# oltermanni
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish ålderman (“alderman”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoltermɑnːi/, [ˈo̞l̪t̪e̞rˌmɑ̝nːi]
* Rhymes: -ɑnːi
* Hyphenation: ol‧ter‧man‧ni

### Noun

oltermanni
* (chiefly historical) master of guild, guild elder, village elder
* An honorary title in many student organizations, usually granted to one person at a time, often a professor.
* (dialectal, anatomy) middle finger
    Synonym: keskisormi
    peukalopotti, suomensotti, oltermanni, kultaralli, pikkurilli (a children's rhyme naming the fingers)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of oltermanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oltermannini
oltermannini
accusative
nom.
oltermannini
oltermannini
gen.
oltermannini
genitive
oltermannini
oltermannieni
partitive
oltermanniani
oltermannejani
inessive
oltermannissani
oltermanneissani
elative
oltermannistani
oltermanneistani
illative
oltermanniini
oltermanneihini
adessive
oltermannillani
oltermanneillani
ablative
oltermanniltani
oltermanneiltani
allative
oltermannilleni
oltermanneilleni
essive
oltermanninani
oltermanneinani
translative
oltermannikseni
oltermanneikseni
abessive
oltermannittani
oltermanneittani
instructive
comitative
—oltermanneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oltermannisi
oltermannisi
accusative
nom.
oltermannisi
oltermannisi
gen.
oltermannisi
genitive
oltermannisi
oltermanniesi
partitive
oltermanniasi
oltermannejasi
inessive
oltermannissasi
oltermanneissasi
elative
oltermannistasi
oltermanneistasi
illative
oltermanniisi
oltermanneihisi
adessive
oltermannillasi
oltermanneillasi
ablative
oltermanniltasi
oltermanneiltasi
allative
oltermannillesi
oltermanneillesi
essive
oltermanninasi
oltermanneinasi
translative
oltermanniksesi
oltermanneiksesi
abessive
oltermannittasi
oltermanneittasi
instructive
comitative
—oltermanneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oltermannimme
oltermannimme
accusative
nom.
oltermannimme
oltermannimme
gen.
oltermannimme
genitive
oltermannimme
oltermanniemme
partitive
oltermanniamme
oltermannejamme
inessive
oltermannissamme
oltermanneissamme
elative
oltermannistamme
oltermanneistamme
illative
oltermanniimme
oltermanneihimme
adessive
oltermannillamme
oltermanneillamme
ablative
oltermanniltamme
oltermanneiltamme
allative
oltermannillemme
oltermanneillemme
essive
oltermanninamme
oltermanneinamme
translative
oltermanniksemme
oltermanneiksemme
abessive
oltermannittamme
oltermanneittamme
instructive
comitative
—oltermanneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oltermanninne
oltermanninne
accusative
nom.
oltermanninne
oltermanninne
gen.
oltermanninne
genitive
oltermanninne
oltermannienne
partitive
oltermannianne
oltermannejanne
inessive
oltermannissanne
oltermanneissanne
elative
oltermannistanne
oltermanneistanne
illative
oltermanniinne
oltermanneihinne
adessive
oltermannillanne
oltermanneillanne
ablative
oltermanniltanne
oltermanneiltanne
allative
oltermannillenne
oltermanneillenne
essive
oltermanninanne
oltermanneinanne
translative
oltermanniksenne
oltermanneiksenne
abessive
oltermannittanne
oltermanneittanne
instructive
comitative
—oltermanneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oltermanninsa
oltermanninsa
accusative
nom.
oltermanninsa
oltermanninsa
gen.
oltermanninsa
genitive
oltermanninsa
oltermanniensa
partitive
oltermanniaan oltermanniansa
oltermannejaan oltermannejansa
inessive
oltermannissaan oltermannissansa
oltermanneissaan oltermanneissansa
elative
oltermannistaan oltermannistansa
oltermanneistaan oltermanneistansa
illative
oltermanniinsa
oltermanneihinsa
adessive
oltermannillaan oltermannillansa
oltermanneillaan oltermanneillansa
ablative
oltermanniltaan oltermanniltansa
oltermanneiltaan oltermanneiltansa
allative
oltermannilleen oltermannillensa
oltermanneilleen oltermanneillensa
essive
oltermanninaan oltermanninansa
oltermanneinaan oltermanneinansa
translative
oltermannikseen oltermanniksensa
oltermanneikseen oltermanneiksensa
abessive
oltermannittaan oltermannittansa
oltermanneittaan oltermanneittansa
instructive
comitative
—oltermanneineen oltermanneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* oltermanninsauva

### Further reading

* “oltermanni”, 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