Finnish
FWOTD – 27 July 2015
Etymology
From ilma (“air”) + -tar. The given name was adopted from the Kalevala in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈilmɑtɑr/, [ˈilmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝r]
- Rhymes: -ilmɑtɑr
- Syllabification(key): Il‧ma‧tar
- Hyphenation(key): Il‧ma‧tar
Proper noun
Ilmatar
- (Finnic mythology) An air spirit and the mother of Väinämöinen in the Kalevala.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 1:107-112:
Yksin syntyi Väinämöinen, / Ilmestyi ikirunoja / Kapehesta kantajasta, / Ilmattaresta emosta. / Olipa impi, ilman tyttö, / Kave luonnotar korea.- Lonely born was Väinämöinen, / All alone, the poet immortal, / From the beautiful who bore him, / From his mother, Ilmatar. / She, the virgin of the air, / Beautiful maiden, Nature's girl, /
- (rare as a first name) a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Ilmatar (Kotus type 32*C/sisar, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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Ilmatar
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Ilmattaret
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| genitive
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Ilmattaren
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Ilmattarien
Ilmatarten
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| partitive
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Ilmatarta
|
Ilmattaria
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| illative
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Ilmattareen
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Ilmattariin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ilmatar
|
Ilmattaret
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ilmatar
|
Ilmattaret
|
| gen.
|
Ilmattaren
|
| genitive
|
Ilmattaren
|
Ilmattarien
Ilmatarten
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| partitive
|
Ilmatarta
|
Ilmattaria
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| inessive
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Ilmattaressa
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Ilmattarissa
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| elative
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Ilmattaresta
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Ilmattarista
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| illative
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Ilmattareen
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Ilmattariin
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| adessive
|
Ilmattarella
|
Ilmattarilla
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| ablative
|
Ilmattarelta
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Ilmattarilta
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| allative
|
Ilmattarelle
|
Ilmattarille
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| essive
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Ilmattarena
|
Ilmattarina
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| translative
|
Ilmattareksi
|
Ilmattariksi
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| abessive
|
Ilmattaretta
|
Ilmattaritta
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| instructive
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—
|
Ilmattarin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ilmattareni
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Ilmattareni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ilmattareni
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Ilmattareni
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| gen.
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Ilmattareni
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| genitive
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Ilmattareni
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Ilmattarieni
Ilmatarteni
|
| partitive
|
Ilmatartani
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Ilmattariani
|
| inessive
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Ilmattaressani
|
Ilmattarissani
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| elative
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Ilmattarestani
|
Ilmattaristani
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| illative
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Ilmattareeni
|
Ilmattariini
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| adessive
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Ilmattarellani
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Ilmattarillani
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| ablative
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Ilmattareltani
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Ilmattariltani
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| allative
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Ilmattarelleni
|
Ilmattarilleni
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| essive
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Ilmattarenani
|
Ilmattarinani
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| translative
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Ilmattarekseni
|
Ilmattarikseni
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| abessive
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Ilmattarettani
|
Ilmattarittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Ilmattarineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Ilmattaresi
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Ilmattaresi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Ilmattaresi
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Ilmattaresi
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| gen.
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Ilmattaresi
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| genitive
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Ilmattaresi
|
Ilmattariesi
Ilmatartesi
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| partitive
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Ilmatartasi
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Ilmattariasi
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| inessive
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Ilmattaressasi
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Ilmattarissasi
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| elative
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Ilmattarestasi
|
Ilmattaristasi
|
| illative
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Ilmattareesi
|
Ilmattariisi
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| adessive
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Ilmattarellasi
|
Ilmattarillasi
|
| ablative
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Ilmattareltasi
|
Ilmattariltasi
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| allative
|
Ilmattarellesi
|
Ilmattarillesi
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| essive
|
Ilmattarenasi
|
Ilmattarinasi
|
| translative
|
Ilmattareksesi
|
Ilmattariksesi
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| abessive
|
Ilmattarettasi
|
Ilmattarittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ilmattarinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Ilmattaremme
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Ilmattaremme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ilmattaremme
|
Ilmattaremme
|
| gen.
|
Ilmattaremme
|
| genitive
|
Ilmattaremme
|
Ilmattariemme
Ilmatartemme
|
| partitive
|
Ilmatartamme
|
Ilmattariamme
|
| inessive
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Ilmattaressamme
|
Ilmattarissamme
|
| elative
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Ilmattarestamme
|
Ilmattaristamme
|
| illative
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Ilmattareemme
|
Ilmattariimme
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| adessive
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Ilmattarellamme
|
Ilmattarillamme
|
| ablative
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Ilmattareltamme
|
Ilmattariltamme
|
| allative
|
Ilmattarellemme
|
Ilmattarillemme
|
| essive
|
Ilmattarenamme
|
Ilmattarinamme
|
| translative
|
Ilmattareksemme
|
Ilmattariksemme
|
| abessive
|
Ilmattarettamme
|
Ilmattarittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ilmattarinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Ilmattarenne
|
Ilmattarenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ilmattarenne
|
Ilmattarenne
|
| gen.
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Ilmattarenne
|
| genitive
|
Ilmattarenne
|
Ilmattarienne
Ilmatartenne
|
| partitive
|
Ilmatartanne
|
Ilmattarianne
|
| inessive
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Ilmattaressanne
|
Ilmattarissanne
|
| elative
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Ilmattarestanne
|
Ilmattaristanne
|
| illative
|
Ilmattareenne
|
Ilmattariinne
|
| adessive
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Ilmattarellanne
|
Ilmattarillanne
|
| ablative
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Ilmattareltanne
|
Ilmattariltanne
|
| allative
|
Ilmattarellenne
|
Ilmattarillenne
|
| essive
|
Ilmattarenanne
|
Ilmattarinanne
|
| translative
|
Ilmattareksenne
|
Ilmattariksenne
|
| abessive
|
Ilmattarettanne
|
Ilmattarittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ilmattarinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Ilmattarensa
|
Ilmattarensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ilmattarensa
|
Ilmattarensa
|
| gen.
|
Ilmattarensa
|
| genitive
|
Ilmattarensa
|
Ilmattariensa
Ilmatartensa
|
| partitive
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Ilmatartaan
Ilmatartansa
|
Ilmattariaan
Ilmattariansa
|
| inessive
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Ilmattaressaan
Ilmattaressansa
|
Ilmattarissaan
Ilmattarissansa
|
| elative
|
Ilmattarestaan
Ilmattarestansa
|
Ilmattaristaan
Ilmattaristansa
|
| illative
|
Ilmattareensa
|
Ilmattariinsa
|
| adessive
|
Ilmattarellaan
Ilmattarellansa
|
Ilmattarillaan
Ilmattarillansa
|
| ablative
|
Ilmattareltaan
Ilmattareltansa
|
Ilmattariltaan
Ilmattariltansa
|
| allative
|
Ilmattarelleen
Ilmattarellensa
|
Ilmattarilleen
Ilmattarillensa
|
| essive
|
Ilmattarenaan
Ilmattarenansa
|
Ilmattarinaan
Ilmattarinansa
|
| translative
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Ilmattarekseen
Ilmattareksensa
|
Ilmattarikseen
Ilmattariksensa
|
| abessive
|
Ilmattarettaan
Ilmattarettansa
|
Ilmattarittaan
Ilmattarittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ilmattarineen
Ilmattarinensa
|
|
Statistics
- The given name Ilmatar belongs as a middle name to 270 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.