helavalkea

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Finnish

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Etymology

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hela- (from helatorstai (Ascension Day)) +‎ valkea (fire)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhelɑˌʋɑlkeɑ/, [ˈhe̞lɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝lk̟e̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkeɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): hela‧valkea

Noun

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helavalkea

  1. A bonfire customarily burned on Ascension Day in some parts of Finland, an "Ascension Day bonfire".

Declension

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Inflection of helavalkea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative helavalkea helavalkeat
genitive helavalkean helavalkeiden
helavalkeitten
partitive helavalkeaa
helavalkeata
helavalkeita
illative helavalkeaan helavalkeisiin
helavalkeihin
singular plural
nominative helavalkea helavalkeat
accusative nom. helavalkea helavalkeat
gen. helavalkean
genitive helavalkean helavalkeiden
helavalkeitten
helavalkeain rare
partitive helavalkeaa
helavalkeata
helavalkeita
inessive helavalkeassa helavalkeissa
elative helavalkeasta helavalkeista
illative helavalkeaan helavalkeisiin
helavalkeihin
adessive helavalkealla helavalkeilla
ablative helavalkealta helavalkeilta
allative helavalkealle helavalkeille
essive helavalkeana helavalkeina
translative helavalkeaksi helavalkeiksi
abessive helavalkeatta helavalkeitta
instructive helavalkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of helavalkea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)

Further reading

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