Unknown. Cognate with Karelian heltta and possibly to dialectal Estonian helt (in western dialects, particularly Saaremaa), unless it is borrowed from Finnish.
heltta
Inflection of heltta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | heltta | heltat | |
genitive | heltan | helttojen | |
partitive | helttaa | helttoja | |
illative | helttaan | helttoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | heltta | heltat | |
accusative | nom. | heltta | heltat |
gen. | heltan | ||
genitive | heltan | helttojen helttain rare | |
partitive | helttaa | helttoja | |
inessive | heltassa | heltoissa | |
elative | heltasta | heltoista | |
illative | helttaan | helttoihin | |
adessive | heltalla | heltoilla | |
ablative | heltalta | heltoilta | |
allative | heltalle | heltoille | |
essive | helttana | helttoina | |
translative | heltaksi | heltoiksi | |
abessive | heltatta | heltoitta | |
instructive | — | heltoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |