# smalltalk
## English
### Noun

smalltalk (uncountable)
* Alternative form of small talk.
** 1996, Siobhán Parkinson, Sisters … No Way! (Cindy’s Diary), Dublin: The O’Brien Press, published 2005, →ISBN, pages 50–51:It’s a bit difficult making smalltalk with a teacher, especially when they have to crane their neck to look up at you.
** 2014, Lucie Whitehouse, Before We Met, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 150:Hannah pictured Mark and herself sitting smiling over a stiff white tablecloth and single, interview-appropriate glasses of wine, making smalltalk and pretending everything was fine, that they were an ordinary happy couple, no stolen savings or hidden killer brothers to muddy the crystalline marital waters.
** 2016, Peter McLean, Drake (A Burned Man Novel), Nottingham, Notts.: Angry Robot, →ISBN, page 102:“Don,” she said, and pushed the hair back from her eyes with an irritated sweep of her hand, “if the health of my toads is your idea of smalltalk while we work then I think I’d rather you just kept quiet, if it’s all the same to you.”

## Danish
### Etymology

From English small talk.

### Noun

smalltalk
* small talk (idle conversation)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From English small talk.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

smalltalk m (uncountable)
* small talk

#### Synonyms

* beuzelpraat
* gebabbel
* gebeuzel
* gekeuvel
* kletspraat
* prietpraat

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English small talk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsmoːltoː(l)k/, [ˈs̠mo̞ːl̪t̪o̞ː(l)k]
* Rhymes: -oːltoːk, -oːltoːlk
* Hyphenation: small‧talk

### Noun

smalltalk
* small talk (idle conversation)
    Synonyms: jutustelu, rupattelu
    Alternative form: small talk

#### Declension

Possessive forms of smalltalk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smalltalkini
smalltalkini
accusative
nom.
smalltalkini
smalltalkini
gen.
smalltalkini
genitive
smalltalkini
smalltalkieni
partitive
smalltalkiani
smalltalkejani
inessive
smalltalkissani
smalltalkeissani
elative
smalltalkistani
smalltalkeistani
illative
smalltalkiini
smalltalkeihini
adessive
smalltalkillani
smalltalkeillani
ablative
smalltalkiltani
smalltalkeiltani
allative
smalltalkilleni
smalltalkeilleni
essive
smalltalkinani
smalltalkeinani
translative
smalltalkikseni
smalltalkeikseni
abessive
smalltalkittani
smalltalkeittani
instructive
comitative
—smalltalkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smalltalkisi
smalltalkisi
accusative
nom.
smalltalkisi
smalltalkisi
gen.
smalltalkisi
genitive
smalltalkisi
smalltalkiesi
partitive
smalltalkiasi
smalltalkejasi
inessive
smalltalkissasi
smalltalkeissasi
elative
smalltalkistasi
smalltalkeistasi
illative
smalltalkiisi
smalltalkeihisi
adessive
smalltalkillasi
smalltalkeillasi
ablative
smalltalkiltasi
smalltalkeiltasi
allative
smalltalkillesi
smalltalkeillesi
essive
smalltalkinasi
smalltalkeinasi
translative
smalltalkiksesi
smalltalkeiksesi
abessive
smalltalkittasi
smalltalkeittasi
instructive
comitative
—smalltalkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smalltalkimme
smalltalkimme
accusative
nom.
smalltalkimme
smalltalkimme
gen.
smalltalkimme
genitive
smalltalkimme
smalltalkiemme
partitive
smalltalkiamme
smalltalkejamme
inessive
smalltalkissamme
smalltalkeissamme
elative
smalltalkistamme
smalltalkeistamme
illative
smalltalkiimme
smalltalkeihimme
adessive
smalltalkillamme
smalltalkeillamme
ablative
smalltalkiltamme
smalltalkeiltamme
allative
smalltalkillemme
smalltalkeillemme
essive
smalltalkinamme
smalltalkeinamme
translative
smalltalkiksemme
smalltalkeiksemme
abessive
smalltalkittamme
smalltalkeittamme
instructive
comitative
—smalltalkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smalltalkinne
smalltalkinne
accusative
nom.
smalltalkinne
smalltalkinne
gen.
smalltalkinne
genitive
smalltalkinne
smalltalkienne
partitive
smalltalkianne
smalltalkejanne
inessive
smalltalkissanne
smalltalkeissanne
elative
smalltalkistanne
smalltalkeistanne
illative
smalltalkiinne
smalltalkeihinne
adessive
smalltalkillanne
smalltalkeillanne
ablative
smalltalkiltanne
smalltalkeiltanne
allative
smalltalkillenne
smalltalkeillenne
essive
smalltalkinanne
smalltalkeinanne
translative
smalltalkiksenne
smalltalkeiksenne
abessive
smalltalkittanne
smalltalkeittanne
instructive
comitative
—smalltalkeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
smalltalkinsa
smalltalkinsa
accusative
nom.
smalltalkinsa
smalltalkinsa
gen.
smalltalkinsa
genitive
smalltalkinsa
smalltalkiensa
partitive
smalltalkiaan smalltalkiansa
smalltalkejaan smalltalkejansa
inessive
smalltalkissaan smalltalkissansa
smalltalkeissaan smalltalkeissansa
elative
smalltalkistaan smalltalkistansa
smalltalkeistaan smalltalkeistansa
illative
smalltalkiinsa
smalltalkeihinsa
adessive
smalltalkillaan smalltalkillansa
smalltalkeillaan smalltalkeillansa
ablative
smalltalkiltaan smalltalkiltansa
smalltalkeiltaan smalltalkeiltansa
allative
smalltalkilleen smalltalkillensa
smalltalkeilleen smalltalkeillensa
essive
smalltalkinaan smalltalkinansa
smalltalkeinaan smalltalkeinansa
translative
smalltalkikseen smalltalkiksensa
smalltalkeikseen smalltalkeiksensa
abessive
smalltalkittaan smalltalkittansa
smalltalkeittaan smalltalkeittansa
instructive
comitative
—smalltalkeineen smalltalkeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* smalltalkata

### Further reading

* “smalltalk”, 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