From Proto-Finnic *këltainën, equivalent to kelta (“yellow”) + -in. Cognates include Finnish keltainen and Estonian kollane.
keltain
keltain (comparative keltaisemp)
Declension of keltain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | keltain | keltaiset |
genitive | keltaisen | keltaisiin |
partitive | keltaista, keltaist | keltaisia |
illative | keltaisee | keltaisii |
inessive | keltaisees | keltaisiis |
elative | keltaisest | keltaisist |
allative | keltaiselle | keltaisille |
adessive | keltaiseel | keltaisiil |
ablative | keltaiselt | keltaisilt |
translative | keltaiseks | keltaisiks |
essive | keltaisenna, keltaiseen | keltaisinna, keltaisiin |
exessive1) | keltaisent | keltaisint |
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. |