kantele
See also: Kantele
English
Etymology
From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandël for theories.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæntələ/, /ˈkæntəleɪ/
Noun
kantele (plural kanteles)
- (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.[1]
- 1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XLIV:
- With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- concert kantele
- small kantele
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- 2003. "Kantele". Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 440.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnteleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪e̞le̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑntele
- Syllabification(key): kan‧te‧le
Etymology 1
See kannel.
Declension
Inflection of kantele (Kotus type 49*J/askel, nt-nn gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kantele kannel |
kanteleet kantelet | ||
genitive | kanteleen kantelen |
kanteleiden kanteleitten kantelien kannelten | ||
partitive | kanteletta kannelta |
kanteleita kantelia | ||
illative | kanteleeseen kanteleen |
kanteleisiin kanteleihin kanteliin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kantele kannel |
kanteleet kantelet | ||
accusative | nom. | kantele kannel |
kanteleet kantelet | |
gen. | kanteleen kantelen | |||
genitive | kanteleen kantelen |
kanteleiden kanteleitten kantelien kannelten | ||
partitive | kanteletta kannelta |
kanteleita kantelia | ||
inessive | kanteleessa kantelessa |
kanteleissa kantelissa | ||
elative | kanteleesta kantelesta |
kanteleista kantelista | ||
illative | kanteleeseen kanteleen |
kanteleisiin kanteleihin kanteliin | ||
adessive | kanteleella kantelella |
kanteleilla kantelilla | ||
ablative | kanteleelta kantelelta |
kanteleilta kantelilta | ||
allative | kanteleelle kantelelle |
kanteleille kantelille | ||
essive | kanteleena kantelena |
kanteleina kantelina | ||
translative | kanteleeksi kanteleksi |
kanteleiksi kanteliksi | ||
abessive | kanteleetta kanteletta |
kanteleitta kantelitta | ||
instructive | — | kantelein kantelin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Alternative forms
Derived terms
compounds
See also
Further reading
- “kantele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Verb
kantele
- inflection of kannella:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
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