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English

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Etymology

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From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

Noun

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palsa (plural palsas)

  1. (geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
    • 2003, Richard J. Huggett, Fundamentals of Geomorphology, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 244:
      Peat plateaux are larger landforms formed by the coalescence of palsas. String bogs, also called patterned fens, occur in muskeg. They are alternations of thin, string-like strips or ridges of peat, mainly Sphagnum moss, which may []
    • 2013 March 9, Dennis F. Whigham, D. Dykyjová, S. Hejný, Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 480:
      These basin bogs are generally associated with Picea mariana or are treeless. Species in these wetlands are similar to those found in other palsas in Canada.

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑlsɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlsɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): pal‧sa

Etymology 1

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From Northern Sami balsa.

Noun

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palsa

  1. (geomorphology) palsa
Declension
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Inflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative palsa palsat
genitive palsan palsojen
partitive palsaa palsoja
illative palsaan palsoihin
singular plural
nominative palsa palsat
accusative nom. palsa palsat
gen. palsan
genitive palsan palsojen
palsain rare
partitive palsaa palsoja
inessive palsassa palsoissa
elative palsasta palsoista
illative palsaan palsoihin
adessive palsalla palsoilla
ablative palsalta palsoilta
allative palsalle palsoille
essive palsana palsoina
translative palsaksi palsoiksi
abessive palsatta palsoitta
instructive palsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative palsani palsani
accusative nom. palsani palsani
gen. palsani
genitive palsani palsojeni
palsaini rare
partitive palsaani palsojani
inessive palsassani palsoissani
elative palsastani palsoistani
illative palsaani palsoihini
adessive palsallani palsoillani
ablative palsaltani palsoiltani
allative palsalleni palsoilleni
essive palsanani palsoinani
translative palsakseni palsoikseni
abessive palsattani palsoittani
instructive
comitative palsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative palsasi palsasi
accusative nom. palsasi palsasi
gen. palsasi
genitive palsasi palsojesi
palsaisi rare
partitive palsaasi palsojasi
inessive palsassasi palsoissasi
elative palsastasi palsoistasi
illative palsaasi palsoihisi
adessive palsallasi palsoillasi
ablative palsaltasi palsoiltasi
allative palsallesi palsoillesi
essive palsanasi palsoinasi
translative palsaksesi palsoiksesi
abessive palsattasi palsoittasi
instructive
comitative palsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative palsamme palsamme
accusative nom. palsamme palsamme
gen. palsamme
genitive palsamme palsojemme
palsaimme rare
partitive palsaamme palsojamme
inessive palsassamme palsoissamme
elative palsastamme palsoistamme
illative palsaamme palsoihimme
adessive palsallamme palsoillamme
ablative palsaltamme palsoiltamme
allative palsallemme palsoillemme
essive palsanamme palsoinamme
translative palsaksemme palsoiksemme
abessive palsattamme palsoittamme
instructive
comitative palsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative palsanne palsanne
accusative nom. palsanne palsanne
gen. palsanne
genitive palsanne palsojenne
palsainne rare
partitive palsaanne palsojanne
inessive palsassanne palsoissanne
elative palsastanne palsoistanne
illative palsaanne palsoihinne
adessive palsallanne palsoillanne
ablative palsaltanne palsoiltanne
allative palsallenne palsoillenne
essive palsananne palsoinanne
translative palsaksenne palsoiksenne
abessive palsattanne palsoittanne
instructive
comitative palsoinenne
Derived terms
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compounds

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Etymology 2

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Originally a shortened slang form of palttoo.

Noun

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palsa (colloquial)

  1. long overcoat
Declension
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Inflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative palsa palsat
genitive palsan palsojen
partitive palsaa palsoja
illative palsaan palsoihin
singular plural
nominative palsa palsat
accusative nom. palsa palsat
gen. palsan
genitive palsan palsojen
palsain rare
partitive palsaa palsoja
inessive palsassa palsoissa
elative palsasta palsoista
illative palsaan palsoihin
adessive palsalla palsoilla
ablative palsalta palsoilta
allative palsalle palsoille
essive palsana palsoina
translative palsaksi palsoiksi
abessive palsatta palsoitta
instructive palsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative palsani palsani
accusative nom. palsani palsani
gen. palsani
genitive palsani palsojeni
palsaini rare
partitive palsaani palsojani
inessive palsassani palsoissani
elative palsastani palsoistani
illative palsaani palsoihini
adessive palsallani palsoillani
ablative palsaltani palsoiltani
allative palsalleni palsoilleni
essive palsanani palsoinani
translative palsakseni palsoikseni
abessive palsattani palsoittani
instructive
comitative palsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative palsasi palsasi
accusative nom. palsasi palsasi
gen. palsasi
genitive palsasi palsojesi
palsaisi rare
partitive palsaasi palsojasi
inessive palsassasi palsoissasi
elative palsastasi palsoistasi
illative palsaasi palsoihisi
adessive palsallasi palsoillasi
ablative palsaltasi palsoiltasi
allative palsallesi palsoillesi
essive palsanasi palsoinasi
translative palsaksesi palsoiksesi
abessive palsattasi palsoittasi
instructive
comitative palsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative palsamme palsamme
accusative nom. palsamme palsamme
gen. palsamme
genitive palsamme palsojemme
palsaimme rare
partitive palsaamme palsojamme
inessive palsassamme palsoissamme
elative palsastamme palsoistamme
illative palsaamme palsoihimme
adessive palsallamme palsoillamme
ablative palsaltamme palsoiltamme
allative palsallemme palsoillemme
essive palsanamme palsoinamme
translative palsaksemme palsoiksemme
abessive palsattamme palsoittamme
instructive
comitative palsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative palsanne palsanne
accusative nom. palsanne palsanne
gen. palsanne
genitive palsanne palsojenne
palsainne rare
partitive palsaanne palsojanne
inessive palsassanne palsoissanne
elative palsastanne palsoistanne
illative palsaanne palsoihinne
adessive palsallanne palsoillanne
ablative palsaltanne palsoiltanne
allative palsallenne palsoillenne
essive palsananne palsoinanne
translative palsaksenne palsoiksenne
abessive palsattanne palsoittanne
instructive
comitative palsoinenne
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