palsa
English
editEtymology
editFrom Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.
Noun
editpalsa (plural palsas)
- (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.
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Northern Sami balsa.
Noun
editpalsa
Declension
editInflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “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
editOriginally a slang shortening of palttoo.
Noun
editpalsa (colloquial)
- long overcoat
Declension
editInflection of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “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
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