helkajuhla
Finnish
Etymology
From helka + juhla (“celebration”). The initial component from Old Norse helgr (“holy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhelkɑˌjuhlɑ/, [ˈhe̞lkɑˌjuxlɑ]
- Rhymes: -uhlɑ
- Syllabification(key): hel‧ka‧juh‧la
Noun
helkajuhla
- A traditional feast celebrated during the Pentecost in the parish of Sääksmäki, based on a pagan feast that used to be celebrated in May in order to secure the crops for the year.
Declension
| Inflection of helkajuhla (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat | |
| genitive | helkajuhlan | helkajuhlien | |
| partitive | helkajuhlaa | helkajuhlia | |
| illative | helkajuhlaan | helkajuhliin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat | |
| accusative | nom. | helkajuhla | helkajuhlat |
| gen. | helkajuhlan | ||
| genitive | helkajuhlan | helkajuhlien helkajuhlainrare | |
| partitive | helkajuhlaa | helkajuhlia | |
| inessive | helkajuhlassa | helkajuhlissa | |
| elative | helkajuhlasta | helkajuhlista | |
| illative | helkajuhlaan | helkajuhliin | |
| adessive | helkajuhlalla | helkajuhlilla | |
| ablative | helkajuhlalta | helkajuhlilta | |
| allative | helkajuhlalle | helkajuhlille | |
| essive | helkajuhlana | helkajuhlina | |
| translative | helkajuhlaksi | helkajuhliksi | |
| instructive | — | helkajuhlin | |
| abessive | helkajuhlatta | helkajuhlitta | |
| comitative | — | helkajuhlineen | |
| Possessive forms of helkajuhla (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | helkajuhlani | helkajuhlamme |
| 2nd person | helkajuhlasi | helkajuhlanne |
| 3rd person | helkajuhlansa | |
See also
- helkavirsi