nalle

See also: nal̜l̜e

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nalle (“bear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑlːe/, [ˈnɑlːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːe
  • Syllabification(key): nal‧le

Noun

nalle

  1. (playfully) bear
  2. teddybear

Declension
Inflection of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative nalle nallet
genitive nallen nallejen
partitive nallea nalleja
illative nalleen nalleihin
singular plural
nominative nalle nallet
accusative nom. nalle nallet
gen. nallen
genitive nallen nallejen
nalleinrare
partitive nallea nalleja
inessive nallessa nalleissa
elative nallesta nalleista
illative nalleen nalleihin
adessive nallella nalleilla
ablative nallelta nalleilta
allative nallelle nalleille
essive nallena nalleina
translative nalleksi nalleiksi
instructive — nallein
abessive nalletta nalleitta
comitative — nalleineen
Possessive forms of nalle (type nalle)
possessor singular plural
1st person nalleni nallemme
2nd person nallesi nallenne
3rd person nallensa

Synonyms

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

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Noun

nalle c

  1. (playfully) a bear
    Synonym: bamse
  2. a teddy bear
    Synonyms: nallebjörn, teddybjörn
  3. (colloquial) mobile phone; Contraction of yuppienalle.

Declension
Declension of nalle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nalle nallen nallar nallarna
Genitive nalles nallens nallars nallarnas

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nālē.

Noun

nalle

  1. way, manner

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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