Helka
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish first name Helga < Old Norse helga (“holy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhelkɑ/, [ˈhe̞lkɑ]
- Rhymes: -elkɑ
- Syllabification(key): Hel‧ka
Proper noun
Helka
- a female given name
- 1840 Kanteletar:3:37 Helka paimenessa:
- Kalevalan kaunis neiti,
- Helka neiti hempiätär,
- läksi piennä paimenehen,
- lassa karjan kaitsentahan;
- 1840 Kanteletar:3:37 Helka paimenessa:
Declension
| Inflection of Helka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Helka | Helkat | |
| genitive | Helkan | Helkojen | |
| partitive | Helkaa | Helkoja | |
| illative | Helkaan | Helkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Helka | Helkat | |
| accusative | nom. | Helka | Helkat |
| gen. | Helkan | ||
| genitive | Helkan | Helkojen Helkainrare | |
| partitive | Helkaa | Helkoja | |
| inessive | Helkassa | Helkoissa | |
| elative | Helkasta | Helkoista | |
| illative | Helkaan | Helkoihin | |
| adessive | Helkalla | Helkoilla | |
| ablative | Helkalta | Helkoilta | |
| allative | Helkalle | Helkoille | |
| essive | Helkana | Helkoina | |
| translative | Helkaksi | Helkoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Helkoin | |
| abessive | Helkatta | Helkoitta | |
| comitative | — | Helkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Helka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Helkani | Helkamme |
| 2nd person | Helkasi | Helkanne |
| 3rd person | Helkansa | |
Related terms
- helkajuhla
- Aila
- Aili
- Oili
Anagrams
- kahle