elo (“living”) + hopea (“silver”), perhaps a calque of Latin argentum vivum (literally “living silver”). Coined by Finnish folk poetry researcher, translator and journalist Julius Krohn in 1860.
elohopea
Inflection of elohopea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | elohopea | elohopeat | ||
genitive | elohopean | elohopeiden elohopeitten | ||
partitive | elohopeaa elohopeata |
elohopeita | ||
illative | elohopeaan | elohopeisiin elohopeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | elohopea | elohopeat | ||
accusative | nom. | elohopea | elohopeat | |
gen. | elohopean | |||
genitive | elohopean | elohopeiden elohopeitten elohopeainrare | ||
partitive | elohopeaa elohopeata |
elohopeita | ||
inessive | elohopeassa | elohopeissa | ||
elative | elohopeasta | elohopeista | ||
illative | elohopeaan | elohopeisiin elohopeihin | ||
adessive | elohopealla | elohopeilla | ||
ablative | elohopealta | elohopeilta | ||
allative | elohopealle | elohopeille | ||
essive | elohopeana | elohopeina | ||
translative | elohopeaksi | elohopeiksi | ||
abessive | elohopeatta | elohopeitta | ||
instructive | — | elohopein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |