kallio

See also: Kallio

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ, *halljō- (“rock”). Cognate with Estonian kalju. Doublet with hella.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kal‧li‧o
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑlːio]

Noun

kallio

  1. Rock, as the aggregate of solid mineral matter (stone) that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
  2. A rock, as a hill having no or just a little vegetation and consisting of solid rock.
  3. (figuratively) A rock, as something that is strong, stable, and dependable.

Declension
Inflection of kallio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative kallio kalliot
genitive kallion kallioiden
kallioitten
partitive kalliota kallioita
illative kallioon kallioihin
singular plural
nominative kallio kalliot
accusative nom. kallio kalliot
gen. kallion
genitive kallion kallioiden
kallioitten
partitive kalliota kallioita
inessive kalliossa kallioissa
elative kalliosta kallioista
illative kallioon kallioihin
adessive kalliolla kallioilla
ablative kalliolta kallioilta
allative kalliolle kallioille
essive kalliona kallioina
translative kallioksi kallioiksi
instructive — kallioin
abessive kalliotta kallioitta
comitative — kallioineen

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds
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