kalleus

Finnish

Etymology

Noun

kalleus

expensiveness, costliness
(plural only) valuables, treasure

Usage notes

In the sense "valuables" the term refers to really precious things such as jewellery and fine art, not mere watches and credit cards, which are rather called arvoesine.

Declension

Inflection of kalleus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		kalleus	kalleudet
genitive		kalleuden	kalleuksien
partitive		kalleutta	kalleuksia
illative		kalleuteen	kalleuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kalleus	kalleudet
accusative	nom.	kalleus	kalleudet
accusative	gen.	kalleuden	kalleudet
genitive		kalleuden	kalleuksien
partitive		kalleutta	kalleuksia
inessive		kalleudessa	kalleuksissa
elative		kalleudesta	kalleuksista
illative		kalleuteen	kalleuksiin
adessive		kalleudella	kalleuksilla
ablative		kalleudelta	kalleuksilta
allative		kalleudelle	kalleuksille
essive		kalleutena	kalleuksina
translative		kalleudeksi	kalleuksiksi
instructive		—	kalleuksin
abessive		kalleudetta	kalleuksitta
comitative		—	kalleuksineen

Synonyms

(valuables): arvoesineet, rikkaudet
(treasure): aarre

Anagrams

kusella, sukalle, uksella

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