karjala
See also: Karjala
Finnish
Etymology
See Karjala.
Pronunciation
Noun
karjala
- The Karelian language; a Finno-Ugric language spoken by about 100,000 people in Karelia. It is closely related to Finnish.
Usage notes
In Karelian, as well as in Finnish, the names of languages are written with a lower case initial.
Declension
Inflection of karjala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | karjala | karjalat | |
genitive | karjalan | karjaloiden karjaloitten | |
partitive | karjalaa | karjaloita | |
illative | karjalaan | karjaloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | karjala | karjalat | |
accusative | nom. | karjala | karjalat |
gen. | karjalan | ||
genitive | karjalan | karjaloiden karjaloitten karjalain rare | |
partitive | karjalaa | karjaloita | |
inessive | karjalassa | karjaloissa | |
elative | karjalasta | karjaloista | |
illative | karjalaan | karjaloihin | |
adessive | karjalalla | karjaloilla | |
ablative | karjalalta | karjaloilta | |
allative | karjalalle | karjaloille | |
essive | karjalana | karjaloina | |
translative | karjalaksi | karjaloiksi | |
abessive | karjalatta | karjaloitta | |
instructive | — | karjaloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- karjalan kieli