Kalevala

Kalevala

English

Alternative forms

• Kalewala

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. The Finnish national epic.
2. The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
3. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Translations

the Finnish national epic

Finnish: Kalevala (fi) German: Kalevala n, Kalewala f Greek: Καλεβάλα f (Kalevála), Κάλεβαλα f (Kálevala) Hungarian: Kalevala Japanese: カレワラ (karewara) Latin: Kalevala f Low German: Kalevala Portuguese: Kalevala m Russian: Ка́левала f (Kálevala) Ukrainian: Ка́левала f (Kálevala)

mythical location

Finnish: Kalevala (fi)

Anagrams

• lava lake

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Finnish

Etymology

From Kaleva +‎ -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑle̞ˌʋɑlɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧le‧va‧la

Proper noun

Kalevala

1. Kalevala (epic)
2. Kalevala (mythical place)
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:

     Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.

     Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.

3. Kalevala. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Declension

Inflection of Kalevala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Kalevala	—
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalevala	—
accusative	nom.	Kalevala	—
	gen.	Kalevalan
genitive		Kalevalan	—
partitive		Kalevalaa	—
inessive		Kalevalassa	—
elative		Kalevalasta	—
illative		Kalevalaan	—
adessive		Kalevalalla	—
ablative		Kalevalalta	—
allative		Kalevalalle	—
essive		Kalevalana	—
translative		Kalevalaksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Kalevalatta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Kalevala (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Kalevalani	Kalevalamme
2nd person	Kalevalasi	Kalevalanne
3rd person	Kalevalansa

Derived terms

• kalevalainen

Anagrams

• kalavale

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German

Alternative forms

• Kalewala

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Proper noun

das/die Kalevala n or f (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des/derKalevala)

1. the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   In jenen Jahren durchpflügte die russische Aggression die Autonomie Finnlands gerade an den Grenzlinien Kareliens, wodurch das Kalevala zum Symbol nationaler Identität aufstieg.

   In those years, Russian aggression plowed through the autonomy of Finland right on the borderlines of Karelia, whereby the Kalevala rose to a symbol of national identity.

Declension

Declension of Kalevala [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das, die	Kalevala
genitive	des, der	Kalevala
dative	dem, der	Kalevala
accusative	das, die	Kalevala

Further reading

• “Kalevala” in Duden online
• “Kalevala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.u̯a.la/, [käˈɫ̪eu̯äɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.va.la/, [käˈlɛːvälä]

Proper noun

Kalevala f sg (genitive Kalevalae); first declension (New Latin)

1. The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)

   Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.

   The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.

2. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Kalevala
Genitive	Kalevalae
Dative	Kalevalae
Accusative	Kalevalam
Ablative	Kalevalā
Vocative	Kalevala

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.leˈva.la/

Proper noun

Kalevala m

1. Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)