kalleus
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kalleus
- expensiveness, costliness
- (plural only) valuables, treasure
Usage notesEdit
In the sense "valuables" the term refers to really precious things such as jewellery and fine art, not mere watches and credit cards, which are rather called arvoesine.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of kalleus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalleus | kalleudet | |
| genitive | kalleuden | kalleuksien | |
| partitive | kalleutta | kalleuksia | |
| illative | kalleuteen | kalleuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kalleus | kalleudet | |
| accusative | nom. | kalleus | kalleudet |
| gen. | kalleuden | ||
| genitive | kalleuden | kalleuksien | |
| partitive | kalleutta | kalleuksia | |
| inessive | kalleudessa | kalleuksissa | |
| elative | kalleudesta | kalleuksista | |
| illative | kalleuteen | kalleuksiin | |
| adessive | kalleudella | kalleuksilla | |
| ablative | kalleudelta | kalleuksilta | |
| allative | kalleudelle | kalleuksille | |
| essive | kalleutena | kalleuksina | |
| translative | kalleudeksi | kalleuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | kalleuksin | |
| abessive | kalleudetta | kalleuksitta | |
| comitative | — | kalleuksineen | |
| Possessive forms of kalleus (type kalleus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kalleuteni | kalleutemme |
| 2nd person | kalleutesi | kalleutenne |
| 3rd person | kalleutensa | |
SynonymsEdit
- (valuables): arvoesineet, rikkaudet
- (treasure): aarre