# Kalevala
## English
### Alternative forms

* Kalewala

### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

### Proper noun

Kalevala
* The Finnish national epic.
* The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
* An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* lava lake

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Kaleva +‎ -la = dwelling place of Kaleva (or, of the descendants of Kaleva).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ˌʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: Ka‧le‧va‧la

### Proper noun

Kalevala
* Kalevala (epic)
* Kalevala (mythical place)
** 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6:
    Vaka vanha Väinämöinen / Elelevi aikojansa / Noilla Väinölän ahoilla, / Kalevalan kankahilla.Old reliable Väinämöinen / Lived his days in lyric leisure / In the glades of Väinölä, / On the heaths of Kalevala.
* Kalevala. An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kalevala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevalani
accusative
nom.
Kalevalani
gen.
Kalevalani
genitive
Kalevalani
partitive
Kalevalaani
inessive
Kalevalassani
elative
Kalevalastani
illative
Kalevalaani
adessive
Kalevalallani
ablative
Kalevalaltani
allative
Kalevalalleni
essive
Kalevalanani
translative
Kalevalakseni
abessive
Kalevalattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevalasi
accusative
nom.
Kalevalasi
gen.
Kalevalasi
genitive
Kalevalasi
partitive
Kalevalaasi
inessive
Kalevalassasi
elative
Kalevalastasi
illative
Kalevalaasi
adessive
Kalevalallasi
ablative
Kalevalaltasi
allative
Kalevalallesi
essive
Kalevalanasi
translative
Kalevalaksesi
abessive
Kalevalattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevalamme
accusative
nom.
Kalevalamme
gen.
Kalevalamme
genitive
Kalevalamme
partitive
Kalevalaamme
inessive
Kalevalassamme
elative
Kalevalastamme
illative
Kalevalaamme
adessive
Kalevalallamme
ablative
Kalevalaltamme
allative
Kalevalallemme
essive
Kalevalanamme
translative
Kalevalaksemme
abessive
Kalevalattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevalanne
accusative
nom.
Kalevalanne
gen.
Kalevalanne
genitive
Kalevalanne
partitive
Kalevalaanne
inessive
Kalevalassanne
elative
Kalevalastanne
illative
Kalevalaanne
adessive
Kalevalallanne
ablative
Kalevalaltanne
allative
Kalevalallenne
essive
Kalevalananne
translative
Kalevalaksenne
abessive
Kalevalattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevalansa
accusative
nom.
Kalevalansa
gen.
Kalevalansa
genitive
Kalevalansa
partitive
Kalevalaansa
inessive
Kalevalassaan Kalevalassansa
elative
Kalevalastaan Kalevalastansa
illative
Kalevalaansa
adessive
Kalevalallaan Kalevalallansa
ablative
Kalevalaltaan Kalevalaltansa
allative
Kalevalalleen Kalevalallensa
essive
Kalevalanaan Kalevalanansa
translative
Kalevalakseen Kalevalaksensa
abessive
Kalevalattaan Kalevalattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* kalevalainen
* kalevalamitta

### Anagrams

* kalavale

## German
### Alternative forms

* Kalewala

### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

### Proper noun

* A user suggests that this German entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “lacks (less common) gen. (des) Kalevalas”.
* Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
das/die Kalevala n or f (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des/der Kalevala)
* the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)
    In jenen Jahren durchpflügte die russische Aggression die Autonomie Finnlands gerade an den Grenzlinien Kareliens, wodurch das Kalevala zum Symbol nationaler Identität aufstieg.In those years, Russian aggression plowed through the autonomy of Finland right on the borderlines of Karelia, whereby the Kalevala rose to a symbol of national identity.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kalevala” in Duden online
* “Kalevala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /kaˈle.u̯a.la/, [käˈɫ̪eu̯äɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /kaˈle.va.la/, [käˈlɛːvälä]

### Proper noun

Kalevala f sg (genitive Kalevalae); first declension (New Latin)
* The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)
    Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.
* An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.leˈva.lɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.leˈva.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ka.leˈva.la/

### Proper noun

Kalevala m
* Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)