kalpea
Finnish
(index ka)
Etymology
From kalpa- + -ea, the root extracted by reanalysis from kalvas, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós. Cognates include Karelian kalpie, Latin albus, Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós), English elf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɑlpe̞ɑ]
- Hyphenation: kal‧pe‧a
- Rhymes: -eɑ
Adjective
kalpea (comparative kalpeampi, superlative kalpein)
- pale, especially when referring to a person
- pallid
Declension
| Inflection of kalpea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalpea | kalpeat | |
| genitive | kalpean | kalpeiden kalpeitten | |
| partitive | kalpeaa kalpeata | kalpeita | |
| illative | kalpeaan | kalpeisiin kalpeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kalpea | kalpeat | |
| accusative | nom. | kalpea | kalpeat |
| gen. | kalpean | ||
| genitive | kalpean | kalpeiden kalpeitten kalpeainrare | |
| partitive | kalpeaa kalpeata | kalpeita | |
| inessive | kalpeassa | kalpeissa | |
| elative | kalpeasta | kalpeista | |
| illative | kalpeaan | kalpeisiin kalpeihin | |
| adessive | kalpealla | kalpeilla | |
| ablative | kalpealta | kalpeilta | |
| allative | kalpealle | kalpeille | |
| essive | kalpeana | kalpeina | |
| translative | kalpeaksi | kalpeiksi | |
| instructive | — | kalpein | |
| abessive | kalpeatta | kalpeitta | |
| comitative | — | kalpeine | |
Synonyms
- kalvakka, kelmeä, väritön
Derived terms
- kalpeasti
- kalpeus
Anagrams
- kelpaa