keltamulta
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kelta + multa (literally "yellow earth/mould/soil")
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
keltamulta
- ochre (pigment)
- A traditional type of paint made using this pigment, also keltamultamaali.
Usage notes edit
The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.
Declension edit
Inflection of keltamulta (Kotus type 10*I/koira, lt-ll gradation) | ||||
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nominative | keltamulta | keltamullat | ||
genitive | keltamullan | keltamultien | ||
partitive | keltamultaa | keltamultia | ||
illative | keltamultaan | keltamultiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | keltamulta | keltamullat | ||
accusative | nom. | keltamulta | keltamullat | |
gen. | keltamullan | |||
genitive | keltamullan | keltamultien keltamultainrare | ||
partitive | keltamultaa | keltamultia | ||
inessive | keltamullassa | keltamullissa | ||
elative | keltamullasta | keltamullista | ||
illative | keltamultaan | keltamultiin | ||
adessive | keltamullalla | keltamullilla | ||
ablative | keltamullalta | keltamullilta | ||
allative | keltamullalle | keltamullille | ||
essive | keltamultana | keltamultina | ||
translative | keltamullaksi | keltamulliksi | ||
abessive | keltamullatta | keltamullitta | ||
instructive | — | keltamullin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
(pigment): keltaokra, keltaterra, minette, okra
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “keltamulta”, 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