# palsa
## English
### Etymology

From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

### Noun

palsa (plural palsas)
* (geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
** 2003, Richard J. Huggett, Fundamentals of Geomorphology, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 244:Peat plateaux are larger landforms formed by the coalescence of palsas. String bogs, also called patterned fens, occur in muskeg. They are alternations of thin, string-like strips or ridges of peat, mainly Sphagnum moss, which may […]
** 2013 March 9, Dennis F. Whigham, D. Dykyjová, S. Hejný, Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 480:These basin bogs are generally associated with Picea mariana or are treeless. Species in these wetlands are similar to those found in other palsas in Canada.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Palas, alaps, lapas, palas, plaas, salpa

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑlsɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlsɑ
* Hyphenation: pal‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Northern Sami balsa.

#### Noun

palsa
* (geomorphology) palsa

##### Declension

Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsani
palsani
accusative
nom.
palsani
palsani
gen.
palsani
genitive
palsani
palsojeni palsaini $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaani
palsojani
inessive
palsassani
palsoissani
elative
palsastani
palsoistani
illative
palsaani
palsoihini
adessive
palsallani
palsoillani
ablative
palsaltani
palsoiltani
allative
palsalleni
palsoilleni
essive
palsanani
palsoinani
translative
palsakseni
palsoikseni
abessive
palsattani
palsoittani
instructive
comitative
—palsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsasi
palsasi
accusative
nom.
palsasi
palsasi
gen.
palsasi
genitive
palsasi
palsojesi palsaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaasi
palsojasi
inessive
palsassasi
palsoissasi
elative
palsastasi
palsoistasi
illative
palsaasi
palsoihisi
adessive
palsallasi
palsoillasi
ablative
palsaltasi
palsoiltasi
allative
palsallesi
palsoillesi
essive
palsanasi
palsoinasi
translative
palsaksesi
palsoiksesi
abessive
palsattasi
palsoittasi
instructive
comitative
—palsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsamme
palsamme
accusative
nom.
palsamme
palsamme
gen.
palsamme
genitive
palsamme
palsojemme palsaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaamme
palsojamme
inessive
palsassamme
palsoissamme
elative
palsastamme
palsoistamme
illative
palsaamme
palsoihimme
adessive
palsallamme
palsoillamme
ablative
palsaltamme
palsoiltamme
allative
palsallemme
palsoillemme
essive
palsanamme
palsoinamme
translative
palsaksemme
palsoiksemme
abessive
palsattamme
palsoittamme
instructive
comitative
—palsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsanne
palsanne
accusative
nom.
palsanne
palsanne
gen.
palsanne
genitive
palsanne
palsojenne palsainne $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaanne
palsojanne
inessive
palsassanne
palsoissanne
elative
palsastanne
palsoistanne
illative
palsaanne
palsoihinne
adessive
palsallanne
palsoillanne
ablative
palsaltanne
palsoiltanne
allative
palsallenne
palsoillenne
essive
palsananne
palsoinanne
translative
palsaksenne
palsoiksenne
abessive
palsattanne
palsoittanne
instructive
comitative
—palsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsansa
palsansa
accusative
nom.
palsansa
palsansa
gen.
palsansa
genitive
palsansa
palsojensa palsainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaansa
palsojaan palsojansa
inessive
palsassaan palsassansa
palsoissaan palsoissansa
elative
palsastaan palsastansa
palsoistaan palsoistansa
illative
palsaansa
palsoihinsa
adessive
palsallaan palsallansa
palsoillaan palsoillansa
ablative
palsaltaan palsaltansa
palsoiltaan palsoiltansa
allative
palsalleen palsallensa
palsoilleen palsoillensa
essive
palsanaan palsanansa
palsoinaan palsoinansa
translative
palsakseen palsaksensa
palsoikseen palsoiksensa
abessive
palsattaan palsattansa
palsoittaan palsoittansa
instructive
comitative
—palsoineen palsoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* palsasuo

#### Further reading

* “1. palsa”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Originally a shortened slang form of palttoo.

#### Noun

palsa (colloquial)
* long overcoat

##### Declension

Possessive forms of palsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsani
palsani
accusative
nom.
palsani
palsani
gen.
palsani
genitive
palsani
palsojeni palsaini $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaani
palsojani
inessive
palsassani
palsoissani
elative
palsastani
palsoistani
illative
palsaani
palsoihini
adessive
palsallani
palsoillani
ablative
palsaltani
palsoiltani
allative
palsalleni
palsoilleni
essive
palsanani
palsoinani
translative
palsakseni
palsoikseni
abessive
palsattani
palsoittani
instructive
comitative
—palsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsasi
palsasi
accusative
nom.
palsasi
palsasi
gen.
palsasi
genitive
palsasi
palsojesi palsaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaasi
palsojasi
inessive
palsassasi
palsoissasi
elative
palsastasi
palsoistasi
illative
palsaasi
palsoihisi
adessive
palsallasi
palsoillasi
ablative
palsaltasi
palsoiltasi
allative
palsallesi
palsoillesi
essive
palsanasi
palsoinasi
translative
palsaksesi
palsoiksesi
abessive
palsattasi
palsoittasi
instructive
comitative
—palsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsamme
palsamme
accusative
nom.
palsamme
palsamme
gen.
palsamme
genitive
palsamme
palsojemme palsaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaamme
palsojamme
inessive
palsassamme
palsoissamme
elative
palsastamme
palsoistamme
illative
palsaamme
palsoihimme
adessive
palsallamme
palsoillamme
ablative
palsaltamme
palsoiltamme
allative
palsallemme
palsoillemme
essive
palsanamme
palsoinamme
translative
palsaksemme
palsoiksemme
abessive
palsattamme
palsoittamme
instructive
comitative
—palsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsanne
palsanne
accusative
nom.
palsanne
palsanne
gen.
palsanne
genitive
palsanne
palsojenne palsainne $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaanne
palsojanne
inessive
palsassanne
palsoissanne
elative
palsastanne
palsoistanne
illative
palsaanne
palsoihinne
adessive
palsallanne
palsoillanne
ablative
palsaltanne
palsoiltanne
allative
palsallenne
palsoillenne
essive
palsananne
palsoinanne
translative
palsaksenne
palsoiksenne
abessive
palsattanne
palsoittanne
instructive
comitative
—palsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palsansa
palsansa
accusative
nom.
palsansa
palsansa
gen.
palsansa
genitive
palsansa
palsojensa palsainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
palsaansa
palsojaan palsojansa
inessive
palsassaan palsassansa
palsoissaan palsoissansa
elative
palsastaan palsastansa
palsoistaan palsoistansa
illative
palsaansa
palsoihinsa
adessive
palsallaan palsallansa
palsoillaan palsoillansa
ablative
palsaltaan palsaltansa
palsoiltaan palsoiltansa
allative
palsalleen palsallensa
palsoilleen palsoillensa
essive
palsanaan palsanansa
palsoinaan palsoinansa
translative
palsakseen palsaksensa
palsoikseen palsoiksensa
abessive
palsattaan palsattansa
palsoittaan palsoittansa
instructive
comitative
—palsoineen palsoinensa :

##### Synonyms

* palttoo

#### Further reading

* “2. palsa”, 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 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* salpa