valkeus
Finnish
Etymology
valkea + -uus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkeus/, [ˈʋɑlke̞us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlkeus
- Syllabification(key): val‧ke‧us
Noun
valkeus
- whiteness
- brightness
- (literary, biblical) light
- 1933, Raamattu [The Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, 1. Mooseksen kirja 1:3–4:
- Ja Jumala sanoi: "Tulkoon valkeus". Ja valkeus tuli. Ja Jumala näki, että valkeus oli hyvä; ja Jumala erotti valkeuden pimeydestä.
- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
- Synonym: (1992) valo
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Declension
| Inflection of valkeus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valkeus | valkeudet | |
| genitive | valkeuden | valkeuksien | |
| partitive | valkeutta | valkeuksia | |
| illative | valkeuteen | valkeuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | valkeus | valkeudet | |
| accusative | nom. | valkeus | valkeudet |
| gen. | valkeuden | ||
| genitive | valkeuden | valkeuksien | |
| partitive | valkeutta | valkeuksia | |
| inessive | valkeudessa | valkeuksissa | |
| elative | valkeudesta | valkeuksista | |
| illative | valkeuteen | valkeuksiin | |
| adessive | valkeudella | valkeuksilla | |
| ablative | valkeudelta | valkeuksilta | |
| allative | valkeudelle | valkeuksille | |
| essive | valkeutena | valkeuksina | |
| translative | valkeudeksi | valkeuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | valkeuksin | |
| abessive | valkeudetta | valkeuksitta | |
| comitative | — | valkeuksineen | |
| Possessive forms of valkeus (type kalleus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | valkeuteni | valkeutemme |
| 2nd person | valkeutesi | valkeutenne |
| 3rd person | valkeutensa | |
Anagrams
- sulkeva
Ingrian
Etymology
From valkia (“white”) + -us. Akin to Finnish valkeus.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlke.us/, [ˈʋɑɫke̞.ŭz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlke.us/, [ˈʋɑɫɡ̊e̞.uʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑlke.us
- Hyphenation: val‧ke‧us
Noun
valkeus
- whiteness
- brightness
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 33:
- Kus ono suuret ikkunat, seel ono paljo luhtia, paljo valkeutta.
- Where there are big windows, there is a lot of air, a lot of brightness.
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Declension
| Declension of valkeus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | valkeus | valkeuet |
| genitive | valkeuen | valkeuksin |
| partitive | valkeutta | valkeuksia |
| illative | valkeuee | valkeuksii |
| inessive | valkeuees | valkeuksiis |
| elative | valkeuest | valkeuksist |
| allative | valkeuelle | valkeuksille |
| adessive | valkeueel | valkeuksiil |
| ablative | valkeuelt | valkeuksilt |
| translative | valkeueks | valkeuksiks |
| essive | valkeuenna, valkeueen | valkeuksinna, valkeuksiin |
| exessive1) | valkeuent | valkeuksint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||