# mantu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Proto-Finnic *manta +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪u]
* Rhymes: -ɑntu
* Hyphenation: man‧tu

### Noun

mantu (rare)
* ground, soil; especially in connection of ownership.
    Hän viljeli omaa mantuaan.He tilled his own soil.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mantu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mantuni
mantuni
accusative
nom.
mantuni
mantuni
gen.
mantuni
genitive
mantuni
mantujeni
partitive
mantuani
mantujani
inessive
mannussani
mannuissani
elative
mannustani
mannuistani
illative
mantuuni
mantuihini
adessive
mannullani
mannuillani
ablative
mannultani
mannuiltani
allative
mannulleni
mannuilleni
essive
mantunani
mantuinani
translative
mannukseni
mannuikseni
abessive
mannuttani
mannuittani
instructive
comitative
—mantuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mantusi
mantusi
accusative
nom.
mantusi
mantusi
gen.
mantusi
genitive
mantusi
mantujesi
partitive
mantuasi
mantujasi
inessive
mannussasi
mannuissasi
elative
mannustasi
mannuistasi
illative
mantuusi
mantuihisi
adessive
mannullasi
mannuillasi
ablative
mannultasi
mannuiltasi
allative
mannullesi
mannuillesi
essive
mantunasi
mantuinasi
translative
mannuksesi
mannuiksesi
abessive
mannuttasi
mannuittasi
instructive
comitative
—mantuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mantumme
mantumme
accusative
nom.
mantumme
mantumme
gen.
mantumme
genitive
mantumme
mantujemme
partitive
mantuamme
mantujamme
inessive
mannussamme
mannuissamme
elative
mannustamme
mannuistamme
illative
mantuumme
mantuihimme
adessive
mannullamme
mannuillamme
ablative
mannultamme
mannuiltamme
allative
mannullemme
mannuillemme
essive
mantunamme
mantuinamme
translative
mannuksemme
mannuiksemme
abessive
mannuttamme
mannuittamme
instructive
comitative
—mantuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mantunne
mantunne
accusative
nom.
mantunne
mantunne
gen.
mantunne
genitive
mantunne
mantujenne
partitive
mantuanne
mantujanne
inessive
mannussanne
mannuissanne
elative
mannustanne
mannuistanne
illative
mantuunne
mantuihinne
adessive
mannullanne
mannuillanne
ablative
mannultanne
mannuiltanne
allative
mannullenne
mannuillenne
essive
mantunanne
mantuinanne
translative
mannuksenne
mannuiksenne
abessive
mannuttanne
mannuittanne
instructive
comitative
—mantuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mantunsa
mantunsa
accusative
nom.
mantunsa
mantunsa
gen.
mantunsa
genitive
mantunsa
mantujensa
partitive
mantuaan mantuansa
mantujaan mantujansa
inessive
mannussaan mannussansa
mannuissaan mannuissansa
elative
mannustaan mannustansa
mannuistaan mannuistansa
illative
mantuunsa
mantuihinsa
adessive
mannullaan mannullansa
mannuillaan mannuillansa
ablative
mannultaan mannultansa
mannuiltaan mannuiltansa
allative
mannulleen mannullensa
mannuilleen mannuillensa
essive
mantunaan mantunansa
mantuinaan mantuinansa
translative
mannukseen mannuksensa
mannuikseen mannuiksensa
abessive
mannuttaan mannuttansa
mannuittaan mannuittansa
instructive
comitative
—mantuineen mantuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* maa

#### Derived terms

* mantuseitikki

#### Related terms

* manner
* mantere
* mansikka

### References

* Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “mantu”, 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

* manut, munat, namut, tuman

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Cognate with Finnish mantu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑntŭ̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmɑntu/, [ˈmɑnd̥u]
* Rhymes: -ɑntu
* Hyphenation: man‧tu

### Noun

mantu
* land, soil
** 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1639. Soikkola, Väärnoja. 54, (17).”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:Tere maa, tere mantu, // Tere sauna sammalhuone,Hello earth, hello land, // Hello bathhouse, mossy building,

#### Synonyms

* maa

## Latvian
### Noun

mantu f
* inflection of manta:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
* मन्तु (Devanagari script)
* মন্তু (Bengali script)
* මන‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
* မန္တု or မၼ္တု or မၼ်တု (Burmese script)
* มนฺตุ or มันตุ (Thai script)
* ᨾᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
* ມນ຺ຕຸ or ມັນຕຸ (Lao script)
* មន្តុ (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्तु (mantu).

### Noun

mantu m
* one who imagines