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helkajuhla

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From helka +‎ juhla (celebration). The initial component from Old Norse helgr (holy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhelkɑˌjuhlɑ/, [ˈhe̞lkɑ̝ˌjuxlɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uhlɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): helka‧juhla

Noun

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helkajuhla

  1. A traditional feast celebrated during the Pentecost in the parish of Sääksmäki, based on a pagan feast that used to be celebrated in May in order to secure the crops for the year.

Declension

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Inflection of helkajuhla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative helkajuhla helkajuhlat
genitive helkajuhlan helkajuhlien
partitive helkajuhlaa helkajuhlia
illative helkajuhlaan helkajuhliin
singular plural
nominative helkajuhla helkajuhlat
accusative nom. helkajuhla helkajuhlat
gen. helkajuhlan
genitive helkajuhlan helkajuhlien
helkajuhlain rare
partitive helkajuhlaa helkajuhlia
inessive helkajuhlassa helkajuhlissa
elative helkajuhlasta helkajuhlista
illative helkajuhlaan helkajuhliin
adessive helkajuhlalla helkajuhlilla
ablative helkajuhlalta helkajuhlilta
allative helkajuhlalle helkajuhlille
essive helkajuhlana helkajuhlina
translative helkajuhlaksi helkajuhliksi
abessive helkajuhlatta helkajuhlitta
instructive helkajuhlin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of helkajuhla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

See also

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Further reading

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