kotitonttu

== Finnish == === Etymology === koti (“home”) +‎ tonttu (“elf”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkotiˌtontːu/, [ˈko̞t̪iˌt̪o̞n̪t̪ːu] Rhymes: -ontːu Syllabification(key): ko‧ti‧tont‧tu Hyphenation(key): koti‧tonttu === Noun === kotitonttu (folklore) A brownie (mythical creature, a kind of elf that would do people's housework for them). (colloquial) A person who spends most of his/her time at home; homebody. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kotitonttu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023