kalifi

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlifi/, [ˈkɑ̝lifi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlifi
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧li‧fi

Noun

kalifi

1. A caliph

Declension

Inflection of kalifi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kalifi	kalifit
genitive		kalifin	kalifien
partitive		kalifia	kalifeja
illative		kalifiin	kalifeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kalifi	kalifit
accusative	nom.	kalifi	kalifit
	gen.	kalifin
genitive		kalifin	kalifien
partitive		kalifia	kalifeja
inessive		kalifissa	kalifeissa
elative		kalifista	kalifeista
illative		kalifiin	kalifeihin
adessive		kalifilla	kalifeilla
ablative		kalifilta	kalifeilta
allative		kalifille	kalifeille
essive		kalifina	kalifeina
translative		kalifiksi	kalifeiksi
abessive		kalifitta	kalifeitta
instructive		—	kalifein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kalifi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalifini kalifini accusative nom. kalifini kalifini gen. kalifini genitive kalifini kalifieni partitive kalifiani kalifejani inessive kalifissani kalifeissani elative kalifistani kalifeistani illative kalifiini kalifeihini adessive kalifillani kalifeillani ablative kalifiltani kalifeiltani allative kalifilleni kalifeilleni essive kalifinani kalifeinani translative kalifikseni kalifeikseni abessive kalifittani kalifeittani instructive — — comitative — kalifeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalifisi kalifisi accusative nom. kalifisi kalifisi gen. kalifisi genitive kalifisi kalifiesi partitive kalifiasi kalifejasi inessive kalifissasi kalifeissasi elative kalifistasi kalifeistasi illative kalifiisi kalifeihisi adessive kalifillasi kalifeillasi ablative kalifiltasi kalifeiltasi allative kalifillesi kalifeillesi essive kalifinasi kalifeinasi translative kalifiksesi kalifeiksesi abessive kalifittasi kalifeittasi instructive — — comitative — kalifeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalifimme kalifimme accusative nom. kalifimme kalifimme gen. kalifimme genitive kalifimme kalifiemme partitive kalifiamme kalifejamme inessive kalifissamme kalifeissamme elative kalifistamme kalifeistamme illative kalifiimme kalifeihimme adessive kalifillamme kalifeillamme ablative kalifiltamme kalifeiltamme allative kalifillemme kalifeillemme essive kalifinamme kalifeinamme translative kalifiksemme kalifeiksemme abessive kalifittamme kalifeittamme instructive — — comitative — kalifeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalifinne kalifinne accusative nom. kalifinne kalifinne gen. kalifinne genitive kalifinne kalifienne partitive kalifianne kalifejanne inessive kalifissanne kalifeissanne elative kalifistanne kalifeistanne illative kalifiinne kalifeihinne adessive kalifillanne kalifeillanne ablative kalifiltanne kalifeiltanne allative kalifillenne kalifeillenne essive kalifinanne kalifeinanne translative kalifiksenne kalifeiksenne abessive kalifittanne kalifeittanne instructive — — comitative — kalifeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kalifinsa kalifinsa accusative nom. kalifinsa kalifinsa gen. kalifinsa genitive kalifinsa kalifiensa partitive kalifiaan kalifiansa kalifejaan kalifejansa inessive kalifissaan kalifissansa kalifeissaan kalifeissansa elative kalifistaan kalifistansa kalifeistaan kalifeistansa illative kalifiinsa kalifeihinsa adessive kalifillaan kalifillansa kalifeillaan kalifeillansa ablative kalifiltaan kalifiltansa kalifeiltaan kalifeiltansa allative kalifilleen kalifillensa kalifeilleen kalifeillensa essive kalifinaan kalifinansa kalifeinaan kalifeinansa translative kalifikseen kalifiksensa kalifeikseen kalifeiksensa abessive kalifittaan kalifittansa kalifeittaan kalifeittansa instructive — — comitative — kalifeineen kalifeinensa

Derived terms

• kalifius

 

compounds

• kalifikunta

 

Further reading

• “kalifi”, 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

Ido

Noun

kalifi

1. plural of kalifo