# nalle
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish nalle (“bear”), itself of unknown origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑlːe/, [ˈnɑ̝lːe̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːe
* Hyphenation: nal‧le

### Noun

nalle
* (playfully) bear
* teddybear

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nalleni
nalleni
accusative
nom.
nalleni
nalleni
gen.
nalleni
genitive
nalleni
nallejeni nalleini $^{rare}$
partitive
nalleani
nallejani
inessive
nallessani
nalleissani
elative
nallestani
nalleistani
illative
nalleeni
nalleihini
adessive
nallellani
nalleillani
ablative
nalleltani
nalleiltani
allative
nallelleni
nalleilleni
essive
nallenani
nalleinani
translative
nallekseni
nalleikseni
abessive
nallettani
nalleittani
instructive
comitative
—nalleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nallesi
nallesi
accusative
nom.
nallesi
nallesi
gen.
nallesi
genitive
nallesi
nallejesi nalleisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nalleasi
nallejasi
inessive
nallessasi
nalleissasi
elative
nallestasi
nalleistasi
illative
nalleesi
nalleihisi
adessive
nallellasi
nalleillasi
ablative
nalleltasi
nalleiltasi
allative
nallellesi
nalleillesi
essive
nallenasi
nalleinasi
translative
nalleksesi
nalleiksesi
abessive
nallettasi
nalleittasi
instructive
comitative
—nalleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nallemme
nallemme
accusative
nom.
nallemme
nallemme
gen.
nallemme
genitive
nallemme
nallejemme nalleimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nalleamme
nallejamme
inessive
nallessamme
nalleissamme
elative
nallestamme
nalleistamme
illative
nalleemme
nalleihimme
adessive
nallellamme
nalleillamme
ablative
nalleltamme
nalleiltamme
allative
nallellemme
nalleillemme
essive
nallenamme
nalleinamme
translative
nalleksemme
nalleiksemme
abessive
nallettamme
nalleittamme
instructive
comitative
—nalleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nallenne
nallenne
accusative
nom.
nallenne
nallenne
gen.
nallenne
genitive
nallenne
nallejenne nalleinne $^{rare}$
partitive
nalleanne
nallejanne
inessive
nallessanne
nalleissanne
elative
nallestanne
nalleistanne
illative
nalleenne
nalleihinne
adessive
nallellanne
nalleillanne
ablative
nalleltanne
nalleiltanne
allative
nallellenne
nalleillenne
essive
nallenanne
nalleinanne
translative
nalleksenne
nalleiksenne
abessive
nallettanne
nalleittanne
instructive
comitative
—nalleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nallensa
nallensa
accusative
nom.
nallensa
nallensa
gen.
nallensa
genitive
nallensa
nallejensa nalleinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nalleaan nalleansa
nallejaan nallejansa
inessive
nallessaan nallessansa
nalleissaan nalleissansa
elative
nallestaan nallestansa
nalleistaan nalleistansa
illative
nalleensa
nalleihinsa
adessive
nallellaan nallellansa
nalleillaan nalleillansa
ablative
nalleltaan nalleltansa
nalleiltaan nalleiltansa
allative
nallelleen nallellensa
nalleilleen nalleillensa
essive
nallenaan nallenansa
nalleinaan nalleinansa
translative
nallekseen nalleksensa
nalleikseen nalleiksensa
abessive
nallettaan nallettansa
nalleittaan nalleittansa
instructive
comitative
—nalleineen nalleinensa :

#### Synonyms

* nallekarhu

#### Derived terms

* nallukka
* halinalle
* nallekarhu
* nallekarkki

### Further reading

* “nalle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Nella

## Swedish
### Etymology

Unknown. First attested in 1685.

### Noun

nalle c
* (endearing) a bear
    Synonyms: bamse, björn
* a teddy bear
    Synonyms: nallebjörn, teddybjörn
* (colloquial) Contraction of yuppienalle (“mobile phone”, literally “yuppie teddy bear”).
    Synonyms: mobil, lur

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ nalle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* nalle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nalle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ter Sami
### Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nālē.

### Noun

nalle
* way, manner

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland