nalle

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See also: nal̜l̜e

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nalle (bear), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

nalle

  1. (playfully) bear
  2. teddybear

Declension

Inflection of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative nalle nallet
genitive nallen nallejen
partitive nallea nalleja
illative nalleen nalleihin
singular plural
nominative nalle nallet
accusative nom. nalle nallet
gen. nallen
genitive nallen nallejen
nallein rare
partitive nallea nalleja
inessive nallessa nalleissa
elative nallesta nalleista
illative nalleen nalleihin
adessive nallella nalleilla
ablative nallelta nalleilta
allative nallelle nalleille
essive nallena nalleina
translative nalleksi nalleiksi
abessive nalletta nalleitta
instructive nallein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nalleni nalleni
accusative nom. nalleni nalleni
gen. nalleni
genitive nalleni nallejeni
nalleini rare
partitive nalleani nallejani
inessive nallessani nalleissani
elative nallestani nalleistani
illative nalleeni nalleihini
adessive nallellani nalleillani
ablative nalleltani nalleiltani
allative nallelleni nalleilleni
essive nallenani nalleinani
translative nallekseni nalleikseni
abessive nallettani nalleittani
instructive
comitative nalleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nallesi nallesi
accusative nom. nallesi nallesi
gen. nallesi
genitive nallesi nallejesi
nalleisi rare
partitive nalleasi nallejasi
inessive nallessasi nalleissasi
elative nallestasi nalleistasi
illative nalleesi nalleihisi
adessive nallellasi nalleillasi
ablative nalleltasi nalleiltasi
allative nallellesi nalleillesi
essive nallenasi nalleinasi
translative nalleksesi nalleiksesi
abessive nallettasi nalleittasi
instructive
comitative nalleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nallemme nallemme
accusative nom. nallemme nallemme
gen. nallemme
genitive nallemme nallejemme
nalleimme rare
partitive nalleamme nallejamme
inessive nallessamme nalleissamme
elative nallestamme nalleistamme
illative nalleemme nalleihimme
adessive nallellamme nalleillamme
ablative nalleltamme nalleiltamme
allative nallellemme nalleillemme
essive nallenamme nalleinamme
translative nalleksemme nalleiksemme
abessive nallettamme nalleittamme
instructive
comitative nalleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nallenne nallenne
accusative nom. nallenne nallenne
gen. nallenne
genitive nallenne nallejenne
nalleinne rare
partitive nalleanne nallejanne
inessive nallessanne nalleissanne
elative nallestanne nalleistanne
illative nalleenne nalleihinne
adessive nallellanne nalleillanne
ablative nalleltanne nalleiltanne
allative nallellenne nalleillenne
essive nallenanne nalleinanne
translative nalleksenne nalleiksenne
abessive nallettanne nalleittanne
instructive
comitative nalleinenne

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unknown. First attested in 1685.[1]

Noun

nalle c

  1. (endearing) a bear
    Synonyms: bamse, björn
  2. a teddy bear
    Synonyms: nallebjörn, teddybjörn
  3. (colloquial) Contraction of yuppienalle (mobile phone, literally yuppie teddy bear).
    Synonyms: mobil, lur

Declension

Declension of nalle
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nalle nalles
definite nallen nallens
plural indefinite nallar nallars
definite nallarna nallarnas

References

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nālē.

Noun

nalle

  1. way, manner

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