keltamulta
Finnish
editEtymology
editkelta + multa (literally "yellow earth/mould/soil")
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkeltamulta
- ochre (pigment)
- A traditional type of paint made using this pigment, also keltamultamaali.
Usage notes
editThe pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.
Declension
editInflection 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 keltamultain rare | |
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
editcompounds
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