Helka

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Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Helga < Old Norse helga (“holy”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Helka

  1. a female given name
    • 1840, Kanteletar:3:37 Helka paimenessa:
      Kalevalan kaunis neiti,
      Helka neiti hempiätär,
      läksi piennä paimenehen,
      lassa karjan kaitsentahan;

Declension

Inflection of Helka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Helka Helkat
genitive Helkan Helkojen
partitive Helkaa Helkoja
illative Helkaan Helkoihin
singular plural
nominative Helka Helkat
accusative nom. Helka Helkat
gen. Helkan
genitive Helkan Helkojen
Helkain rare
partitive Helkaa Helkoja
inessive Helkassa Helkoissa
elative Helkasta Helkoista
illative Helkaan Helkoihin
adessive Helkalla Helkoilla
ablative Helkalta Helkoilta
allative Helkalle Helkoille
essive Helkana Helkoina
translative Helkaksi Helkoiksi
abessive Helkatta Helkoitta
instructive — Helkoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Helka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Helkani Helkani
accusative nom. Helkani Helkani
gen. Helkani
genitive Helkani Helkojeni
Helkaini rare
partitive Helkaani Helkojani
inessive Helkassani Helkoissani
elative Helkastani Helkoistani
illative Helkaani Helkoihini
adessive Helkallani Helkoillani
ablative Helkaltani Helkoiltani
allative Helkalleni Helkoilleni
essive Helkanani Helkoinani
translative Helkakseni Helkoikseni
abessive Helkattani Helkoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Helkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Helkasi Helkasi
accusative nom. Helkasi Helkasi
gen. Helkasi
genitive Helkasi Helkojesi
Helkaisi rare
partitive Helkaasi Helkojasi
inessive Helkassasi Helkoissasi
elative Helkastasi Helkoistasi
illative Helkaasi Helkoihisi
adessive Helkallasi Helkoillasi
ablative Helkaltasi Helkoiltasi
allative Helkallesi Helkoillesi
essive Helkanasi Helkoinasi
translative Helkaksesi Helkoiksesi
abessive Helkattasi Helkoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Helkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Helkamme Helkamme
accusative nom. Helkamme Helkamme
gen. Helkamme
genitive Helkamme Helkojemme
Helkaimme rare
partitive Helkaamme Helkojamme
inessive Helkassamme Helkoissamme
elative Helkastamme Helkoistamme
illative Helkaamme Helkoihimme
adessive Helkallamme Helkoillamme
ablative Helkaltamme Helkoiltamme
allative Helkallemme Helkoillemme
essive Helkanamme Helkoinamme
translative Helkaksemme Helkoiksemme
abessive Helkattamme Helkoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Helkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Helkanne Helkanne
accusative nom. Helkanne Helkanne
gen. Helkanne
genitive Helkanne Helkojenne
Helkainne rare
partitive Helkaanne Helkojanne
inessive Helkassanne Helkoissanne
elative Helkastanne Helkoistanne
illative Helkaanne Helkoihinne
adessive Helkallanne Helkoillanne
ablative Helkaltanne Helkoiltanne
allative Helkallenne Helkoillenne
essive Helkananne Helkoinanne
translative Helkaksenne Helkoiksenne
abessive Helkattanne Helkoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Helkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Helkansa Helkansa
accusative nom. Helkansa Helkansa
gen. Helkansa
genitive Helkansa Helkojensa
Helkainsa rare
partitive Helkaansa Helkojaan
Helkojansa
inessive Helkassaan
Helkassansa 		Helkoissaan
Helkoissansa
elative Helkastaan
Helkastansa 		Helkoistaan
Helkoistansa
illative Helkaansa Helkoihinsa
adessive Helkallaan
Helkallansa 		Helkoillaan
Helkoillansa
ablative Helkaltaan
Helkaltansa 		Helkoiltaan
Helkoiltansa
allative Helkalleen
Helkallensa 		Helkoilleen
Helkoillensa
essive Helkanaan
Helkanansa 		Helkoinaan
Helkoinansa
translative Helkakseen
Helkaksensa 		Helkoikseen
Helkoiksensa
abessive Helkattaan
Helkattansa 		Helkoittaan
Helkoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Helkoineen
Helkoinensa

Statistics

  • Helka is the 269th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,943 female individuals (and as a middle name to 362 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣɛɫka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦɛlka/

Proper noun

Helka f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Hela

Declension

Declension of Helka (hard a-stem reducible)
singular dual plural
nominative Helka Helcě Helky
genitive Helky Helkú Helek
dative Helcě Helkama Helkám
accusative Helku Helcě Helky
vocative Helko Helcě Helky
locative Helcě Helkú Helkách
instrumental Helkú Helkama Helkami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

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