Ilmatar

Ilmatar

Finnish

FWOTD – 27 July 2015

Etymology

From ilma (“air”) +‎ -tar. The given name was adopted from the Kalevala in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilmɑtɑr/, [ˈilmɑt̪ɑr]
• Rhymes: -ilmɑtɑr
• Syllabification^(key): Il‧ma‧tar

Proper noun

Ilmatar

1. (Finnic mythology) An air spirit and the mother of Väinämöinen in the Kalevala.
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 1:107-112:

     Yksin syntyi Väinämöinen, / Ilmestyi ikirunoja / Kapehesta kantajasta, / Ilmattaresta emosta. / Olipa impi, ilman tyttö, / Kave luonnotar korea.

     Lonely born was Väinämöinen, / All alone, the poet immortal, / From the beautiful who bore him, / From his mother, Ilmatar. / She, the virgin of the air, / Beautiful maiden, Nature's girl, /

2. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Ilmatar (Kotus type 32*C/sisar, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Ilmatar	Ilmattaret
genitive		Ilmattaren	Ilmattarien Ilmatarten
partitive		Ilmatarta	Ilmattaria
illative		Ilmattareen	Ilmattariin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ilmatar	Ilmattaret
accusative	nom.	Ilmatar	Ilmattaret
	gen.	Ilmattaren
genitive		Ilmattaren	Ilmattarien Ilmatarten
partitive		Ilmatarta	Ilmattaria
inessive		Ilmattaressa	Ilmattarissa
elative		Ilmattaresta	Ilmattarista
illative		Ilmattareen	Ilmattariin
adessive		Ilmattarella	Ilmattarilla
ablative		Ilmattarelta	Ilmattarilta
allative		Ilmattarelle	Ilmattarille
essive		Ilmattarena	Ilmattarina
translative		Ilmattareksi	Ilmattariksi
instructive		—	Ilmattarin
abessive		Ilmattaretta	Ilmattaritta
comitative		—	Ilmattarineen

Possessive forms of Ilmatar (type sisar)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Ilmattareni	Ilmattaremme
2nd person	Ilmattaresi	Ilmattarenne
3rd person	Ilmattarensa

Related terms

• Ilma
• Ilmarinen