Kalevala

English

Alternative forms

• Kalewala

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. The Finnish national epic.
2. The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
3. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Translations

the Finnish national epic

• Finnish: Kalevala (fi)
• Georgian: კალევალა (ḳalevala)
• German: Kalevala n, Kalewala f
• Greek: Καλεβάλα f (Kalevála), Κάλεβαλα f (Kálevala)
• Hungarian: Kalevala (hu)
• Japanese: カレワラ (karewara)
• Latin: Kalevala f
• Low German: Kalevala
• Portuguese: Kalevala m
• Russian: Ка́левала (ru) f (Kálevala)
• Swedish: Kalevala c
• Ukrainian: Ка́левала (ru) f (Kálevala)

mythical location

• Finnish: Kalevala (fi)

town

• Finnish: Uhtua, Kalevala (fi)
• Karelian: Uhtuo, Kalevala
• Russian: Ухта (ru) (Uxta), Калевала (ru) (Kalevala)
• Swedish: Kalevala n

Anagrams

• lava lake

Finnish

Etymology

From Kaleva +‎ -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ˌʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧le‧va‧la

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. Kalevala (epic)
2. Kalevala (mythical place)
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:

     Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.

     Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.

3. Kalevala. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Declension

Inflection of Kalevala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Kalevala	—
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalevala	—
accusative	nom.	Kalevala	—
	gen.	Kalevalan
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
inessive		Kalevalassa	—
elative		Kalevalasta	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
adessive		Kalevalalla	—
ablative		Kalevalalta	—
allative		Kalevalalle	—
essive		Kalevalana	—
translative		Kalevalaksi	—
abessive		Kalevalatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalevala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalani — accusative nom. Kalevalani — gen. Kalevalani genitive Kalevalani — partitive Kalevalaani — inessive Kalevalassani — elative Kalevalastani — illative Kalevalaani — adessive Kalevalallani — ablative Kalevalaltani — allative Kalevalalleni — essive Kalevalanani — translative Kalevalakseni — abessive Kalevalattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalasi — accusative nom. Kalevalasi — gen. Kalevalasi genitive Kalevalasi — partitive Kalevalaasi — inessive Kalevalassasi — elative Kalevalastasi — illative Kalevalaasi — adessive Kalevalallasi — ablative Kalevalaltasi — allative Kalevalallesi — essive Kalevalanasi — translative Kalevalaksesi — abessive Kalevalattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalamme — accusative nom. Kalevalamme — gen. Kalevalamme genitive Kalevalamme — partitive Kalevalaamme — inessive Kalevalassamme — elative Kalevalastamme — illative Kalevalaamme — adessive Kalevalallamme — ablative Kalevalaltamme — allative Kalevalallemme — essive Kalevalanamme — translative Kalevalaksemme — abessive Kalevalattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalanne — accusative nom. Kalevalanne — gen. Kalevalanne genitive Kalevalanne — partitive Kalevalaanne — inessive Kalevalassanne — elative Kalevalastanne — illative Kalevalaanne — adessive Kalevalallanne — ablative Kalevalaltanne — allative Kalevalallenne — essive Kalevalananne — translative Kalevalaksenne — abessive Kalevalattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalevalansa — accusative nom. Kalevalansa — gen. Kalevalansa genitive Kalevalansa — partitive Kalevalaansa — inessive Kalevalassaan Kalevalassansa — elative Kalevalastaan Kalevalastansa — illative Kalevalaansa — adessive Kalevalallaan Kalevalallansa — ablative Kalevalaltaan Kalevalaltansa — allative Kalevalalleen Kalevalallensa — essive Kalevalanaan Kalevalanansa — translative Kalevalakseen Kalevalaksensa — abessive Kalevalattaan Kalevalattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kalevalainen

 

compounds

• kalevalamitta

 

Anagrams

• kalavale

German

Alternative forms

• Kalewala

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Proper noun

das/die Kalevala n or f (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des/der Kalevala)

1. the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   In jenen Jahren durchpflügte die russische Aggression die Autonomie Finnlands gerade an den Grenzlinien Kareliens, wodurch das Kalevala zum Symbol nationaler Identität aufstieg.

   In those years, Russian aggression plowed through the autonomy of Finland right on the borderlines of Karelia, whereby the Kalevala rose to a symbol of national identity.

Declension

Declension of Kalevala [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das, die	Kalevala
genitive	des, der	Kalevala
dative	dem, der	Kalevala
accusative	das, die	Kalevala

Further reading

• “Kalevala” in Duden online
• “Kalevala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.u̯a.la/, [käˈɫ̪eu̯äɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.va.la/, [käˈlɛːvälä]

Proper noun

Kalevala f sg (genitive Kalevalae); first declension (New Latin)

1. The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.

   The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.

2. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Kalevala
Genitive	Kalevalae
Dative	Kalevalae
Accusative	Kalevalam
Ablative	Kalevalā
Vocative	Kalevala

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.la/

Proper noun

Kalevala m

1. Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)