kulta

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkultɑ/, [ˈkult̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ultɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kul‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kulta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, compare Swedish guld, German Gold, English gold. Compare Livvi kultasen. Distant doublet of kelta.

Noun

kulta

  1. gold (metal)
  2. gold (first prize); gold medal
  3. darling, dear, baby (term of endearment)
    Synonym: see Thesaurus:kultanen
Declension
Inflection of kulta (Kotus type 10*I/koira, lt-ll gradation)
nominative kulta kullat
genitive kullan kultien
partitive kultaa kultia
illative kultaan kultiin
singular plural
nominative kulta kullat
accusative nom. kulta kullat
gen. kullan
genitive kullan kultien
kultainrare
partitive kultaa kultia
inessive kullassa kullissa
elative kullasta kullista
illative kultaan kultiin
adessive kullalla kullilla
ablative kullalta kullilta
allative kullalle kullille
essive kultana kultina
translative kullaksi kulliksi
instructive kullin
abessive kullatta kullitta
comitative kultineen
Possessive forms of kulta (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person kultani kultamme
2nd person kultasi kultanne
3rd person kultansa
Derived terms
Compounds

Pronoun

kulta

  1. (interrogative, archaic) ablative singular of kuka
  2. (indefinite, archaic) ablative singular of kuka
Synonyms

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

"kulta" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams


Ingrian

Kultaa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kulta. Cognates include Finnish kulta and Estonian kuld.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkultɑ/, [ˈkuɫd]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkultɑ/, [ˈkuɫd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ultɑ
  • Hyphenation: kul‧ta

Noun

kulta

  1. gold

Declension

Declension of kulta (type 3/koira, lt-ll gradation)
singular plural
nominative kulta kullat
genitive kullan kultiin
partitive kultaa kultia
illative kultaa kultii
inessive kullaas kulliis
elative kullast kullist
allative kullalle kullille
adessive kullaal kulliil
ablative kullalt kullilt
translative kullaks kulliks
essive kultanna, kultaan kultinna, kultiin
exessive1) kultant kultint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 216
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