nalli

See also: Nalli

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish knall (“bang”), from German Knall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑlːi/, [ˈnɑ̝lːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːi
• Hyphenation^(key): nal‧li

Noun

nalli

1. (firearms) primer (small charge used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive, especially such charge in a cartridge that ignites the propellant)

Declension

Inflection of nalli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		nalli	nallit
genitive		nallin	nallien
partitive		nallia	nalleja
illative		nalliin	nalleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nalli	nallit
accusative	nom.	nalli	nallit
	gen.	nallin
genitive		nallin	nallien
partitive		nallia	nalleja
inessive		nallissa	nalleissa
elative		nallista	nalleista
illative		nalliin	nalleihin
adessive		nallilla	nalleilla
ablative		nallilta	nalleilta
allative		nallille	nalleille
essive		nallina	nalleina
translative		nalliksi	nalleiksi
abessive		nallitta	nalleitta
instructive		—	nallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nalli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nallini nallini accusative nom. nallini nallini gen. nallini genitive nallini nallieni partitive nalliani nallejani inessive nallissani nalleissani elative nallistani nalleistani illative nalliini nalleihini adessive nallillani nalleillani ablative nalliltani nalleiltani allative nallilleni nalleilleni essive nallinani nalleinani translative nallikseni nalleikseni abessive nallittani nalleittani instructive — — comitative — nalleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nallisi nallisi accusative nom. nallisi nallisi gen. nallisi genitive nallisi nalliesi partitive nalliasi nallejasi inessive nallissasi nalleissasi elative nallistasi nalleistasi illative nalliisi nalleihisi adessive nallillasi nalleillasi ablative nalliltasi nalleiltasi allative nallillesi nalleillesi essive nallinasi nalleinasi translative nalliksesi nalleiksesi abessive nallittasi nalleittasi instructive — — comitative — nalleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nallimme nallimme accusative nom. nallimme nallimme gen. nallimme genitive nallimme nalliemme partitive nalliamme nallejamme inessive nallissamme nalleissamme elative nallistamme nalleistamme illative nalliimme nalleihimme adessive nallillamme nalleillamme ablative nalliltamme nalleiltamme allative nallillemme nalleillemme essive nallinamme nalleinamme translative nalliksemme nalleiksemme abessive nallittamme nalleittamme instructive — — comitative — nalleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nallinne nallinne accusative nom. nallinne nallinne gen. nallinne genitive nallinne nallienne partitive nallianne nallejanne inessive nallissanne nalleissanne elative nallistanne nalleistanne illative nalliinne nalleihinne adessive nallillanne nalleillanne ablative nalliltanne nalleiltanne allative nallillenne nalleillenne essive nallinanne nalleinanne translative nalliksenne nalleiksenne abessive nallittanne nalleittanne instructive — — comitative — nalleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nallinsa nallinsa accusative nom. nallinsa nallinsa gen. nallinsa genitive nallinsa nalliensa partitive nalliaan nalliansa nallejaan nallejansa inessive nallissaan nallissansa nalleissaan nalleissansa elative nallistaan nallistansa nalleistaan nalleistansa illative nalliinsa nalleihinsa adessive nallillaan nallillansa nalleillaan nalleillansa ablative nalliltaan nalliltansa nalleiltaan nalleiltansa allative nallilleen nallillensa nalleilleen nalleillensa essive nallinaan nallinansa nalleinaan nalleinansa translative nallikseen nalliksensa nalleikseen nalleiksensa abessive nallittaan nallittansa nalleittaan nalleittansa instructive — — comitative — nalleineen nalleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• nallihattu
• nallilukko
• nallipyssy

 

Further reading

• “nalli”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• allin, illan, lilan