Finnish

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Etymology

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From lasten (children's) +‎ tarha (garden), a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑstenˌtɑrhɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠te̞n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝rhɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrhɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): lasten‧tarha

Noun

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lastentarha

  1. kindergarten

Declension

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Inflection of lastentarha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative lastentarha lastentarhat
genitive lastentarhan lastentarhojen
partitive lastentarhaa lastentarhoja
illative lastentarhaan lastentarhoihin
singular plural
nominative lastentarha lastentarhat
accusative nom. lastentarha lastentarhat
gen. lastentarhan
genitive lastentarhan lastentarhojen
lastentarhain rare
partitive lastentarhaa lastentarhoja
inessive lastentarhassa lastentarhoissa
elative lastentarhasta lastentarhoista
illative lastentarhaan lastentarhoihin
adessive lastentarhalla lastentarhoilla
ablative lastentarhalta lastentarhoilta
allative lastentarhalle lastentarhoille
essive lastentarhana lastentarhoina
translative lastentarhaksi lastentarhoiksi
abessive lastentarhatta lastentarhoitta
instructive lastentarhoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lastentarha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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