# toteemi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtoteːmi/, [ˈt̪o̞t̪e̞ːmi]
* Rhymes: -oteːmi
* Hyphenation: to‧tee‧mi

### Noun

toteemi
* totem

#### Declension

Possessive forms of toteemi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
toteemini
toteemini
accusative
nom.
toteemini
toteemini
gen.
toteemini
genitive
toteemini
toteemieni toteemeideni toteemeitteni
partitive
toteemiani
toteemeitani toteemejani
inessive
toteemissani
toteemeissani
elative
toteemistani
toteemeistani
illative
toteemiini
toteemeihini
adessive
toteemillani
toteemeillani
ablative
toteemiltani
toteemeiltani
allative
toteemilleni
toteemeilleni
essive
toteeminani
toteemeinani
translative
toteemikseni
toteemeikseni
abessive
toteemittani
toteemeittani
instructive
comitative
—toteemeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
toteemisi
toteemisi
accusative
nom.
toteemisi
toteemisi
gen.
toteemisi
genitive
toteemisi
toteemiesi toteemeidesi toteemeittesi
partitive
toteemiasi
toteemeitasi toteemejasi
inessive
toteemissasi
toteemeissasi
elative
toteemistasi
toteemeistasi
illative
toteemiisi
toteemeihisi
adessive
toteemillasi
toteemeillasi
ablative
toteemiltasi
toteemeiltasi
allative
toteemillesi
toteemeillesi
essive
toteeminasi
toteemeinasi
translative
toteemiksesi
toteemeiksesi
abessive
toteemittasi
toteemeittasi
instructive
comitative
—toteemeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
toteemimme
toteemimme
accusative
nom.
toteemimme
toteemimme
gen.
toteemimme
genitive
toteemimme
toteemiemme toteemeidemme toteemeittemme
partitive
toteemiamme
toteemeitamme toteemejamme
inessive
toteemissamme
toteemeissamme
elative
toteemistamme
toteemeistamme
illative
toteemiimme
toteemeihimme
adessive
toteemillamme
toteemeillamme
ablative
toteemiltamme
toteemeiltamme
allative
toteemillemme
toteemeillemme
essive
toteeminamme
toteemeinamme
translative
toteemiksemme
toteemeiksemme
abessive
toteemittamme
toteemeittamme
instructive
comitative
—toteemeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
toteeminne
toteeminne
accusative
nom.
toteeminne
toteeminne
gen.
toteeminne
genitive
toteeminne
toteemienne toteemeidenne toteemeittenne
partitive
toteemianne
toteemeitanne toteemejanne
inessive
toteemissanne
toteemeissanne
elative
toteemistanne
toteemeistanne
illative
toteemiinne
toteemeihinne
adessive
toteemillanne
toteemeillanne
ablative
toteemiltanne
toteemeiltanne
allative
toteemillenne
toteemeillenne
essive
toteeminanne
toteemeinanne
translative
toteemiksenne
toteemeiksenne
abessive
toteemittanne
toteemeittanne
instructive
comitative
—toteemeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
toteeminsa
toteeminsa
accusative
nom.
toteeminsa
toteeminsa
gen.
toteeminsa
genitive
toteeminsa
toteemiensa toteemeidensa toteemeittensa
partitive
toteemiaan toteemiansa
toteemeitaan toteemejaan toteemeitansa toteemejansa
inessive
toteemissaan toteemissansa
toteemeissaan toteemeissansa
elative
toteemistaan toteemistansa
toteemeistaan toteemeistansa
illative
toteemiinsa
toteemeihinsa
adessive
toteemillaan toteemillansa
toteemeillaan toteemeillansa
ablative
toteemiltaan toteemiltansa
toteemeiltaan toteemeiltansa
allative
toteemilleen toteemillensa
toteemeilleen toteemeillensa
essive
toteeminaan toteeminansa
toteemeinaan toteemeinansa
translative
toteemikseen toteemiksensa
toteemeikseen toteemeiksensa
abessive
toteemittaan toteemittansa
toteemeittaan toteemeittansa
instructive
comitative
—toteemeineen toteemeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* toteemieläin
* toteemipaalu
* toteemipatsas

### Further reading

* “toteemi”, 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