nalle

See also: nal̜l̜e

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nalle (“bear”), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑlːe/, [ˈnɑ̝lːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːe
• Syllabification^(key): nal‧le

Noun

nalle

1. (playfully) bear
2. teddybear

Declension

Inflection of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		nalle	nallet
genitive		nallen	nallejen
partitive		nallea	nalleja
illative		nalleen	nalleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nalle	nallet
accusative	nom.	nalle	nallet
	gen.	nallen
genitive		nallen	nallejen nallein rare
partitive		nallea	nalleja
inessive		nallessa	nalleissa
elative		nallesta	nalleista
illative		nalleen	nalleihin
adessive		nallella	nalleilla
ablative		nallelta	nalleilta
allative		nallelle	nalleille
essive		nallena	nalleina
translative		nalleksi	nalleiksi
abessive		nalletta	nalleitta
instructive		—	nallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nalleni nalleni accusative nom. nalleni nalleni gen. nalleni genitive nalleni nallejeni nalleini rare partitive nalleani nallejani inessive nallessani nalleissani elative nallestani nalleistani illative nalleeni nalleihini adessive nallellani nalleillani ablative nalleltani nalleiltani allative nallelleni nalleilleni essive nallenani nalleinani translative nallekseni nalleikseni abessive nallettani nalleittani instructive — — comitative — nalleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nallesi nallesi accusative nom. nallesi nallesi gen. nallesi genitive nallesi nallejesi nalleisi rare partitive nalleasi nallejasi inessive nallessasi nalleissasi elative nallestasi nalleistasi illative nalleesi nalleihisi adessive nallellasi nalleillasi ablative nalleltasi nalleiltasi allative nallellesi nalleillesi essive nallenasi nalleinasi translative nalleksesi nalleiksesi abessive nallettasi nalleittasi instructive — — comitative — nalleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nallemme nallemme accusative nom. nallemme nallemme gen. nallemme genitive nallemme nallejemme nalleimme rare partitive nalleamme nallejamme inessive nallessamme nalleissamme elative nallestamme nalleistamme illative nalleemme nalleihimme adessive nallellamme nalleillamme ablative nalleltamme nalleiltamme allative nallellemme nalleillemme essive nallenamme nalleinamme translative nalleksemme nalleiksemme abessive nallettamme nalleittamme instructive — — comitative — nalleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nallenne nallenne accusative nom. nallenne nallenne gen. nallenne genitive nallenne nallejenne nalleinne rare partitive nalleanne nallejanne inessive nallessanne nalleissanne elative nallestanne nalleistanne illative nalleenne nalleihinne adessive nallellanne nalleillanne ablative nalleltanne nalleiltanne allative nallellenne nalleillenne essive nallenanne nalleinanne translative nalleksenne nalleiksenne abessive nallettanne nalleittanne instructive — — comitative — nalleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nallensa nallensa accusative nom. nallensa nallensa gen. nallensa genitive nallensa nallejensa nalleinsa rare partitive nalleaan nalleansa nallejaan nallejansa inessive nallessaan nallessansa nalleissaan nalleissansa elative nallestaan nallestansa nalleistaan nalleistansa illative nalleensa nalleihinsa adessive nallellaan nallellansa nalleillaan nalleillansa ablative nalleltaan nalleltansa nalleiltaan nalleiltansa allative nallelleen nallellensa nalleilleen nalleillensa essive nallenaan nallenansa nalleinaan nalleinansa translative nallekseen nalleksensa nalleikseen nalleiksensa abessive nallettaan nallettansa nalleittaan nalleittansa instructive — — comitative — nalleineen nalleinensa

Synonyms

• nallekarhu

Derived terms

• nallukka

 

compounds

• halinalle
• nallekarhu
• nallekarkki

 

Further reading

• “nalle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Nella

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in 1685.

Noun

nalle c

1. (endearing) a bear

   Synonyms: bamse, björn

2. a teddy bear

   Synonyms: nallebjörn, teddybjörn

3. (colloquial) Contraction of yuppienalle (“mobile phone”, literally “yuppie teddy bear”).

   Synonyms: mobil, lur

Declension

Declension of nalle

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nalle	nalles
	definite	nallen	nallens
plural	indefinite	nallar	nallars
	definite	nallarna	nallarnas

References

• nalle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nalle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nālē.

Noun

nalle

1. way, manner

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland