arhelei

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Karelian

Regional variants of arhelei
North Karelian
(Viena)
arhelei
South Karelian
(Tver)
arhelei

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian архиерей (arxijerej).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrhelʲei̯/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧he‧lei

Noun

arhelei (genitive arhelein, partitive arheleita / arheleida)

  1. Orthodox bishop

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of arhelei (type 6/pimie, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative arhelei arheleit
genitive arhelein arheliijen
partitive arheleita arheliita
illative arheleih arheliih
inessive arheleissa arheliissa
elative arheleista arheliista
adessive arheleilla arheliilla
ablative arheleilta arheliilta
translative arheleiksi arheliiksi
essive arheleina arheliina
comitative arheliineh
abessive arheleitta arheliitta
Tver Karelian declension of arhelei (type 6/pimie, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative arhelei arheleit
genitive arhelein arheliin
partitive arheleida arheliida
illative arheleih arheliih
inessive arheleissa arheliissa
elative arheleista arheliista
adessive arheleilla arheliilla
ablative arheleilda arheliilda
translative arheleiksi arheliiksi
essive arheleina arheliina
comitative arheleinke arheliinke
abessive arheleitta arheliitta
Possessive forms of arhelei
1st person arheleini
2nd person arheleis
3rd person arheleih
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN