helkajuhla
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From helka + juhla (“celebration”). The initial component from Old Norse helgr (“holy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helkajuhla
- A traditional feast celebrated during the Pentecost in the parish of Sääksmäki, based on a pagan feast that used to be celebrated in May in order to secure the crops for the year.
Declension edit
Inflection of helkajuhla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat | ||
genitive | helkajuhlan | helkajuhlien | ||
partitive | helkajuhlaa | helkajuhlia | ||
illative | helkajuhlaan | helkajuhliin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat | ||
accusative | nom. | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat | |
gen. | helkajuhlan | |||
genitive | helkajuhlan | helkajuhlien helkajuhlain rare | ||
partitive | helkajuhlaa | helkajuhlia | ||
inessive | helkajuhlassa | helkajuhlissa | ||
elative | helkajuhlasta | helkajuhlista | ||
illative | helkajuhlaan | helkajuhliin | ||
adessive | helkajuhlalla | helkajuhlilla | ||
ablative | helkajuhlalta | helkajuhlilta | ||
allative | helkajuhlalle | helkajuhlille | ||
essive | helkajuhlana | helkajuhlina | ||
translative | helkajuhlaksi | helkajuhliksi | ||
abessive | helkajuhlatta | helkajuhlitta | ||
instructive | — | helkajuhlin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “helkajuhla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02