elohopea
Finnish
Etymology
elo + hopea. Coined by Finnish folk poetry researcher, translator and journalist Julius Krohn in 1860.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeloˌhopeɑ/, [ˈe̞lo̞ˌho̞pe̞ɑ̝]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -opeɑ
- Syllabification(key): e‧lo‧ho‧pe‧a
Noun
elohopea
- A metallic element: mercury, quicksilver, chemical symbol Hg.
- Figuratively, a lively thing or person, especially a child.
Declension
Inflection of elohopea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | elohopea | elohopeat | |
genitive | elohopean | elohopeiden elohopeitten | |
partitive | elohopeaa elohopeata |
elohopeita | |
illative | elohopeaan | elohopeisiin elohopeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | elohopea | elohopeat | |
accusative | nom. | elohopea | elohopeat |
gen. | elohopean | ||
genitive | elohopean | elohopeiden elohopeitten elohopeain rare | |
partitive | elohopeaa elohopeata |
elohopeita | |
inessive | elohopeassa | elohopeissa | |
elative | elohopeasta | elohopeista | |
illative | elohopeaan | elohopeisiin elohopeihin | |
adessive | elohopealla | elohopeilla | |
ablative | elohopealta | elohopeilta | |
allative | elohopealle | elohopeille | |
essive | elohopeana | elohopeina | |
translative | elohopeaksi | elohopeiksi | |
abessive | elohopeatta | elohopeitta | |
instructive | — | elohopein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- (mercury): Category:fi:Chemical elements
- (mercury): Category:fi:Liquids
- (mercury): Category:fi:Metals
Compounds
Categories:
- Finnish compound terms
- Finnish terms coined by Julius Krohn
- Finnish coinages
- Finnish 5-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/opeɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/opeɑ/5 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Finnish korkea-type nominals
- fi:Chemical elements
- fi:Liquids
- fi:Metals