helluntai

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hælgho daghar (literally “holy days”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelːuntɑi̯/, [ˈhe̞lːun̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -elːuntɑi
• Syllabification^(key): hel‧lun‧tai
• Hyphenation^(key): hel‧lun‧tai

Noun

helluntai

1. Pentecost, Whitsun, Whitsunday

Declension

Inflection of helluntai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		helluntai	helluntait
genitive		helluntain	helluntaiden helluntaitten
partitive		helluntaita	helluntaita
illative		helluntaihin	helluntaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		helluntai	helluntait
accusative	nom.	helluntai	helluntait
	gen.	helluntain
genitive		helluntain	helluntaiden helluntaitten
partitive		helluntaita	helluntaita
inessive		helluntaissa	helluntaissa
elative		helluntaista	helluntaista
illative		helluntaihin	helluntaihin
adessive		helluntailla	helluntailla
ablative		helluntailta	helluntailta
allative		helluntaille	helluntaille
essive		helluntaina	helluntaina
translative		helluntaiksi	helluntaiksi
abessive		helluntaitta	helluntaitta
instructive		—	helluntain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helluntaini helluntaini accusative nom. helluntaini helluntaini gen. helluntaini genitive helluntaini helluntaideni helluntaitteni partitive helluntaitani helluntaitani inessive helluntaissani helluntaissani elative helluntaistani helluntaistani illative helluntaihini helluntaihini adessive helluntaillani helluntaillani ablative helluntailtani helluntailtani allative helluntailleni helluntailleni essive helluntainani helluntainani translative helluntaikseni helluntaikseni abessive helluntaittani helluntaittani instructive — — comitative — helluntaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helluntaisi helluntaisi accusative nom. helluntaisi helluntaisi gen. helluntaisi genitive helluntaisi helluntaidesi helluntaittesi partitive helluntaitasi helluntaitasi inessive helluntaissasi helluntaissasi elative helluntaistasi helluntaistasi illative helluntaihisi helluntaihisi adessive helluntaillasi helluntaillasi ablative helluntailtasi helluntailtasi allative helluntaillesi helluntaillesi essive helluntainasi helluntainasi translative helluntaiksesi helluntaiksesi abessive helluntaittasi helluntaittasi instructive — — comitative — helluntainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helluntaimme helluntaimme accusative nom. helluntaimme helluntaimme gen. helluntaimme genitive helluntaimme helluntaidemme helluntaittemme partitive helluntaitamme helluntaitamme inessive helluntaissamme helluntaissamme elative helluntaistamme helluntaistamme illative helluntaihimme helluntaihimme adessive helluntaillamme helluntaillamme ablative helluntailtamme helluntailtamme allative helluntaillemme helluntaillemme essive helluntainamme helluntainamme translative helluntaiksemme helluntaiksemme abessive helluntaittamme helluntaittamme instructive — — comitative — helluntainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helluntainne helluntainne accusative nom. helluntainne helluntainne gen. helluntainne genitive helluntainne helluntaidenne helluntaittenne partitive helluntaitanne helluntaitanne inessive helluntaissanne helluntaissanne elative helluntaistanne helluntaistanne illative helluntaihinne helluntaihinne adessive helluntaillanne helluntaillanne ablative helluntailtanne helluntailtanne allative helluntaillenne helluntaillenne essive helluntainanne helluntainanne translative helluntaiksenne helluntaiksenne abessive helluntaittanne helluntaittanne instructive — — comitative — helluntainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative helluntainsa helluntainsa accusative nom. helluntainsa helluntainsa gen. helluntainsa genitive helluntainsa helluntaidensa helluntaittensa partitive helluntaitaan helluntaitansa helluntaitaan helluntaitansa inessive helluntaissaan helluntaissansa helluntaissaan helluntaissansa elative helluntaistaan helluntaistansa helluntaistaan helluntaistansa illative helluntaihinsa helluntaihinsa adessive helluntaillaan helluntaillansa helluntaillaan helluntaillansa ablative helluntailtaan helluntailtansa helluntailtaan helluntailtansa allative helluntailleen helluntaillensa helluntailleen helluntaillensa essive helluntainaan helluntainansa helluntainaan helluntainansa translative helluntaikseen helluntaiksensa helluntaikseen helluntaiksensa abessive helluntaittaan helluntaittansa helluntaittaan helluntaittansa instructive — — comitative — helluntaineen helluntainensa

Derived terms

• helluntailainen

compounds

• helluntaiherätys
• helluntailiike
• helluntaipäivä
• helluntaiseurakunta
• helluntaiystävä

Further reading

• “helluntai”, 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 2 July 2023