# rivitalo
## Finnish
### Etymology

rivi (“row”) +‎ talo (“house”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriʋiˌtɑlo/, [ˈriʋiˌt̪ɑ̝lo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑlo
* Hyphenation: rivi‧talo

### Noun

rivitalo
* terrace (row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses)
    Hypernym: pientalo
    Coordinate terms: erillistalo, ketjutalo, omakotitalo, paritalo, kaupunkipientalo
* rowhouse, row house, terraced house, rowhome, town house, townhouse (one of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall)
    Synonym: rivitaloasunto
    Asun rivitalossa.I live in a rowhouse.

#### Usage notes

Strictly speaking, rivitalo implies that the terrace and all of its houses are located on the same lot (i.e. that each terraced house is actually an apartment or a flat), which is often owned by a condominium (asunto-osakeyhtiö). If each house has its own lot, the technical term is kaupunkipientalo or kaupunkirivitalo.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rivitalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rivitaloni
rivitaloni
accusative
nom.
rivitaloni
rivitaloni
gen.
rivitaloni
genitive
rivitaloni
rivitalojeni
partitive
rivitaloani
rivitalojani
inessive
rivitalossani
rivitaloissani
elative
rivitalostani
rivitaloistani
illative
rivitalooni
rivitaloihini
adessive
rivitalollani
rivitaloillani
ablative
rivitaloltani
rivitaloiltani
allative
rivitalolleni
rivitaloilleni
essive
rivitalonani
rivitaloinani
translative
rivitalokseni
rivitaloikseni
abessive
rivitalottani
rivitaloittani
instructive
comitative
—rivitaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rivitalosi
rivitalosi
accusative
nom.
rivitalosi
rivitalosi
gen.
rivitalosi
genitive
rivitalosi
rivitalojesi
partitive
rivitaloasi
rivitalojasi
inessive
rivitalossasi
rivitaloissasi
elative
rivitalostasi
rivitaloistasi
illative
rivitaloosi
rivitaloihisi
adessive
rivitalollasi
rivitaloillasi
ablative
rivitaloltasi
rivitaloiltasi
allative
rivitalollesi
rivitaloillesi
essive
rivitalonasi
rivitaloinasi
translative
rivitaloksesi
rivitaloiksesi
abessive
rivitalottasi
rivitaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—rivitaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rivitalomme
rivitalomme
accusative
nom.
rivitalomme
rivitalomme
gen.
rivitalomme
genitive
rivitalomme
rivitalojemme
partitive
rivitaloamme
rivitalojamme
inessive
rivitalossamme
rivitaloissamme
elative
rivitalostamme
rivitaloistamme
illative
rivitaloomme
rivitaloihimme
adessive
rivitalollamme
rivitaloillamme
ablative
rivitaloltamme
rivitaloiltamme
allative
rivitalollemme
rivitaloillemme
essive
rivitalonamme
rivitaloinamme
translative
rivitaloksemme
rivitaloiksemme
abessive
rivitalottamme
rivitaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—rivitaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rivitalonne
rivitalonne
accusative
nom.
rivitalonne
rivitalonne
gen.
rivitalonne
genitive
rivitalonne
rivitalojenne
partitive
rivitaloanne
rivitalojanne
inessive
rivitalossanne
rivitaloissanne
elative
rivitalostanne
rivitaloistanne
illative
rivitaloonne
rivitaloihinne
adessive
rivitalollanne
rivitaloillanne
ablative
rivitaloltanne
rivitaloiltanne
allative
rivitalollenne
rivitaloillenne
essive
rivitalonanne
rivitaloinanne
translative
rivitaloksenne
rivitaloiksenne
abessive
rivitalottanne
rivitaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—rivitaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rivitalonsa
rivitalonsa
accusative
nom.
rivitalonsa
rivitalonsa
gen.
rivitalonsa
genitive
rivitalonsa
rivitalojensa
partitive
rivitaloaan rivitaloansa
rivitalojaan rivitalojansa
inessive
rivitalossaan rivitalossansa
rivitaloissaan rivitaloissansa
elative
rivitalostaan rivitalostansa
rivitaloistaan rivitaloistansa
illative
rivitaloonsa
rivitaloihinsa
adessive
rivitalollaan rivitalollansa
rivitaloillaan rivitaloillansa
ablative
rivitaloltaan rivitaloltansa
rivitaloiltaan rivitaloiltansa
allative
rivitalolleen rivitalollensa
rivitaloilleen rivitaloillensa
essive
rivitalonaan rivitalonansa
rivitaloinaan rivitaloinansa
translative
rivitalokseen rivitaloksensa
rivitaloikseen rivitaloiksensa
abessive
rivitalottaan rivitalottansa
rivitaloittaan rivitaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—rivitaloineen rivitaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaupunkirivitalo
* rivitaloalue
* rivitaloasunto
* rivitalohuoneisto
* rivitalonpätkä
* rivitalo-osake

### Further reading

* “rivitalo”, 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