Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Cognate with Karelian heltta and possibly to dialectal Estonian helt (in western dialects, particularly Saaremaa), unless it is borrowed from Finnish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheltːɑ/, [ˈhe̞l̪t̪ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eltːɑ
- Syllabification(key): helt‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): helt‧ta
Noun
heltta
- wattle (loose, hanging skin on birds, animals and humans)
- snood (flap of skin on the beak of a turkey)
- (mycology) gill, lamella (of a mushroom)
Declension
| Inflection of heltta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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heltta
|
heltat
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| genitive
|
heltan
|
helttojen
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| partitive
|
helttaa
|
helttoja
|
| illative
|
helttaan
|
helttoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
heltta
|
heltat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
heltta
|
heltat
|
| gen.
|
heltan
|
| genitive
|
heltan
|
helttojen
helttain rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaa
|
helttoja
|
| inessive
|
heltassa
|
heltoissa
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| elative
|
heltasta
|
heltoista
|
| illative
|
helttaan
|
helttoihin
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| adessive
|
heltalla
|
heltoilla
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| ablative
|
heltalta
|
heltoilta
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| allative
|
heltalle
|
heltoille
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| essive
|
helttana
|
helttoina
|
| translative
|
heltaksi
|
heltoiksi
|
| abessive
|
heltatta
|
heltoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
heltoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
helttani
|
helttani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
helttani
|
helttani
|
| gen.
|
helttani
|
| genitive
|
helttani
|
helttojeni
helttaini rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaani
|
helttojani
|
| inessive
|
heltassani
|
heltoissani
|
| elative
|
heltastani
|
heltoistani
|
| illative
|
helttaani
|
helttoihini
|
| adessive
|
heltallani
|
heltoillani
|
| ablative
|
heltaltani
|
heltoiltani
|
| allative
|
heltalleni
|
heltoilleni
|
| essive
|
helttanani
|
helttoinani
|
| translative
|
heltakseni
|
heltoikseni
|
| abessive
|
heltattani
|
heltoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
helttoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
helttasi
|
helttasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
helttasi
|
helttasi
|
| gen.
|
helttasi
|
| genitive
|
helttasi
|
helttojesi
helttaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaasi
|
helttojasi
|
| inessive
|
heltassasi
|
heltoissasi
|
| elative
|
heltastasi
|
heltoistasi
|
| illative
|
helttaasi
|
helttoihisi
|
| adessive
|
heltallasi
|
heltoillasi
|
| ablative
|
heltaltasi
|
heltoiltasi
|
| allative
|
heltallesi
|
heltoillesi
|
| essive
|
helttanasi
|
helttoinasi
|
| translative
|
heltaksesi
|
heltoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
heltattasi
|
heltoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
helttoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
helttamme
|
helttamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
helttamme
|
helttamme
|
| gen.
|
helttamme
|
| genitive
|
helttamme
|
helttojemme
helttaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaamme
|
helttojamme
|
| inessive
|
heltassamme
|
heltoissamme
|
| elative
|
heltastamme
|
heltoistamme
|
| illative
|
helttaamme
|
helttoihimme
|
| adessive
|
heltallamme
|
heltoillamme
|
| ablative
|
heltaltamme
|
heltoiltamme
|
| allative
|
heltallemme
|
heltoillemme
|
| essive
|
helttanamme
|
helttoinamme
|
| translative
|
heltaksemme
|
heltoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
heltattamme
|
heltoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
helttoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
helttanne
|
helttanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
helttanne
|
helttanne
|
| gen.
|
helttanne
|
| genitive
|
helttanne
|
helttojenne
helttainne rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaanne
|
helttojanne
|
| inessive
|
heltassanne
|
heltoissanne
|
| elative
|
heltastanne
|
heltoistanne
|
| illative
|
helttaanne
|
helttoihinne
|
| adessive
|
heltallanne
|
heltoillanne
|
| ablative
|
heltaltanne
|
heltoiltanne
|
| allative
|
heltallenne
|
heltoillenne
|
| essive
|
helttananne
|
helttoinanne
|
| translative
|
heltaksenne
|
heltoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
heltattanne
|
heltoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
helttoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
helttansa
|
helttansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
helttansa
|
helttansa
|
| gen.
|
helttansa
|
| genitive
|
helttansa
|
helttojensa
helttainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
helttaansa
|
helttojaan
helttojansa
|
| inessive
|
heltassaan
heltassansa
|
heltoissaan
heltoissansa
|
| elative
|
heltastaan
heltastansa
|
heltoistaan
heltoistansa
|
| illative
|
helttaansa
|
helttoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
heltallaan
heltallansa
|
heltoillaan
heltoillansa
|
| ablative
|
heltaltaan
heltaltansa
|
heltoiltaan
heltoiltansa
|
| allative
|
heltalleen
heltallensa
|
heltoilleen
heltoillensa
|
| essive
|
helttanaan
helttanansa
|
helttoinaan
helttoinansa
|
| translative
|
heltakseen
heltaksensa
|
heltoikseen
heltoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
heltattaan
heltattansa
|
heltoittaan
heltoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
helttoineen
helttoinensa
|
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Derived terms
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