kelto
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See also: keltő
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkelto/, [ˈke̞ɫtŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkeltoi̯/, [ˈke̞ɫd̥o̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -elto, -eltoi̯
- Hyphenation: kel‧to
Noun[edit]
kelto
- (folk poetic) Synonym of keltain (“yellow”)
- 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1140. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III2”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 11-12:
- Toisen mättään punnaisen, // Kolmas kelloin karvalliin.
- A second red hillock, // The third one [was] yellow-coloured.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of kelto (type 4/koivu, lt-ll gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kelto | kellot |
| genitive | kellon | keltoin, keltoloin |
| partitive | keltoa | keltoja, keltoloja |
| illative | keltoo | keltoi, keltoloihe |
| inessive | kelloos | kellois, keltolois |
| elative | kellost | kelloist, keltoloist |
| allative | kellolle | kelloille, keltoloille |
| adessive | kellool | kelloil, keltoloil |
| ablative | kellolt | kelloilt, keltoloilt |
| translative | kelloks | kelloiks, keltoloiks |
| essive | keltonna, keltoon | keltoinna, keltoloinna, keltoin, keltoloin |
| exessive1) | keltont | keltoint, keltoloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||