# ratamo
## Finnish
### Etymology

rata +‎ -mo. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1866, based on dialectal senses of rata, particularly "path, road, rut", as plantains are a common roadside plant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑtɑmo/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝mo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑmo
* Hyphenation: ra‧ta‧mo

### Noun

ratamo
* plantain (plant of the genus Plantago)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ratamo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratamoni
ratamoni
accusative
nom.
ratamoni
ratamoni
gen.
ratamoni
genitive
ratamoni
ratamojeni ratamoideni ratamoitteni
partitive
ratamoani
ratamojani ratamoitani
inessive
ratamossani
ratamoissani
elative
ratamostani
ratamoistani
illative
ratamooni
ratamoihini
adessive
ratamollani
ratamoillani
ablative
ratamoltani
ratamoiltani
allative
ratamolleni
ratamoilleni
essive
ratamonani
ratamoinani
translative
ratamokseni
ratamoikseni
abessive
ratamottani
ratamoittani
instructive
comitative
—ratamoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratamosi
ratamosi
accusative
nom.
ratamosi
ratamosi
gen.
ratamosi
genitive
ratamosi
ratamojesi ratamoidesi ratamoittesi
partitive
ratamoasi
ratamojasi ratamoitasi
inessive
ratamossasi
ratamoissasi
elative
ratamostasi
ratamoistasi
illative
ratamoosi
ratamoihisi
adessive
ratamollasi
ratamoillasi
ablative
ratamoltasi
ratamoiltasi
allative
ratamollesi
ratamoillesi
essive
ratamonasi
ratamoinasi
translative
ratamoksesi
ratamoiksesi
abessive
ratamottasi
ratamoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ratamoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratamomme
ratamomme
accusative
nom.
ratamomme
ratamomme
gen.
ratamomme
genitive
ratamomme
ratamojemme ratamoidemme ratamoittemme
partitive
ratamoamme
ratamojamme ratamoitamme
inessive
ratamossamme
ratamoissamme
elative
ratamostamme
ratamoistamme
illative
ratamoomme
ratamoihimme
adessive
ratamollamme
ratamoillamme
ablative
ratamoltamme
ratamoiltamme
allative
ratamollemme
ratamoillemme
essive
ratamonamme
ratamoinamme
translative
ratamoksemme
ratamoiksemme
abessive
ratamottamme
ratamoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ratamoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratamonne
ratamonne
accusative
nom.
ratamonne
ratamonne
gen.
ratamonne
genitive
ratamonne
ratamojenne ratamoidenne ratamoittenne
partitive
ratamoanne
ratamojanne ratamoitanne
inessive
ratamossanne
ratamoissanne
elative
ratamostanne
ratamoistanne
illative
ratamoonne
ratamoihinne
adessive
ratamollanne
ratamoillanne
ablative
ratamoltanne
ratamoiltanne
allative
ratamollenne
ratamoillenne
essive
ratamonanne
ratamoinanne
translative
ratamoksenne
ratamoiksenne
abessive
ratamottanne
ratamoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ratamoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratamonsa
ratamonsa
accusative
nom.
ratamonsa
ratamonsa
gen.
ratamonsa
genitive
ratamonsa
ratamojensa ratamoidensa ratamoittensa
partitive
ratamoaan ratamoansa
ratamojaan ratamoitaan ratamojansa ratamoitansa
inessive
ratamossaan ratamossansa
ratamoissaan ratamoissansa
elative
ratamostaan ratamostansa
ratamoistaan ratamoistansa
illative
ratamoonsa
ratamoihinsa
adessive
ratamollaan ratamollansa
ratamoillaan ratamoillansa
ablative
ratamoltaan ratamoltansa
ratamoiltaan ratamoiltansa
allative
ratamolleen ratamollensa
ratamoilleen ratamoillensa
essive
ratamonaan ratamonansa
ratamoinaan ratamoinansa
translative
ratamokseen ratamoksensa
ratamoikseen ratamoiksensa
abessive
ratamottaan ratamottansa
ratamoittaan ratamoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ratamoineen ratamoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* heinäratamo
* jänönratamo
* kyläpiharatamo
* piharatamo
* rantapiharatamo
* ratamokasvi

### Further reading

* “ratamo”, 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