# suvanto
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly syvä +‎ -nto. While this would require a seemingly irregular shift from front into back vowels, the front-vowel variant syväntö is also attested in dialects.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuʋɑnto/, [ˈs̠uʋɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -uʋɑnto
* Hyphenation: su‧van‧to

### Noun

suvanto
* stream pool (stretch of a river or stream in which the water depth is above average and the water velocity is quite below average)
* (figuratively) A slow section in anything that might be understood as a stream, e.g. in musical composition, history, life of a person, project etc.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of suvanto (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
suvantoni
suvantoni
accusative
nom.
suvantoni
suvantoni
gen.
suvantoni
genitive
suvantoni
suvantojeni
partitive
suvantoani
suvantojani
inessive
suvannossani
suvannoissani
elative
suvannostani
suvannoistani
illative
suvantooni
suvantoihini
adessive
suvannollani
suvannoillani
ablative
suvannoltani
suvannoiltani
allative
suvannolleni
suvannoilleni
essive
suvantonani
suvantoinani
translative
suvannokseni
suvannoikseni
abessive
suvannottani
suvannoittani
instructive
comitative
—suvantoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
suvantosi
suvantosi
accusative
nom.
suvantosi
suvantosi
gen.
suvantosi
genitive
suvantosi
suvantojesi
partitive
suvantoasi
suvantojasi
inessive
suvannossasi
suvannoissasi
elative
suvannostasi
suvannoistasi
illative
suvantoosi
suvantoihisi
adessive
suvannollasi
suvannoillasi
ablative
suvannoltasi
suvannoiltasi
allative
suvannollesi
suvannoillesi
essive
suvantonasi
suvantoinasi
translative
suvannoksesi
suvannoiksesi
abessive
suvannottasi
suvannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—suvantoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
suvantomme
suvantomme
accusative
nom.
suvantomme
suvantomme
gen.
suvantomme
genitive
suvantomme
suvantojemme
partitive
suvantoamme
suvantojamme
inessive
suvannossamme
suvannoissamme
elative
suvannostamme
suvannoistamme
illative
suvantoomme
suvantoihimme
adessive
suvannollamme
suvannoillamme
ablative
suvannoltamme
suvannoiltamme
allative
suvannollemme
suvannoillemme
essive
suvantonamme
suvantoinamme
translative
suvannoksemme
suvannoiksemme
abessive
suvannottamme
suvannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—suvantoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
suvantonne
suvantonne
accusative
nom.
suvantonne
suvantonne
gen.
suvantonne
genitive
suvantonne
suvantojenne
partitive
suvantoanne
suvantojanne
inessive
suvannossanne
suvannoissanne
elative
suvannostanne
suvannoistanne
illative
suvantoonne
suvantoihinne
adessive
suvannollanne
suvannoillanne
ablative
suvannoltanne
suvannoiltanne
allative
suvannollenne
suvannoillenne
essive
suvantonanne
suvantoinanne
translative
suvannoksenne
suvannoiksenne
abessive
suvannottanne
suvannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—suvantoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
suvantonsa
suvantonsa
accusative
nom.
suvantonsa
suvantonsa
gen.
suvantonsa
genitive
suvantonsa
suvantojensa
partitive
suvantoaan suvantoansa
suvantojaan suvantojansa
inessive
suvannossaan suvannossansa
suvannoissaan suvannoissansa
elative
suvannostaan suvannostansa
suvannoistaan suvannoistansa
illative
suvantoonsa
suvantoihinsa
adessive
suvannollaan suvannollansa
suvannoillaan suvannoillansa
ablative
suvannoltaan suvannoltansa
suvannoiltaan suvannoiltansa
allative
suvannolleen suvannollensa
suvannoilleen suvannoillensa
essive
suvantonaan suvantonansa
suvantoinaan suvantoinansa
translative
suvannokseen suvannoksensa
suvannoikseen suvannoiksensa
abessive
suvannottaan suvannottansa
suvannoittaan suvannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—suvantoineen suvantoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (stream pool): väinä (archaic)
* (slow section): suvantovaihe

#### Derived terms

* suvantoinen
* Alasuvanto
* Hanhisuanto
* Junosuvanto
* Kaaresuvanto
* suvantopaikka
* suvantovaihe

#### See also

* akanvirta
* stream pool on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Further reading

* “suvanto”, 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

### Anagrams

* savuton