valkeus
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkeus/, [ˈʋɑ̝lk̟e̞us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlkeus
- Syllabification(key): val‧ke‧us
Noun
valkeus
- whiteness
- brightness
- (literary, biblical) light
- Synonym: (1992) valo
- 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Ensimmäinen Mooseksen Kirja (Genesis) 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.
Declension
Inflection of valkeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | valkeudetta | valkeuksitta | ||
instructive | — | valkeuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “valkeus”, 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 2023-07-04
Anagrams
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlke.us/, [ˈʋɑɫke̞.ŭz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkehus/, [ˈʋɑɫɡ̊e̞huʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑlke.us, -ɑlkehus
- Hyphenation: val‧ke‧us
Noun
valkeus (uncountable)
- 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.
Declension
Declension of valkeus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | valkeus | — |
genitive | valkeuen | — |
partitive | valkeutta | — |
illative | valkeuee | — |
inessive | valkeuees | — |
elative | valkeuest | — |
allative | valkeuelle | — |
adessive | valkeueel | — |
ablative | valkeuelt | — |
translative | valkeueks | — |
essive | valkeuenna, valkeueen | — |
exessive1) | valkeuent | — |
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. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 634
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