kalmaluu

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Ingrian

Etymology

From kalma (“burial mound”) +‎ luu (“bone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kalmaluu

  1. bone found in a graveyard
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Uljaana, “1293. Soikkola, Säätinä. III 160.”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 79-80:
      Klappais kahta käämentää // Kuite kahta kalmaluuta.
      He shook two hands // Like two death bones.

Declension

Declension of kalmaluu (type 8/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kalmaluu kalmaluut
genitive kalmaluun kalmaluijen
partitive kalmaluuta kalmaluita
illative kalmaluuhu kalmaluihe
inessive kalmaluus kalmaluis
elative kalmaluust kalmaluist
allative kalmaluulle kalmaluille
adessive kalmaluul kalmaluil
ablative kalmaluult kalmaluilt
translative kalmaluuks kalmaluiks
essive kalmaluunna, kalmaluun kalmaluinna, kalmaluin
exessive1) kalmaluunt kalmaluint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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