pellava

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s), of unknown further origin. Related to dialectal pellavas, Karelian pelvas and Veps pölvaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelːɑʋɑ/, [ˈpe̞lːɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elːɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pel‧la‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): pel‧la‧va

Noun

pellava

1. (botany) flax (Linum usitatissimum)

   Synonym: peltopellava

2. linen, flax (flax fiber; thread, cloth or fabric made from flax fiber)

   pellava muuttuu kullaksi ja villa mullaksi (aphorism) ― linen lasts much longer than wool (literally, “linen becomes gold and wool [becomes] dust”)

3. (loosely, botany) flax (Linum)

Declension

Inflection of pellava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pellava	pellavat
genitive		pellavan	pellavien
partitive		pellavaa	pellavia
illative		pellavaan	pellaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		pellava	pellavat
accusative	nom.	pellava	pellavat
	gen.	pellavan
genitive		pellavan	pellavien pellavain rare
partitive		pellavaa	pellavia
inessive		pellavassa	pellavissa
elative		pellavasta	pellavista
illative		pellavaan	pellaviin
adessive		pellavalla	pellavilla
ablative		pellavalta	pellavilta
allative		pellavalle	pellaville
essive		pellavana	pellavina
translative		pellavaksi	pellaviksi
abessive		pellavatta	pellavitta
instructive		—	pellavin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pellava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pellavani pellavani accusative nom. pellavani pellavani gen. pellavani genitive pellavani pellavieni pellavaini rare partitive pellavaani pellaviani inessive pellavassani pellavissani elative pellavastani pellavistani illative pellavaani pellaviini adessive pellavallani pellavillani ablative pellavaltani pellaviltani allative pellavalleni pellavilleni essive pellavanani pellavinani translative pellavakseni pellavikseni abessive pellavattani pellavittani instructive — — comitative — pellavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pellavasi pellavasi accusative nom. pellavasi pellavasi gen. pellavasi genitive pellavasi pellaviesi pellavaisi rare partitive pellavaasi pellaviasi inessive pellavassasi pellavissasi elative pellavastasi pellavistasi illative pellavaasi pellaviisi adessive pellavallasi pellavillasi ablative pellavaltasi pellaviltasi allative pellavallesi pellavillesi essive pellavanasi pellavinasi translative pellavaksesi pellaviksesi abessive pellavattasi pellavittasi instructive — — comitative — pellavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pellavamme pellavamme accusative nom. pellavamme pellavamme gen. pellavamme genitive pellavamme pellaviemme pellavaimme rare partitive pellavaamme pellaviamme inessive pellavassamme pellavissamme elative pellavastamme pellavistamme illative pellavaamme pellaviimme adessive pellavallamme pellavillamme ablative pellavaltamme pellaviltamme allative pellavallemme pellavillemme essive pellavanamme pellavinamme translative pellavaksemme pellaviksemme abessive pellavattamme pellavittamme instructive — — comitative — pellavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pellavanne pellavanne accusative nom. pellavanne pellavanne gen. pellavanne genitive pellavanne pellavienne pellavainne rare partitive pellavaanne pellavianne inessive pellavassanne pellavissanne elative pellavastanne pellavistanne illative pellavaanne pellaviinne adessive pellavallanne pellavillanne ablative pellavaltanne pellaviltanne allative pellavallenne pellavillenne essive pellavananne pellavinanne translative pellavaksenne pellaviksenne abessive pellavattanne pellavittanne instructive — — comitative — pellavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pellavansa pellavansa accusative nom. pellavansa pellavansa gen. pellavansa genitive pellavansa pellaviensa pellavainsa rare partitive pellavaansa pellaviaan pellaviansa inessive pellavassaan pellavassansa pellavissaan pellavissansa elative pellavastaan pellavastansa pellavistaan pellavistansa illative pellavaansa pellaviinsa adessive pellavallaan pellavallansa pellavillaan pellavillansa ablative pellavaltaan pellavaltansa pellaviltaan pellaviltansa allative pellavalleen pellavallensa pellavilleen pellavillensa essive pellavanaan pellavanansa pellavinaan pellavinansa translative pellavakseen pellavaksensa pellavikseen pellaviksensa abessive pellavattaan pellavattansa pellavittaan pellavittansa instructive — — comitative — pellavineen pellavinensa

Derived terms

• pellavainen

compounds

• kitupellava
• pellavahame
• pellavaharja
• pellavakampa
• pellavakangas
• pellavakehräämö
• pellavakirppa
• pellavakuitu
• pellavalanka
• pellavaliina
• pellavaloukku
• pellavankeltainen
• pellavansiemen
• pellavansiemenöljy
• pellavantuotanto
• pellavanviljely
• pellavapuku
• pellavapyyhe
• pellavapää
• pellavateollisuus
• pellavatukka
• pellavaöljy
• puolipellava
• täyspellavainen
• öljypellava

Further reading

• “pellava”, 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 3 July 2023