palsa

English

Etymology

From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

Noun

palsa (plural palsas)

1. (geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
   • 2003, Richard J. Huggett, Fundamentals of Geomorphology, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 244:

     Peat plateaux are larger landforms formed by the coalescence of palsas. String bogs, also called patterned fens, occur in muskeg. They are alternations of thin, string-like strips or ridges of peat, mainly Sphagnum moss, which may […]

   • 2013 March 9, Dennis F. Whigham, D. Dykyjová, S. Hejný, Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 480:

     These basin bogs are generally associated with Picea mariana or are treeless. Species in these wetlands are similar to those found in other palsas in Canada.

Translations

hummock rising out of a bog

• Finnish: palsa (fi)
• French: palse (fr) m
• Swedish: pals (sv) c

Anagrams

• Palas, alaps, lapas, palas, plaas, salpa

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlsɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlsɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pal‧sa

Etymology 1

From Northern Sami balsa.

Noun

palsa

1. (geomorphology) palsa

Declension

Inflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		palsa	palsat
genitive		palsan	palsojen
partitive		palsaa	palsoja
illative		palsaan	palsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palsa	palsat
accusative	nom.	palsa	palsat
	gen.	palsan
genitive		palsan	palsojen palsain rare
partitive		palsaa	palsoja
inessive		palsassa	palsoissa
elative		palsasta	palsoista
illative		palsaan	palsoihin
adessive		palsalla	palsoilla
ablative		palsalta	palsoilta
allative		palsalle	palsoille
essive		palsana	palsoina
translative		palsaksi	palsoiksi
abessive		palsatta	palsoitta
instructive		—	palsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsani palsani accusative nom. palsani palsani gen. palsani genitive palsani palsojeni palsaini rare partitive palsaani palsojani inessive palsassani palsoissani elative palsastani palsoistani illative palsaani palsoihini adessive palsallani palsoillani ablative palsaltani palsoiltani allative palsalleni palsoilleni essive palsanani palsoinani translative palsakseni palsoikseni abessive palsattani palsoittani instructive — — comitative — palsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsasi palsasi accusative nom. palsasi palsasi gen. palsasi genitive palsasi palsojesi palsaisi rare partitive palsaasi palsojasi inessive palsassasi palsoissasi elative palsastasi palsoistasi illative palsaasi palsoihisi adessive palsallasi palsoillasi ablative palsaltasi palsoiltasi allative palsallesi palsoillesi essive palsanasi palsoinasi translative palsaksesi palsoiksesi abessive palsattasi palsoittasi instructive — — comitative — palsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsamme palsamme accusative nom. palsamme palsamme gen. palsamme genitive palsamme palsojemme palsaimme rare partitive palsaamme palsojamme inessive palsassamme palsoissamme elative palsastamme palsoistamme illative palsaamme palsoihimme adessive palsallamme palsoillamme ablative palsaltamme palsoiltamme allative palsallemme palsoillemme essive palsanamme palsoinamme translative palsaksemme palsoiksemme abessive palsattamme palsoittamme instructive — — comitative — palsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsanne palsanne accusative nom. palsanne palsanne gen. palsanne genitive palsanne palsojenne palsainne rare partitive palsaanne palsojanne inessive palsassanne palsoissanne elative palsastanne palsoistanne illative palsaanne palsoihinne adessive palsallanne palsoillanne ablative palsaltanne palsoiltanne allative palsallenne palsoillenne essive palsananne palsoinanne translative palsaksenne palsoiksenne abessive palsattanne palsoittanne instructive — — comitative — palsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palsansa palsansa accusative nom. palsansa palsansa gen. palsansa genitive palsansa palsojensa palsainsa rare partitive palsaansa palsojaan palsojansa inessive palsassaan palsassansa palsoissaan palsoissansa elative palsastaan palsastansa palsoistaan palsoistansa illative palsaansa palsoihinsa adessive palsallaan palsallansa palsoillaan palsoillansa ablative palsaltaan palsaltansa palsoiltaan palsoiltansa allative palsalleen palsallensa palsoilleen palsoillensa essive palsanaan palsanansa palsoinaan palsoinansa translative palsakseen palsaksensa palsoikseen palsoiksensa abessive palsattaan palsattansa palsoittaan palsoittansa instructive — — comitative — palsoineen palsoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• palsasuo

 

Further reading

• “1. palsa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Originally a shortened slang form of palttoo.

