loitolta

Finnish

Etymology

Ablative singular form of loitto (“distant”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯toltɑ/, [ˈlo̞i̯t̪o̞l̪t̪ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oitoltɑ
Syllabification^(key): loi‧tol‧ta

Adverb

loitolta

from a distance, from far away
Neuvostojoukot katsoivat loitolta, kun natsit hävittivät Varsovan gettoa.
The Soviet troops watched from a distance when the Nazis raided the ghetto of Warsaw.

Inflection

→○	allative	loitolle
○	adessive	loitolla
○→	ablative	loitolta

Synonyms

kaukaa

Derived terms

loitommalta

Further reading

“loitolta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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