elosalama

Finnish

Etymology

elo +‎ salama; thus called because in Finland this type of lightnings are primarily seen in August (elokuu in Finnish)

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: e‧lo‧sa‧la‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈeloˌsɑlɑmɑ/

Noun

elosalama

  1. An apparently silent lightning that strikes too far from the observer to be heard.

Declension
Inflection of elosalama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative elosalama elosalamat
genitive elosalaman elosalamoiden
elosalamoitten
partitive elosalamaa elosalamoita
illative elosalamaan elosalamoihin
singular plural
nominative elosalama elosalamat
accusative nom. elosalama elosalamat
gen. elosalaman
genitive elosalaman elosalamoiden
elosalamoitten
elosalamainrare
partitive elosalamaa elosalamoita
inessive elosalamassa elosalamoissa
elative elosalamasta elosalamoista
illative elosalamaan elosalamoihin
adessive elosalamalla elosalamoilla
ablative elosalamalta elosalamoilta
allative elosalamalle elosalamoille
essive elosalamana elosalamoina
translative elosalamaksi elosalamoiksi
instructive — elosalamoin
abessive elosalamatta elosalamoitta
comitative — elosalamoineen
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