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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.
Proper noun
Kalevala
- The Finnish national epic.
- The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
- An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.
Translations
the Finnish national epic
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Kaleva + -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ka‧le‧va‧la
Proper noun
Kalevala
- Kalevala (epic)
- Kalevala (mythical place)
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:
Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.- Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.
- Kalevala. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.
Proper noun
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das/die Kalevala n or f (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des/der Kalevala)
- the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)
In jenen Jahren durchpflügte die russische Aggression die Autonomie Finnlands gerade an den Grenzlinien Kareliens, wodurch das Kalevala zum Symbol nationaler Identität aufstieg.- In those years, Russian aggression plowed through the autonomy of Finland right on the borderlines of Karelia, whereby the Kalevala rose to a symbol of national identity.
Declension
Further reading
- “Kalevala” in Duden online
- “Kalevala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalevala f sg (genitive Kalevalae); first declension (New Latin)
- The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)
Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.- The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.
- An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalevala m
- Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)