Kalevala

• Kalewala

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Kalevala

1. The Finnish national epic.
2. The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
3. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

• lava lake

From Kaleva +‎ -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑle̞ˌʋɑlɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧le‧va‧la

Kalevala

1. Kalevala (epic)
2. Kalevala (mythical place)
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:

     Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.

     Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.

3. Kalevala. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

• kalevalainen

• kalavale

• Kalewala

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

das/die Kalevala n or f (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des/der Kalevala)

1. the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   In jenen Jahren durchpflügte die russische Aggression die Autonomie Finnlands gerade an den Grenzlinien Kareliens, wodurch das Kalevala zum Symbol nationaler Identität aufstieg.

   In those years, Russian aggression plowed through the autonomy of Finland right on the borderlines of Karelia, whereby the Kalevala rose to a symbol of national identity.

• “Kalevala” in Duden online
• “Kalevala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.u̯a.la/, [käˈɫ̪eu̯äɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.va.la/, [käˈlɛːvälä]

Kalevala f sg (genitive Kalevalae); first declension (New Latin)

1. The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.

   The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.

2. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

First-declension noun, singular only.

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Kalevala m

1. Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)