kalleus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kalleus
- expensiveness, costliness
- (plural only) valuables, treasure
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kalleus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | kalleudetta | kalleuksitta | ||
instructive | — | kalleuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (valuables): arvoesineet, rikkaudet
- (treasure): aarre
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “kalleus”, 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