helatorstai

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish Helge torsdag (“Ascension Day”) < helig (“holy”) + torstai (“Thursday”), compare English Holy Thursday

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelɑˌtorstɑi̯/, [ˈhe̞lɑ̝ˌt̪o̞rs̠tɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -orstɑi
• Syllabification^(key): he‧la‧tors‧tai

Noun

helatorstai

1. Ascension Day, Ascension (40th day after Easter)

Declension

Inflection of helatorstai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		helatorstai	helatorstait
genitive		helatorstain	helatorstaiden helatorstaitten
partitive		helatorstaita	helatorstaita
illative		helatorstaihin	helatorstaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		helatorstai	helatorstait
accusative	nom.	helatorstai	helatorstait
	gen.	helatorstain
genitive		helatorstain	helatorstaiden helatorstaitten
partitive		helatorstaita	helatorstaita
inessive		helatorstaissa	helatorstaissa
elative		helatorstaista	helatorstaista
illative		helatorstaihin	helatorstaihin
adessive		helatorstailla	helatorstailla
ablative		helatorstailta	helatorstailta
allative		helatorstaille	helatorstaille
essive		helatorstaina	helatorstaina
translative		helatorstaiksi	helatorstaiksi
abessive		helatorstaitta	helatorstaitta
instructive		—	helatorstain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of helatorstai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helatorstaini helatorstaini accusative nom. helatorstaini helatorstaini gen. helatorstaini genitive helatorstaini helatorstaideni helatorstaitteni partitive helatorstaitani helatorstaitani inessive helatorstaissani helatorstaissani elative helatorstaistani helatorstaistani illative helatorstaihini helatorstaihini adessive helatorstaillani helatorstaillani ablative helatorstailtani helatorstailtani allative helatorstailleni helatorstailleni essive helatorstainani helatorstainani translative helatorstaikseni helatorstaikseni abessive helatorstaittani helatorstaittani instructive — — comitative — helatorstaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helatorstaisi helatorstaisi accusative nom. helatorstaisi helatorstaisi gen. helatorstaisi genitive helatorstaisi helatorstaidesi helatorstaittesi partitive helatorstaitasi helatorstaitasi inessive helatorstaissasi helatorstaissasi elative helatorstaistasi helatorstaistasi illative helatorstaihisi helatorstaihisi adessive helatorstaillasi helatorstaillasi ablative helatorstailtasi helatorstailtasi allative helatorstaillesi helatorstaillesi essive helatorstainasi helatorstainasi translative helatorstaiksesi helatorstaiksesi abessive helatorstaittasi helatorstaittasi instructive — — comitative — helatorstainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helatorstaimme helatorstaimme accusative nom. helatorstaimme helatorstaimme gen. helatorstaimme genitive helatorstaimme helatorstaidemme helatorstaittemme partitive helatorstaitamme helatorstaitamme inessive helatorstaissamme helatorstaissamme elative helatorstaistamme helatorstaistamme illative helatorstaihimme helatorstaihimme adessive helatorstaillamme helatorstaillamme ablative helatorstailtamme helatorstailtamme allative helatorstaillemme helatorstaillemme essive helatorstainamme helatorstainamme translative helatorstaiksemme helatorstaiksemme abessive helatorstaittamme helatorstaittamme instructive — — comitative — helatorstainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helatorstainne helatorstainne accusative nom. helatorstainne helatorstainne gen. helatorstainne genitive helatorstainne helatorstaidenne helatorstaittenne partitive helatorstaitanne helatorstaitanne inessive helatorstaissanne helatorstaissanne elative helatorstaistanne helatorstaistanne illative helatorstaihinne helatorstaihinne adessive helatorstaillanne helatorstaillanne ablative helatorstailtanne helatorstailtanne allative helatorstaillenne helatorstaillenne essive helatorstainanne helatorstainanne translative helatorstaiksenne helatorstaiksenne abessive helatorstaittanne helatorstaittanne instructive — — comitative — helatorstainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative helatorstainsa helatorstainsa accusative nom. helatorstainsa helatorstainsa gen. helatorstainsa genitive helatorstainsa helatorstaidensa helatorstaittensa partitive helatorstaitaan helatorstaitansa helatorstaitaan helatorstaitansa inessive helatorstaissaan helatorstaissansa helatorstaissaan helatorstaissansa elative helatorstaistaan helatorstaistansa helatorstaistaan helatorstaistansa illative helatorstaihinsa helatorstaihinsa adessive helatorstaillaan helatorstaillansa helatorstaillaan helatorstaillansa ablative helatorstailtaan helatorstailtansa helatorstailtaan helatorstailtansa allative helatorstailleen helatorstaillensa helatorstailleen helatorstaillensa essive helatorstainaan helatorstainansa helatorstainaan helatorstainansa translative helatorstaikseen helatorstaiksensa helatorstaikseen helatorstaiksensa abessive helatorstaittaan helatorstaittansa helatorstaittaan helatorstaittansa instructive — — comitative — helatorstaineen helatorstainensa

Synonyms

• Kristuksen taivaaseenastumisen päivä (used in 1973-1991, when it was celebrated on Saturday of the previous week)

Further reading

• “helatorstai”, 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 2023-07-02