Noun

palsa (colloquial)

1. long overcoat

Declension

Inflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		palsa	palsat
genitive		palsan	palsojen
partitive		palsaa	palsoja
illative		palsaan	palsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palsa	palsat
accusative	nom.	palsa	palsat
	gen.	palsan
genitive		palsan	palsojen palsain rare
partitive		palsaa	palsoja
inessive		palsassa	palsoissa
elative		palsasta	palsoista
illative		palsaan	palsoihin
adessive		palsalla	palsoilla
ablative		palsalta	palsoilta
allative		palsalle	palsoille
essive		palsana	palsoina
translative		palsaksi	palsoiksi
abessive		palsatta	palsoitta
instructive		—	palsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsani palsani accusative nom. palsani palsani gen. palsani genitive palsani palsojeni palsaini rare partitive palsaani palsojani inessive palsassani palsoissani elative palsastani palsoistani illative palsaani palsoihini adessive palsallani palsoillani ablative palsaltani palsoiltani allative palsalleni palsoilleni essive palsanani palsoinani translative palsakseni palsoikseni abessive palsattani palsoittani instructive — — comitative — palsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palsasi palsasi accusative nom. palsasi palsasi gen. palsasi genitive palsasi palsojesi palsaisi rare partitive palsaasi palsojasi inessive palsassasi palsoissasi elative palsastasi palsoistasi illative palsaasi palsoihisi adessive palsallasi palsoillasi ablative palsaltasi palsoiltasi allative palsallesi palsoillesi essive palsanasi palsoinasi translative palsaksesi palsoiksesi abessive palsattasi palsoittasi instructive — — comitative — palsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsamme palsamme accusative nom. palsamme palsamme gen. palsamme genitive palsamme palsojemme palsaimme rare partitive palsaamme palsojamme inessive palsassamme palsoissamme elative palsastamme palsoistamme illative palsaamme palsoihimme adessive palsallamme palsoillamme ablative palsaltamme palsoiltamme allative palsallemme palsoillemme essive palsanamme palsoinamme translative palsaksemme palsoiksemme abessive palsattamme palsoittamme instructive — — comitative — palsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palsanne palsanne accusative nom. palsanne palsanne gen. palsanne genitive palsanne palsojenne palsainne rare partitive palsaanne palsojanne inessive palsassanne palsoissanne elative palsastanne palsoistanne illative palsaanne palsoihinne adessive palsallanne palsoillanne ablative palsaltanne palsoiltanne allative palsallenne palsoillenne essive palsananne palsoinanne translative palsaksenne palsoiksenne abessive palsattanne palsoittanne instructive — — comitative — palsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palsansa palsansa accusative nom. palsansa palsansa gen. palsansa genitive palsansa palsojensa palsainsa rare partitive palsaansa palsojaan palsojansa inessive palsassaan palsassansa palsoissaan palsoissansa elative palsastaan palsastansa palsoistaan palsoistansa illative palsaansa palsoihinsa adessive palsallaan palsallansa palsoillaan palsoillansa ablative palsaltaan palsaltansa palsoiltaan palsoiltansa allative palsalleen palsallensa palsoilleen palsoillensa essive palsanaan palsanansa palsoinaan palsoinansa translative palsakseen palsaksensa palsoikseen palsoiksensa abessive palsattaan palsattansa palsoittaan palsoittansa instructive — — comitative — palsoineen palsoinensa

Synonyms

• palttoo

Further reading

• “2. palsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• salpa