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Ingrian
Etymology
From kelta (“yellow”) + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
kelto
- (folk poetic) Synonym of keltain (“yellow”)
1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1140. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III2”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 11-12:Toisen mättään punnaisen, // Kolmas kelloin karvalliin.- A second red hillock, // The third one yellow-coloured.
Declension
| Declension of kelto (type 4/koivu, lt-ll gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kelto
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kellot
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| genitive
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kellon
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keltoin, keltoloin
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| partitive
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keltoa
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keltoja, keltoloja
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| illative
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keltoo
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keltoi, keltoloihe
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| inessive
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kelloos
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kellois, keltolois
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| elative
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kellost
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kelloist, keltoloist
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| allative
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kellolle
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kelloille, keltoloille
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| adessive
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kellool
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kelloil, keltoloil
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| ablative
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kellolt
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kelloilt, keltoloilt
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| translative
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kelloks
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kelloiks, keltoloiks
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| essive
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keltonna, keltoon
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keltoinna, keltoloinna, keltoin, keltoloin
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| exessive1)
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keltont
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keltoint, keltoloint
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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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