keltamulta
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kelta + multa (literally "yellow earth/mould/soil")
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
keltamulta
- ochre (pigment)
- A traditional type of paint made using this pigment, also keltamultamaali.
Usage notes[edit]
The pigment is usually called keltamulta when used as pigment for house paints, whereas artists and archaeologists seem to prefer okra.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of keltamulta (Kotus type 10*I/koira, lt-ll gradation) | ||||
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nominative | keltamulta | keltamullat | ||
genitive | keltamullan | keltamultien | ||
partitive | keltamultaa | keltamultia | ||
illative | keltamultaan | keltamultiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | keltamulta | keltamullat | ||
accusative | nom. | keltamulta | keltamullat | |
gen. | keltamullan | |||
genitive | keltamullan | keltamultien keltamultainrare | ||
partitive | keltamultaa | keltamultia | ||
inessive | keltamullassa | keltamullissa | ||
elative | keltamullasta | keltamullista | ||
illative | keltamultaan | keltamultiin | ||
adessive | keltamullalla | keltamullilla | ||
ablative | keltamullalta | keltamullilta | ||
allative | keltamullalle | keltamullille | ||
essive | keltamultana | keltamultina | ||
translative | keltamullaksi | keltamulliksi | ||
abessive | keltamullatta | keltamullitta | ||
instructive | — | keltamullin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
(pigment): keltaokra, keltaterra, minette, okra
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “keltamulta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02