Kolkata

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English

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Etymology

From Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kolkata

  1. The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

Synonyms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kolkata.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kolkata

  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

Usage notes

The former Finnish name Kalkutta is still widely used and is considered acceptable in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of Kolkata (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Kolkata
genitive Kolkatan
partitive Kolkataa
illative Kolkataan
singular plural
nominative Kolkata
accusative nom. Kolkata
gen. Kolkatan
genitive Kolkatan
partitive Kolkataa
inessive Kolkatassa
elative Kolkatasta
illative Kolkataan
adessive Kolkatalla
ablative Kolkatalta
allative Kolkatalle
essive Kolkatana
translative Kolkataksi
abessive Kolkatatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kolkata (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatani
accusative nom. Kolkatani
gen. Kolkatani
genitive Kolkatani
partitive Kolkataani
inessive Kolkatassani
elative Kolkatastani
illative Kolkataani
adessive Kolkatallani
ablative Kolkataltani
allative Kolkatalleni
essive Kolkatanani
translative Kolkatakseni
abessive Kolkatattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatasi
accusative nom. Kolkatasi
gen. Kolkatasi
genitive Kolkatasi
partitive Kolkataasi
inessive Kolkatassasi
elative Kolkatastasi
illative Kolkataasi
adessive Kolkatallasi
ablative Kolkataltasi
allative Kolkatallesi
essive Kolkatanasi
translative Kolkataksesi
abessive Kolkatattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatamme
accusative nom. Kolkatamme
gen. Kolkatamme
genitive Kolkatamme
partitive Kolkataamme
inessive Kolkatassamme
elative Kolkatastamme
illative Kolkataamme
adessive Kolkatallamme
ablative Kolkataltamme
allative Kolkatallemme
essive Kolkatanamme
translative Kolkataksemme
abessive Kolkatattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatanne
accusative nom. Kolkatanne
gen. Kolkatanne
genitive Kolkatanne
partitive Kolkataanne
inessive Kolkatassanne
elative Kolkatastanne
illative Kolkataanne
adessive Kolkatallanne
ablative Kolkataltanne
allative Kolkatallenne
essive Kolkatananne
translative Kolkataksenne
abessive Kolkatattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatansa
accusative nom. Kolkatansa
gen. Kolkatansa
genitive Kolkatansa
partitive Kolkataansa
inessive Kolkatassaan
Kolkatassansa
elative Kolkatastaan
Kolkatastansa
illative Kolkataansa
adessive Kolkatallaan
Kolkatallansa
ablative Kolkataltaan
Kolkataltansa
allative Kolkatalleen
Kolkatallensa
essive Kolkatanaan
Kolkatanansa
translative Kolkatakseen
Kolkataksensa
abessive Kolkatattaan
Kolkatattansa
instructive
comitative