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kallis
kallis
Estonian
Adjective
kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist)
Declension
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Inflection of kallis (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kallis | kallid |
| accusative | kalli | kallid |
| genitive | kalli | kallite |
| partitive | kallist | kalleid |
| illative | kallisse | kallitesse kalleisse |
| inessive | kallis | kallites kalleis |
| elative | kallist | kallitest kalleist |
| allative | kallile | kallitele kalleile |
| adessive | kallil | kallitel kalleil |
| ablative | kallilt | kallitelt kalleilt |
| translative | kalliks | kalliteks kalleiks |
| terminative | kallini | kalliteni |
| essive | kallina | kallitena |
| abessive | kallita | kalliteta |
| comitative | kalliga | kallitega |
Antonyms
- (expensive): odav
- (precious): väärtusetu
Derived terms
Noun
kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Inflection of kallis (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kallis | kallid |
| accusative | kalli | kallid |
| genitive | kalli | kallite |
| partitive | kallist | kalleid |
| illative | kallisse | kallitesse kalleisse |
| inessive | kallis | kallites kalleis |
| elative | kallist | kallitest kalleist |
| allative | kallile | kallitele kalleile |
| adessive | kallil | kallitel kalleil |
| ablative | kallilt | kallitelt kalleilt |
| translative | kalliks | kalliteks kalleiks |
| terminative | kallini | kalliteni |
| essive | kallina | kallitena |
| abessive | kallita | kalliteta |
| comitative | kalliga | kallitega |
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kallis.
Adjective
kallis (comparative kalliimpi, superlative kallein)
- expensive
- Tämä auto on kallis.
- This car is expensive.
- Tämä auto on kallis.
- dear
- Olet minulle hyvin kallis.
- You are very dear to me.
- Olet minulle hyvin kallis.
Declension
| Inflection of kallis (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kallis | kalliit | |
| genitive | kalliin | kalliiden kalliitten |
|
| partitive | kallista | kalliita | |
| illative | kalliiseen | kalliisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kallis | kalliit | |
| accusative | nom. | kallis | kalliit |
| gen. | kalliin | ||
| genitive | kalliin | kalliiden kalliitten |
|
| partitive | kallista | kalliita | |
| inessive | kalliissa | kalliissa | |
| elative | kalliista | kalliista | |
| illative | kalliiseen | kalliisiin kalliihinrare |
|
| adessive | kalliilla | kalliilla | |
| ablative | kalliilta | kalliilta | |
| allative | kalliille | kalliille | |
| essive | kalliina | kalliina | |
| translative | kalliiksi | kalliiksi | |
| instructive | — | kalliin | |
| abessive | kalliitta | kalliitta | |
| comitative | — | kalliine | |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kallis.
Adjective
kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist)
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.