Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kalbas, possibly ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlʋɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝lʋɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑs
- Syllabification(key): kal‧vas
- Hyphenation(key): kal‧vas
Adjective
kalvas (comparative kalvaampi, superlative kalvain)
- synonym of kalpea (“pale”)
Declension
| Inflection of kalvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kalvas
|
kalvaat
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| genitive
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kalvaan
|
kalvaiden
kalvaitten
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| partitive
|
kalvasta
|
kalvaita
|
| illative
|
kalvaaseen
|
kalvaisiin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kalvas
|
kalvaat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kalvas
|
kalvaat
|
| gen.
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kalvaan
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| genitive
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kalvaan
|
kalvaiden
kalvaitten
kalvasten rare
|
| partitive
|
kalvasta
|
kalvaita
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| inessive
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kalvaassa
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kalvaissa
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| elative
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kalvaasta
|
kalvaista
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| illative
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kalvaaseen
|
kalvaisiin
kalvaihin rare
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| adessive
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kalvaalla
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kalvailla
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| ablative
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kalvaalta
|
kalvailta
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| allative
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kalvaalle
|
kalvaille
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| essive
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kalvaana
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kalvaina
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| translative
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kalvaaksi
|
kalvaiksi
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| abessive
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kalvaatta
|
kalvaitta
|
| instructive
|
—
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kalvain
|
| comitative
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— |
kalvaine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| 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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kalvaani
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kalvaani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kalvaani
|
kalvaani
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| gen.
|
kalvaani
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| genitive
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kalvaani
|
kalvaideni
kalvaitteni
kalvasteni rare
|
| partitive
|
kalvastani
|
kalvaitani
|
| inessive
|
kalvaassani
|
kalvaissani
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| elative
|
kalvaastani
|
kalvaistani
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| illative
|
kalvaaseeni
|
kalvaisiini
kalvaihini rare
|
| adessive
|
kalvaallani
|
kalvaillani
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| ablative
|
kalvaaltani
|
kalvailtani
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| allative
|
kalvaalleni
|
kalvailleni
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| essive
|
kalvaanani
|
kalvainani
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| translative
|
kalvaakseni
|
kalvaikseni
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| abessive
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kalvaattani
|
kalvaittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kalvaineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kalvaasi
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kalvaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvaasi
|
kalvaasi
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| gen.
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kalvaasi
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| genitive
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kalvaasi
|
kalvaidesi
kalvaittesi
kalvastesi rare
|
| partitive
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kalvastasi
|
kalvaitasi
|
| inessive
|
kalvaassasi
|
kalvaissasi
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| elative
|
kalvaastasi
|
kalvaistasi
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| illative
|
kalvaaseesi
|
kalvaisiisi
kalvaihisi rare
|
| adessive
|
kalvaallasi
|
kalvaillasi
|
| ablative
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kalvaaltasi
|
kalvailtasi
|
| allative
|
kalvaallesi
|
kalvaillesi
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| essive
|
kalvaanasi
|
kalvainasi
|
| translative
|
kalvaaksesi
|
kalvaiksesi
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| abessive
|
kalvaattasi
|
kalvaittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kalvainesi
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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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kalvaamme
|
kalvaamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kalvaamme
|
kalvaamme
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| gen.
|
kalvaamme
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| genitive
|
kalvaamme
|
kalvaidemme
kalvaittemme
kalvastemme rare
|
| partitive
|
kalvastamme
|
kalvaitamme
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| inessive
|
kalvaassamme
|
kalvaissamme
|
| elative
|
kalvaastamme
|
kalvaistamme
|
| illative
|
kalvaaseemme
|
kalvaisiimme
kalvaihimme rare
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| adessive
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kalvaallamme
|
kalvaillamme
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| ablative
|
kalvaaltamme
|
kalvailtamme
|
| allative
|
kalvaallemme
|
kalvaillemme
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| essive
|
kalvaanamme
|
kalvainamme
|
| translative
|
kalvaaksemme
|
kalvaiksemme
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| abessive
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kalvaattamme
|
kalvaittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kalvainemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kalvaanne
|
kalvaanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kalvaanne
|
kalvaanne
|
| gen.
|
kalvaanne
|
| genitive
|
kalvaanne
|
kalvaidenne
kalvaittenne
kalvastenne rare
|
| partitive
|
kalvastanne
|
kalvaitanne
|
| inessive
|
kalvaassanne
|
kalvaissanne
|
| elative
|
kalvaastanne
|
kalvaistanne
|
| illative
|
kalvaaseenne
|
kalvaisiinne
kalvaihinne rare
|
| adessive
|
kalvaallanne
|
kalvaillanne
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| ablative
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kalvaaltanne
|
kalvailtanne
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| allative
|
kalvaallenne
|
kalvaillenne
|
| essive
|
kalvaananne
|
kalvainanne
|
| translative
|
kalvaaksenne
|
kalvaiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kalvaattanne
|
kalvaittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kalvainenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kalvaansa
|
kalvaansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kalvaansa
|
kalvaansa
|
| gen.
|
kalvaansa
|
| genitive
|
kalvaansa
|
kalvaidensa
kalvaittensa
kalvastensa rare
|
| partitive
|
kalvastaan
kalvastansa
|
kalvaitaan
kalvaitansa
|
| inessive
|
kalvaassaan
kalvaassansa
|
kalvaissaan
kalvaissansa
|
| elative
|
kalvaastaan
kalvaastansa
|
kalvaistaan
kalvaistansa
|
| illative
|
kalvaaseensa
|
kalvaisiinsa
kalvaihinsa rare
|
| adessive
|
kalvaallaan
kalvaallansa
|
kalvaillaan
kalvaillansa
|
| ablative
|
kalvaaltaan
kalvaaltansa
|
kalvailtaan
kalvailtansa
|
| allative
|
kalvaalleen
kalvaallensa
|
kalvailleen
kalvaillensa
|
| essive
|
kalvaanaan
kalvaanansa
|
kalvainaan
kalvainansa
|
| translative
|
kalvaakseen
kalvaaksensa
|
kalvaikseen
kalvaiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kalvaattaan
kalvaattansa
|
kalvaittaan
kalvaittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kalvaineen
kalvainensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Lithuanian
Noun
kalvàs f pl
- accusative plural of kalva