See also: nal̜l̜e
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish nalle (“bear”), itself of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑlːe/, [ˈnɑ̝lːe̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlːe
- Syllabification(key): nal‧le
- Hyphenation(key): nal‧le
Noun
nalle
- (childish) bear
- teddybear
Declension
| Inflection of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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| nominative
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nalle
|
nallet
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| genitive
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nallen
|
nallejen
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| partitive
|
nallea
|
nalleja
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| illative
|
nalleen
|
nalleihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nalle
|
nallet
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
nalle
|
nallet
|
| gen.
|
nallen
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| genitive
|
nallen
|
nallejen
nallein rare
|
| partitive
|
nallea
|
nalleja
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| inessive
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nallessa
|
nalleissa
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| elative
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nallesta
|
nalleista
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| illative
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nalleen
|
nalleihin
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| adessive
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nallella
|
nalleilla
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| ablative
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nallelta
|
nalleilta
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| allative
|
nallelle
|
nalleille
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| essive
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nallena
|
nalleina
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| translative
|
nalleksi
|
nalleiksi
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| abessive
|
nalletta
|
nalleitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
nallein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nalleni
|
nalleni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
nalleni
|
nalleni
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| gen.
|
nalleni
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| genitive
|
nalleni
|
nallejeni
nalleini rare
|
| partitive
|
nalleani
|
nallejani
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| inessive
|
nallessani
|
nalleissani
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| elative
|
nallestani
|
nalleistani
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| illative
|
nalleeni
|
nalleihini
|
| adessive
|
nallellani
|
nalleillani
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| ablative
|
nalleltani
|
nalleiltani
|
| allative
|
nallelleni
|
nalleilleni
|
| essive
|
nallenani
|
nalleinani
|
| translative
|
nallekseni
|
nalleikseni
|
| abessive
|
nallettani
|
nalleittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nalleineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
nallesi
|
nallesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nallesi
|
nallesi
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| gen.
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nallesi
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| genitive
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nallesi
|
nallejesi
nalleisi rare
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| partitive
|
nalleasi
|
nallejasi
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| inessive
|
nallessasi
|
nalleissasi
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| elative
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nallestasi
|
nalleistasi
|
| illative
|
nalleesi
|
nalleihisi
|
| adessive
|
nallellasi
|
nalleillasi
|
| ablative
|
nalleltasi
|
nalleiltasi
|
| allative
|
nallellesi
|
nalleillesi
|
| essive
|
nallenasi
|
nalleinasi
|
| translative
|
nalleksesi
|
nalleiksesi
|
| abessive
|
nallettasi
|
nalleittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nalleinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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nallemme
|
nallemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nallemme
|
nallemme
|
| gen.
|
nallemme
|
| genitive
|
nallemme
|
nallejemme
nalleimme rare
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| partitive
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nalleamme
|
nallejamme
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| inessive
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nallessamme
|
nalleissamme
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| elative
|
nallestamme
|
nalleistamme
|
| illative
|
nalleemme
|
nalleihimme
|
| adessive
|
nallellamme
|
nalleillamme
|
| ablative
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nalleltamme
|
nalleiltamme
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| allative
|
nallellemme
|
nalleillemme
|
| essive
|
nallenamme
|
nalleinamme
|
| translative
|
nalleksemme
|
nalleiksemme
|
| abessive
|
nallettamme
|
nalleittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nalleinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nallenne
|
nallenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nallenne
|
nallenne
|
| gen.
|
nallenne
|
| genitive
|
nallenne
|
nallejenne
nalleinne rare
|
| partitive
|
nalleanne
|
nallejanne
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| inessive
|
nallessanne
|
nalleissanne
|
| elative
|
nallestanne
|
nalleistanne
|
| illative
|
nalleenne
|
nalleihinne
|
| adessive
|
nallellanne
|
nalleillanne
|
| ablative
|
nalleltanne
|
nalleiltanne
|
| allative
|
nallellenne
|
nalleillenne
|
| essive
|
nallenanne
|
nalleinanne
|
| translative
|
nalleksenne
|
nalleiksenne
|
| abessive
|
nallettanne
|
nalleittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nalleinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
nallensa
|
nallensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
nallensa
|
nallensa
|
| gen.
|
nallensa
|
| genitive
|
nallensa
|
nallejensa
nalleinsa rare
|
| partitive
|
nalleaan
nalleansa
|
nallejaan
nallejansa
|
| inessive
|
nallessaan
nallessansa
|
nalleissaan
nalleissansa
|
| elative
|
nallestaan
nallestansa
|
nalleistaan
nalleistansa
|
| illative
|
nalleensa
|
nalleihinsa
|
| adessive
|
nallellaan
nallellansa
|
nalleillaan
nalleillansa
|
| ablative
|
nalleltaan
nalleltansa
|
nalleiltaan
nalleiltansa
|
| allative
|
nallelleen
nallellensa
|
nalleilleen
nalleillensa
|
| essive
|
nallenaan
nallenansa
|
nalleinaan
nalleinansa
|
| translative
|
nallekseen
nalleksensa
|
nalleikseen
nalleiksensa
|
| abessive
|
nallettaan
nallettansa
|
nalleittaan
nalleittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
nalleineen
nalleinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps a contraction of yuppienalle in (sense 3). First attested in 1685.[1]
Noun
nalle c
- (endearing) a bear
- Synonyms: bamse, björn
- a teddy bear
- Synonyms: nallebjörn, teddybjörn
- (colloquial, somewhat dated) a cell phone, a mobile phone
- Synonyms: (colloquial) lur, mobil, mobiltelefon, (phone, telephone, more generally) telefon, (humorous, dated) yuppienalle
Declension
References
Ter Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *nālē.
Noun
nalle
- way, manner
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland