haltija
Finnish
Alternative forms
- (elf): haltia
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*haldijaz, “holder”). Alternatively, derived from hallita (“to rule, command, control”) + -ja (“-er”). Cognate with Estonian haldjas.
Noun
haltija
- holder, occupant (one who occupies a position; often used as head of compound term)
- En voi sanoa samaa tehtävän nykyisestä haltijasta.
- I cannot say the same of the current occupant of the position.
- (law) possessor, occupant (one who has control over, but not necessarily legal ownership of, an item of fixed or movable property)
- elf (mythical, supernatural being)
Declension
| Inflection of haltija (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haltija | haltijat | |
| genitive | haltijan | haltijoiden haltijoitten | |
| partitive | haltijaa | haltijoita | |
| illative | haltijaan | haltijoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | haltija | haltijat | |
| accusative | nom. | haltija | haltijat |
| gen. | haltijan | ||
| genitive | haltijan | haltijoiden haltijoitten haltijainrare | |
| partitive | haltijaa | haltijoita | |
| inessive | haltijassa | haltijoissa | |
| elative | haltijasta | haltijoista | |
| illative | haltijaan | haltijoihin | |
| adessive | haltijalla | haltijoilla | |
| ablative | haltijalta | haltijoilta | |
| allative | haltijalle | haltijoille | |
| essive | haltijana | haltijoina | |
| translative | haltijaksi | haltijoiksi | |
| instructive | — | haltijoin | |
| abessive | haltijatta | haltijoitta | |
| comitative | — | haltijoineen | |
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