Kalevala

English

Alternative forms

• Kalewala

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Finnish Kalevala.

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. The Finnish national epic.
2. The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.

Translations

the Finnish national epic

• Finnish: Kalevala (fi)
• Japanese: カレワラ (karewara)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Low German: Kalevala
• Portuguese: Kalevala m
• Russian: Ка́левала f (Kálevala)

mythical location

• Finnish: Kalevala (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• lava lake

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Finnish

Etymology

From Kaleva +‎ -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ˌʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Ka‧le‧va‧la

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. Kalevala (epic)
2. Kalevala (mythical place)
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:

     Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.

     Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.

Declension

Inflection of Kalevala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Kalevala	—
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalevala	—
accusative	nom.	Kalevala	—
	gen.	Kalevalan
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
inessive		Kalevalassa	—
elative		Kalevalasta	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
adessive		Kalevalalla	—
ablative		Kalevalalta	—
allative		Kalevalalle	—
essive		Kalevalana	—
translative		Kalevalaksi	—
abessive		Kalevalatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalevala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalani — accusative nom. Kalevalani — gen. Kalevalani genitive Kalevalani — partitive Kalevalaani — inessive Kalevalassani — elative Kalevalastani — illative Kalevalaani — adessive Kalevalallani — ablative Kalevalaltani — allative Kalevalalleni — essive Kalevalanani — translative Kalevalakseni — abessive Kalevalattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalasi — accusative nom. Kalevalasi — gen. Kalevalasi genitive Kalevalasi — partitive Kalevalaasi — inessive Kalevalassasi — elative Kalevalastasi — illative Kalevalaasi — adessive Kalevalallasi — ablative Kalevalaltasi — allative Kalevalallesi — essive Kalevalanasi — translative Kalevalaksesi — abessive Kalevalattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalamme — accusative nom. Kalevalamme — gen. Kalevalamme genitive Kalevalamme — partitive Kalevalaamme — inessive Kalevalassamme — elative Kalevalastamme — illative Kalevalaamme — adessive Kalevalallamme — ablative Kalevalaltamme — allative Kalevalallemme — essive Kalevalanamme — translative Kalevalaksemme — abessive Kalevalattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalanne — accusative nom. Kalevalanne — gen. Kalevalanne genitive Kalevalanne — partitive Kalevalaanne — inessive Kalevalassanne — elative Kalevalastanne — illative Kalevalaanne — adessive Kalevalallanne — ablative Kalevalaltanne — allative Kalevalallenne — essive Kalevalananne — translative Kalevalaksenne — abessive Kalevalattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalansa — accusative nom. Kalevalansa — gen. Kalevalansa genitive Kalevalansa — partitive Kalevalaansa — inessive Kalevalassaan Kalevalassansa — elative Kalevalastaan Kalevalastansa — illative Kalevalaansa — adessive Kalevalallaan Kalevalallansa — ablative Kalevalaltaan Kalevalaltansa — allative Kalevalalleen Kalevalallensa — essive Kalevalanaan Kalevalanansa — translative Kalevalakseen Kalevalaksensa — abessive Kalevalattaan Kalevalattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kalevalainen

Anagrams

• kalavale

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌka.le.ˈva.lɐ/

Proper noun

Kalevala m

1. Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)