valas
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Northern Sami fális, from Proto-Samic *fālēs, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). Originally more commonly used as a part of the compound valaskala, for which compare Swedish valfisk.
Pronunciation
Noun
valas
Declension
| Inflection of valas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valas | valaat | |
| genitive | valaan | valaiden valaitten | |
| partitive | valasta | valaita | |
| illative | valaaseen | valaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | valas | valaat | |
| accusative | nom. | valas | valaat |
| gen. | valaan | ||
| genitive | valaan | valaiden valaitten valasten rare | |
| partitive | valasta | valaita | |
| inessive | valaassa | valaissa | |
| elative | valaasta | valaista | |
| illative | valaaseen | valaisiin valaihin rare | |
| adessive | valaalla | valailla | |
| ablative | valaalta | valailta | |
| allative | valaalle | valaille | |
| essive | valaana | valaina | |
| translative | valaaksi | valaiksi | |
| abessive | valaatta | valaitta | |
| instructive | — | valain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- andrewinvalas
- berardinvalas
- blainvillenvalas
- brydenvalas
- cuvierinvalas
- gervaisinvalas
- graynvalas
- grönlanninvalas
- hammasvalas
- harmaavalas
- hektorinvalas
- hetulavalas
- hubbinvalas
- jokivalas
- kaksihammasvalas
- kuonokoppavalas
- kääpiövalas
- lahtivalas
- longmaninvalas
- maitovalas
- melonipäävalas
- miekkavalas
- mustavalas
- nokkavalas
- pallopäävalas
- pikkuvalas
- ryhävalas
- sarvivalas
- seitivalas
- sillivalas
- silovalas
- sinivalas
- stejnegerinvalas
- uurteisvalas
- valaanpyynti
- valaanpyytäjä
- valaanpääkala
- valaanpäävaha
- valaanrasva
- valaanrasve
- valaansuomu
- valaantraani
- valaantäi
- valaanöljy
- valasdelfiini
- valashai
- valaskala
- valastaa
- valasöljy
- valkokuonovalas
- valkopäävalas
- viistohammasnokkavalas
Further reading
- “valas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
valas
Indonesian
Noun
valas (first-person possessive valasku, second-person possessive valasmu, third-person possessive valasnya)
- acronym of valuta asing (“foreign currency”).
Portuguese
Noun
valas