helmalakana

Finnish

Etymology

helma (“hem”) +‎ lakana (“sheet, bedsheet”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelmɑˌlɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈhe̞lmɑ̝ˌlɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): helma‧laka‧na

Noun

helmalakana

1. valance (short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from beneath the mattress to the floor used to conceal the boxspring or space under the bed)

Declension

Inflection of helmalakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		helmalakana	helmalakanat
genitive		helmalakanan	helmalakanoiden helmalakanoitten
partitive		helmalakanaa	helmalakanoita
illative		helmalakanaan	helmalakanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		helmalakana	helmalakanat
accusative	nom.	helmalakana	helmalakanat
	gen.	helmalakanan
genitive		helmalakanan	helmalakanoiden helmalakanoitten helmalakanain rare
partitive		helmalakanaa	helmalakanoita
inessive		helmalakanassa	helmalakanoissa
elative		helmalakanasta	helmalakanoista
illative		helmalakanaan	helmalakanoihin
adessive		helmalakanalla	helmalakanoilla
ablative		helmalakanalta	helmalakanoilta
allative		helmalakanalle	helmalakanoille
essive		helmalakanana	helmalakanoina
translative		helmalakanaksi	helmalakanoiksi
abessive		helmalakanatta	helmalakanoitta
instructive		—	helmalakanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of helmalakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helmalakanani helmalakanani accusative nom. helmalakanani helmalakanani gen. helmalakanani genitive helmalakanani helmalakanoideni helmalakanoitteni helmalakanaini rare partitive helmalakanaani helmalakanoitani inessive helmalakanassani helmalakanoissani elative helmalakanastani helmalakanoistani illative helmalakanaani helmalakanoihini adessive helmalakanallani helmalakanoillani ablative helmalakanaltani helmalakanoiltani allative helmalakanalleni helmalakanoilleni essive helmalakananani helmalakanoinani translative helmalakanakseni helmalakanoikseni abessive helmalakanattani helmalakanoittani instructive — — comitative — helmalakanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helmalakanasi helmalakanasi accusative nom. helmalakanasi helmalakanasi gen. helmalakanasi genitive helmalakanasi helmalakanoidesi helmalakanoittesi helmalakanaisi rare partitive helmalakanaasi helmalakanoitasi inessive helmalakanassasi helmalakanoissasi elative helmalakanastasi helmalakanoistasi illative helmalakanaasi helmalakanoihisi adessive helmalakanallasi helmalakanoillasi ablative helmalakanaltasi helmalakanoiltasi allative helmalakanallesi helmalakanoillesi essive helmalakananasi helmalakanoinasi translative helmalakanaksesi helmalakanoiksesi abessive helmalakanattasi helmalakanoittasi instructive — — comitative — helmalakanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helmalakanamme helmalakanamme accusative nom. helmalakanamme helmalakanamme gen. helmalakanamme genitive helmalakanamme helmalakanoidemme helmalakanoittemme helmalakanaimme rare partitive helmalakanaamme helmalakanoitamme inessive helmalakanassamme helmalakanoissamme elative helmalakanastamme helmalakanoistamme illative helmalakanaamme helmalakanoihimme adessive helmalakanallamme helmalakanoillamme ablative helmalakanaltamme helmalakanoiltamme allative helmalakanallemme helmalakanoillemme essive helmalakananamme helmalakanoinamme translative helmalakanaksemme helmalakanoiksemme abessive helmalakanattamme helmalakanoittamme instructive — — comitative — helmalakanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helmalakananne helmalakananne accusative nom. helmalakananne helmalakananne gen. helmalakananne genitive helmalakananne helmalakanoidenne helmalakanoittenne helmalakanainne rare partitive helmalakanaanne helmalakanoitanne inessive helmalakanassanne helmalakanoissanne elative helmalakanastanne helmalakanoistanne illative helmalakanaanne helmalakanoihinne adessive helmalakanallanne helmalakanoillanne ablative helmalakanaltanne helmalakanoiltanne allative helmalakanallenne helmalakanoillenne essive helmalakanananne helmalakanoinanne translative helmalakanaksenne helmalakanoiksenne abessive helmalakanattanne helmalakanoittanne instructive — — comitative — helmalakanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative helmalakanansa helmalakanansa accusative nom. helmalakanansa helmalakanansa gen. helmalakanansa genitive helmalakanansa helmalakanoidensa helmalakanoittensa helmalakanainsa rare partitive helmalakanaansa helmalakanoitaan helmalakanoitansa inessive helmalakanassaan helmalakanassansa helmalakanoissaan helmalakanoissansa elative helmalakanastaan helmalakanastansa helmalakanoistaan helmalakanoistansa illative helmalakanaansa helmalakanoihinsa adessive helmalakanallaan helmalakanallansa helmalakanoillaan helmalakanoillansa ablative helmalakanaltaan helmalakanaltansa helmalakanoiltaan helmalakanoiltansa allative helmalakanalleen helmalakanallensa helmalakanoilleen helmalakanoillensa essive helmalakananaan helmalakananansa helmalakanoinaan helmalakanoinansa translative helmalakanakseen helmalakanaksensa helmalakanoikseen helmalakanoiksensa abessive helmalakanattaan helmalakanattansa helmalakanoittaan helmalakanoittansa instructive — — comitative — helmalakanoineen helmalakanoinensa

Further reading

• “helmalakana”, 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 2023-07-02