kukkalatva

Ingrian

Etymology

From kukka (“flower”) +‎ latva (“treetop”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkukːɑˌlɑtʋɑ/, [ˈkukːəˌɫɑtʋ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkukːɑˌlɑtʋɑ/, [ˈkukːɑˌɫɑd̥ʋɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtʋ, -ɑtʋɑ
  • Hyphenation: kuk‧ka‧lat‧va

Adjective

kukkalatva (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) with a treetop full of flowers
    • 1915, Oskar Groundstroem, quoting anonymous, “528. Soikkola, Säätinä, 228a”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 5-6:
      Mitä sie näit käyvässän? // Näin mie kuusen kukkalatvan,
      What did you see while walking? // I saw a spruce with a flowertop,

Declension
Declension of kukkalatva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kukkalatva kukkalatvat
genitive kukkalatvan kukkalatvoin
partitive kukkalatvaa kukkalatvoja
illative kukkalatvaa kukkalatvoi
inessive kukkalatvaas kukkalatvois
elative kukkalatvast kukkalatvoist
allative kukkalatvalle kukkalatvoille
adessive kukkalatvaal kukkalatvoil
ablative kukkalatvalt kukkalatvoilt
translative kukkalatvaks kukkalatvoiks
essive kukkalatvanna, kukkalatvaan kukkalatvoinna, kukkalatvoin
exessive1) kukkalatvant kukkalatvoint
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.
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