilta	groteskeilta
allative		groteskille	groteskeille
essive		groteskina	groteskeina
translative		groteskiksi	groteskeiksi
abessive		groteskitta	groteskeitta
instructive		—	groteskein
comitative		—	groteskeine

Possessive forms of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative groteskini groteskini accusative nom. groteskini groteskini gen. groteskini genitive groteskini groteskieni partitive groteskiani groteskejani inessive groteskissani groteskeissani elative groteskistani groteskeistani illative groteskiini groteskeihini adessive groteskillani groteskeillani ablative groteskiltani groteskeiltani allative groteskilleni groteskeilleni essive groteskinani groteskeinani translative groteskikseni groteskeikseni abessive groteskittani groteskeittani instructive — — comitative — groteskeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative groteskisi groteskisi accusative nom. groteskisi groteskisi gen. groteskisi genitive groteskisi groteskiesi partitive groteskiasi groteskejasi inessive groteskissasi groteskeissasi elative groteskistasi groteskeistasi illative groteskiisi groteskeihisi adessive groteskillasi groteskeillasi ablative groteskiltasi groteskeiltasi allative groteskillesi groteskeillesi essive groteskinasi groteskeinasi translative groteskiksesi groteskeiksesi abessive groteskittasi groteskeittasi instructive — — comitative — groteskeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative groteskimme groteskimme accusative nom. groteskimme groteskimme gen. groteskimme genitive groteskimme groteskiemme partitive groteskiamme groteskejamme inessive groteskissamme groteskeissamme elative groteskistamme groteskeistamme illative groteskiimme groteskeihimme adessive groteskillamme groteskeillamme ablative groteskiltamme groteskeiltamme allative groteskillemme groteskeillemme essive groteskinamme groteskeinamme translative groteskiksemme groteskeiksemme abessive groteskittamme groteskeittamme instructive — — comitative — groteskeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative groteskinne groteskinne accusative nom. groteskinne groteskinne gen. groteskinne genitive groteskinne groteskienne partitive groteskianne groteskejanne inessive groteskissanne groteskeissanne elative groteskistanne groteskeistanne illative groteskiinne groteskeihinne adessive groteskillanne groteskeillanne ablative groteskiltanne groteskeiltanne allative groteskillenne groteskeillenne essive groteskinanne groteskeinanne translative groteskiksenne groteskeiksenne abessive groteskittanne groteskeittanne instructive — — comitative — groteskeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative groteskinsa groteskinsa accusative nom. groteskinsa groteskinsa gen. groteskinsa genitive groteskinsa groteskiensa partitive groteskiaan groteskiansa groteskejaan groteskejansa inessive groteskissaan groteskissansa groteskeissaan groteskeissansa elative groteskistaan groteskistansa groteskeistaan groteskeistansa illative groteskiinsa groteskeihinsa adessive groteskillaan groteskillansa groteskeillaan groteskeillansa ablative groteskiltaan groteskiltansa groteskeiltaan groteskeiltansa allative groteskilleen groteskillensa groteskeilleen groteskeillensa essive groteskinaan groteskinansa groteskeinaan groteskeinansa translative groteskikseen groteskiksensa groteskeikseen groteskeiksensa abessive groteskittaan groteskittansa groteskeittaan groteskeittansa instructive — — comitative — groteskeineen groteskeinensa

Derived terms

• groteskisti
• groteskius

See also

• irvikuva

Noun

groteski

1. (typography) grotesque, sans-serif font
2. (ornamentation) grotesque (an ornamental style)

Declension

Inflection of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		groteski	groteskit
genitive		groteskin	groteskien
partitive		groteskia	groteskeja
illative		groteskiin	groteskeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		groteski	groteskit
accusative	nom.	groteski	groteskit
	gen.	groteskin
genitive		groteskin	groteskien
partitive		groteskia	groteskeja
inessive		groteskissa	groteskeissa
elative		groteskista	groteskeista
illative		groteskiin	groteskeihin
adessive		groteskilla	groteskeilla
ablative		groteskilta	groteskeilta
allative		groteskille	groteskeille
essive		groteskina	groteskeina
translative		groteskiksi	groteskeiksi
abessive		groteskitta	groteskeitta
instructive		—	groteskein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of groteski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative groteskini groteskini accusative nom. groteskini groteskini gen. groteskini genitive groteskini groteskieni partitive groteskiani groteskejani inessive groteskissani groteskeissani elative groteskistani groteskeistani illative groteskiini groteskeihini adessive groteskillani groteskeillani ablative groteskiltani groteskeiltani allative groteskilleni groteskeilleni essive groteskinani groteskeinani translative groteskikseni groteskeikseni abessive groteskittani groteskeittani instructive — — comitative — groteskeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative groteskisi groteskisi accusative nom. groteskisi groteskisi gen. groteskisi genitive groteskisi groteskiesi partitive groteskiasi groteskejasi inessive groteskissasi groteskeissasi elative groteskistasi groteskeistasi illative groteskiisi groteskeihisi adessive groteskillasi groteskeillasi ablative groteskiltasi groteskeiltasi allative groteskillesi groteskeillesi essive groteskinasi groteskeinasi translative groteskiksesi groteskeiksesi abessive groteskittasi groteskeittasi instructive — — comitative — groteskeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative groteskimme groteskimme accusative nom. groteskimme groteskimme gen. groteskimme genitive groteskimme groteskiemme partitive groteskiamme groteskejamme inessive groteskissamme groteskeissamme elative groteskistamme groteskeistamme illative groteskiimme groteskeihimme adessive groteskillamme groteskeillamme ablative groteskiltamme groteskeiltamme allative groteskillemme groteskeillemme essive groteskinamme groteskeinamme translative groteskiksemme groteskeiksemme abessive groteskittamme groteskeittamme instructive — — comitative — groteskeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative groteskinne groteskinne accusative nom. groteskinne groteskinne gen. groteskinne genitive groteskinne groteskienne partitive groteskianne groteskejanne inessive groteskissanne groteskeissanne elative groteskistanne groteskeistanne illative groteskiinne groteskeihinne adessive groteskillanne groteskeillanne ablative groteskiltanne groteskeiltanne allative groteskillenne groteskeillenne essive groteskinanne groteskeinanne translative groteskiksenne groteskeiksenne abessive groteskittanne groteskeittanne instructive — — comitative — groteskeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative groteskinsa groteskinsa accusative nom. groteskinsa groteskinsa gen. groteskinsa genitive groteskinsa groteskiensa partitive groteskiaan groteskiansa groteskejaan groteskejansa inessive groteskissaan groteskissansa groteskeissaan groteskeissansa elative groteskistaan groteskistansa groteskeistaan groteskeistansa illative groteskiinsa groteskeihinsa adessive groteskillaan groteskillansa groteskeillaan groteskeillansa ablative groteskiltaan groteskiltansa groteskeiltaan groteskeiltansa allative groteskilleen groteskillensa groteskeilleen groteskeillensa essive groteskinaan groteskinansa groteskeinaan groteskeinansa translative groteskikseen groteskiksensa groteskeikseen groteskeiksensa abessive groteskittaan groteskittansa groteskeittaan groteskeittansa instructive — — comitative — groteskeineen groteskeinensa

Derived terms

• groteskinen

Further reading

• “groteski”, 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