Kolkata

See also: kolkata

English

Etymology

From Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.

Pronunciation

  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /kɔlˈka(ː)ta/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒlˈkɑːtə/, /kɔːlˈkɑːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊlˈkɑtə/

Proper noun

Kolkata

  1. The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

Synonyms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kolkata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolkɑtɑ/, [ˈko̞lkɑt̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -olkɑtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Kol‧ka‧ta

Proper noun

Kolkata

  1. Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

Usage notes

The former Finnish name Kalkutta is still widely used and is considered acceptable in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of Kolkata (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Kolkata —
genitive Kolkatan —
partitive Kolkataa —
illative Kolkataan —
singular plural
nominative Kolkata —
accusative nom. Kolkata —
gen. Kolkatan
genitive Kolkatan —
partitive Kolkataa —
inessive Kolkatassa —
elative Kolkatasta —
illative Kolkataan —
adessive Kolkatalla —
ablative Kolkatalta —
allative Kolkatalle —
essive Kolkatana —
translative Kolkataksi —
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kolkata (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatani —
accusative nom. Kolkatani —
gen. Kolkatani
genitive Kolkatani —
partitive Kolkataani —
inessive Kolkatassani —
elative Kolkatastani —
illative Kolkataani —
adessive Kolkatallani —
ablative Kolkataltani —
allative Kolkatalleni —
essive Kolkatanani —
translative Kolkatakseni —
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatattani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatasi —
accusative nom. Kolkatasi —
gen. Kolkatasi
genitive Kolkatasi —
partitive Kolkataasi —
inessive Kolkatassasi —
elative Kolkatastasi —
illative Kolkataasi —
adessive Kolkatallasi —
ablative Kolkataltasi —
allative Kolkatallesi —
essive Kolkatanasi —
translative Kolkataksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatattasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatamme —
accusative nom. Kolkatamme —
gen. Kolkatamme
genitive Kolkatamme —
partitive Kolkataamme —
inessive Kolkatassamme —
elative Kolkatastamme —
illative Kolkataamme —
adessive Kolkatallamme —
ablative Kolkataltamme —
allative Kolkatallemme —
essive Kolkatanamme —
translative Kolkataksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatattamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatanne —
accusative nom. Kolkatanne —
gen. Kolkatanne
genitive Kolkatanne —
partitive Kolkataanne —
inessive Kolkatassanne —
elative Kolkatastanne —
illative Kolkataanne —
adessive Kolkatallanne —
ablative Kolkataltanne —
allative Kolkatallenne —
essive Kolkatananne —
translative Kolkataksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatattanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kolkatansa —
accusative nom. Kolkatansa —
gen. Kolkatansa
genitive Kolkatansa —
partitive Kolkataansa —
inessive Kolkatassaan
Kolkatassansa
—
elative Kolkatastaan
Kolkatastansa
—
illative Kolkataansa —
adessive Kolkatallaan
Kolkatallansa
—
ablative Kolkataltaan
Kolkataltansa
—
allative Kolkatalleen
Kolkatallensa
—
essive Kolkatanaan
Kolkatanansa
—
translative Kolkatakseen
Kolkataksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Kolkatattaan
Kolkatattansa
—
comitative — —
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