faala

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word faala. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word faala, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say faala in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word faala you have here. The definition of the word faala will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offaala, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Southern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *fālēs.

Noun

faala

  1. whale

Inflection

Even a-stem
Nominative faala
Genitive faalan
Singular Plural
Nominative faala faalah
Accusative faalam faalide
Genitive faalan faalaj
Illative faalese
faalase
faalide
Inessive faalesne faaline
Elative faaleste faalijste
Comitative faaline faalajgujmie
Essive faaline

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland