valkeus

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Finnish

Etymology

valkea +‎ -uus

Pronunciation

Noun

valkeus

  1. whiteness
  2. brightness
  3. (literary, biblical) light
    Synonym: (1992) valo
    • 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Ensimmäinen Mooseksen Kirja (Genesis) 1:3–4:
      Ja Jumala sanoi: "Tulkoon valkeus". Ja valkeus tuli. Ja Jumala näki, että valkeus oli hyvä; ja Jumala erotti valkeuden pimeydestä.
      And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Declension

Inflection of valkeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative valkeus valkeudet
genitive valkeuden valkeuksien
partitive valkeutta valkeuksia
illative valkeuteen valkeuksiin
singular plural
nominative valkeus valkeudet
accusative nom. valkeus valkeudet
gen. valkeuden
genitive valkeuden valkeuksien
partitive valkeutta valkeuksia
inessive valkeudessa valkeuksissa
elative valkeudesta valkeuksista
illative valkeuteen valkeuksiin
adessive valkeudella valkeuksilla
ablative valkeudelta valkeuksilta
allative valkeudelle valkeuksille
essive valkeutena valkeuksina
translative valkeudeksi valkeuksiksi
abessive valkeudetta valkeuksitta
instructive valkeuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valkeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valkeuteni valkeuteni
accusative nom. valkeuteni valkeuteni
gen. valkeuteni
genitive valkeuteni valkeuksieni
partitive valkeuttani valkeuksiani
inessive valkeudessani valkeuksissani
elative valkeudestani valkeuksistani
illative valkeuteeni valkeuksiini
adessive valkeudellani valkeuksillani
ablative valkeudeltani valkeuksiltani
allative valkeudelleni valkeuksilleni
essive valkeutenani valkeuksinani
translative valkeudekseni valkeuksikseni
abessive valkeudettani valkeuksittani
instructive
comitative valkeuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valkeutesi valkeutesi
accusative nom. valkeutesi valkeutesi
gen. valkeutesi
genitive valkeutesi valkeuksiesi
partitive valkeuttasi valkeuksiasi
inessive valkeudessasi valkeuksissasi
elative valkeudestasi valkeuksistasi
illative valkeuteesi valkeuksiisi
adessive valkeudellasi valkeuksillasi
ablative valkeudeltasi valkeuksiltasi
allative valkeudellesi valkeuksillesi
essive valkeutenasi valkeuksinasi
translative valkeudeksesi valkeuksiksesi
abessive valkeudettasi valkeuksittasi
instructive
comitative valkeuksinesi

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From valkia (white) +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish valkeus.

Pronunciation

Noun

valkeus (uncountable)

  1. whiteness
  2. brightness
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 33:
      Kus ono suuret ikkunat, seel ono paljo luhtia, paljo valkeutta.
      Where there are big windows, there is a lot of air, a lot of brightness.

Declension

Declension of valkeus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valkeus
genitive valkeuen
partitive valkeutta
illative valkeuee
inessive valkeuees
elative valkeuest
allative valkeuelle
adessive valkeueel
ablative valkeuelt
translative valkeueks
essive valkeuenna, valkeueen
exessive1) valkeuent
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 634