Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s), of unknown further origin. Related to dialectal pellavas, Karelian pelvas and Veps pölvaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpelːɑʋɑ/, [ˈpe̞lːɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -elːɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): pel‧la‧va
- Hyphenation(key): pel‧la‧va
Noun
pellava
- (botany) flax (Linum usitatissimum)
- Synonym: peltopellava
- linen, flax (flax fiber; thread, cloth or fabric made from flax fiber)
- pellava muuttuu kullaksi ja villa mullaksi (aphorism) ― linen lasts much longer than wool (literally, “linen becomes gold and wool [becomes] dust”)
- (loosely, botany) flax (Linum)
Declension
| Inflection of pellava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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pellava
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pellavat
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| genitive
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pellavan
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pellavien
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| partitive
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pellavaa
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pellavia
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| illative
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pellavaan
|
pellaviin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
pellava
|
pellavat
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| accusative
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nom.
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pellava
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pellavat
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| gen.
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pellavan
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| genitive
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pellavan
|
pellavien
pellavain rare
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| partitive
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pellavaa
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pellavia
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| inessive
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pellavassa
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pellavissa
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| elative
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pellavasta
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pellavista
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| illative
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pellavaan
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pellaviin
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| adessive
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pellavalla
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pellavilla
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| ablative
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pellavalta
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pellavilta
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| allative
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pellavalle
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pellaville
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| essive
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pellavana
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pellavina
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| translative
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pellavaksi
|
pellaviksi
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| abessive
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pellavatta
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pellavitta
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| instructive
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—
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pellavin
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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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pellavani
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pellavani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pellavani
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pellavani
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| gen.
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pellavani
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| genitive
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pellavani
|
pellavieni
pellavaini rare
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| partitive
|
pellavaani
|
pellaviani
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| inessive
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pellavassani
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pellavissani
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| elative
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pellavastani
|
pellavistani
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| illative
|
pellavaani
|
pellaviini
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| adessive
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pellavallani
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pellavillani
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| ablative
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pellavaltani
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pellaviltani
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| allative
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pellavalleni
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pellavilleni
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| essive
|
pellavanani
|
pellavinani
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| translative
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pellavakseni
|
pellavikseni
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| abessive
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pellavattani
|
pellavittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
pellavineni
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| second-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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pellavasi
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pellavasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pellavasi
|
pellavasi
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| gen.
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pellavasi
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| genitive
|
pellavasi
|
pellaviesi
pellavaisi rare
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| partitive
|
pellavaasi
|
pellaviasi
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| inessive
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pellavassasi
|
pellavissasi
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| elative
|
pellavastasi
|
pellavistasi
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| illative
|
pellavaasi
|
pellaviisi
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| adessive
|
pellavallasi
|
pellavillasi
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| ablative
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pellavaltasi
|
pellaviltasi
|
| allative
|
pellavallesi
|
pellavillesi
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| essive
|
pellavanasi
|
pellavinasi
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| translative
|
pellavaksesi
|
pellaviksesi
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| abessive
|
pellavattasi
|
pellavittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
pellavinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pellavamme
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pellavamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pellavamme
|
pellavamme
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| gen.
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pellavamme
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| genitive
|
pellavamme
|
pellaviemme
pellavaimme rare
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| partitive
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pellavaamme
|
pellaviamme
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| inessive
|
pellavassamme
|
pellavissamme
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| elative
|
pellavastamme
|
pellavistamme
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| illative
|
pellavaamme
|
pellaviimme
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| adessive
|
pellavallamme
|
pellavillamme
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| ablative
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pellavaltamme
|
pellaviltamme
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| allative
|
pellavallemme
|
pellavillemme
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| essive
|
pellavanamme
|
pellavinamme
|
| translative
|
pellavaksemme
|
pellaviksemme
|
| abessive
|
pellavattamme
|
pellavittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pellavinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pellavanne
|
pellavanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pellavanne
|
pellavanne
|
| gen.
|
pellavanne
|
| genitive
|
pellavanne
|
pellavienne
pellavainne rare
|
| partitive
|
pellavaanne
|
pellavianne
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| inessive
|
pellavassanne
|
pellavissanne
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| elative
|
pellavastanne
|
pellavistanne
|
| illative
|
pellavaanne
|
pellaviinne
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| adessive
|
pellavallanne
|
pellavillanne
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| ablative
|
pellavaltanne
|
pellaviltanne
|
| allative
|
pellavallenne
|
pellavillenne
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| essive
|
pellavananne
|
pellavinanne
|
| translative
|
pellavaksenne
|
pellaviksenne
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| abessive
|
pellavattanne
|
pellavittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pellavinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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pellavansa
|
pellavansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pellavansa
|
pellavansa
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| gen.
|
pellavansa
|
| genitive
|
pellavansa
|
pellaviensa
pellavainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
pellavaansa
|
pellaviaan
pellaviansa
|
| inessive
|
pellavassaan
pellavassansa
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pellavissaan
pellavissansa
|
| elative
|
pellavastaan
pellavastansa
|
pellavistaan
pellavistansa
|
| illative
|
pellavaansa
|
pellaviinsa
|
| adessive
|
pellavallaan
pellavallansa
|
pellavillaan
pellavillansa
|
| ablative
|
pellavaltaan
pellavaltansa
|
pellaviltaan
pellaviltansa
|
| allative
|
pellavalleen
pellavallensa
|
pellavilleen
pellavillensa
|
| essive
|
pellavanaan
pellavanansa
|
pellavinaan
pellavinansa
|
| translative
|
pellavakseen
pellavaksensa
|
pellavikseen
pellaviksensa
|
| abessive
|
pellavattaan
pellavattansa
|
pellavittaan
pellavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pellavineen
pellavinensa
|
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Derived terms
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