# pellava
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s), of unknown further origin. Related to dialectal pellavas, Karelian pelvas and Veps pölvaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpelːɑʋɑ/, [ˈpe̞lːɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elːɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: pel‧la‧va

### Noun

pellava
* (botany) flax (Linum usitatissimum)
    Synonym: peltopellava
* linen, flax (flax fiber; thread, cloth or fabric made from flax fiber)
    pellava muuttuu kullaksi ja villa mullaksi (aphorism) ― linen lasts much longer than wool (literally, “linen becomes gold and wool [becomes] dust”)
* (loosely, botany) flax (Linum)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pellava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pellavani
pellavani
accusative
nom.
pellavani
pellavani
gen.
pellavani
genitive
pellavani
pellavieni pellavaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pellavaani
pellaviani
inessive
pellavassani
pellavissani
elative
pellavastani
pellavistani
illative
pellavaani
pellaviini
adessive
pellavallani
pellavillani
ablative
pellavaltani
pellaviltani
allative
pellavalleni
pellavilleni
essive
pellavanani
pellavinani
translative
pellavakseni
pellavikseni
abessive
pellavattani
pellavittani
instructive
comitative
—pellavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pellavasi
pellavasi
accusative
nom.
pellavasi
pellavasi
gen.
pellavasi
genitive
pellavasi
pellaviesi pellavaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pellavaasi
pellaviasi
inessive
pellavassasi
pellavissasi
elative
pellavastasi
pellavistasi
illative
pellavaasi
pellaviisi
adessive
pellavallasi
pellavillasi
ablative
pellavaltasi
pellaviltasi
allative
pellavallesi
pellavillesi
essive
pellavanasi
pellavinasi
translative
pellavaksesi
pellaviksesi
abessive
pellavattasi
pellavittasi
instructive
comitative
—pellavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pellavamme
pellavamme
accusative
nom.
pellavamme
pellavamme
gen.
pellavamme
genitive
pellavamme
pellaviemme pellavaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pellavaamme
pellaviamme
inessive
pellavassamme
pellavissamme
elative
pellavastamme
pellavistamme
illative
pellavaamme
pellaviimme
adessive
pellavallamme
pellavillamme
ablative
pellavaltamme
pellaviltamme
allative
pellavallemme
pellavillemme
essive
pellavanamme
pellavinamme
translative
pellavaksemme
pellaviksemme
abessive
pellavattamme
pellavittamme
instructive
comitative
—pellavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pellavanne
pellavanne
accusative
nom.
pellavanne
pellavanne
gen.
pellavanne
genitive
pellavanne
pellavienne pellavainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pellavaanne
pellavianne
inessive
pellavassanne
pellavissanne
elative
pellavastanne
pellavistanne
illative
pellavaanne
pellaviinne
adessive
pellavallanne
pellavillanne
ablative
pellavaltanne
pellaviltanne
allative
pellavallenne
pellavillenne
essive
pellavananne
pellavinanne
translative
pellavaksenne
pellaviksenne
abessive
pellavattanne
pellavittanne
instructive
comitative
—pellavinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pellavansa
pellavansa
accusative
nom.
pellavansa
pellavansa
gen.
pellavansa
genitive
pellavansa
pellaviensa pellavainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pellavaansa
pellaviaan pellaviansa
inessive
pellavassaan pellavassansa
pellavissaan pellavissansa
elative
pellavastaan pellavastansa
pellavistaan pellavistansa
illative
pellavaansa
pellaviinsa
adessive
pellavallaan pellavallansa
pellavillaan pellavillansa
ablative
pellavaltaan pellavaltansa
pellaviltaan pellaviltansa
allative
pellavalleen pellavallensa
pellavilleen pellavillensa
essive
pellavanaan pellavanansa
pellavinaan pellavinansa
translative
pellavakseen pellavaksensa
pellavikseen pellaviksensa
abessive
pellavattaan pellavattansa
pellavittaan pellavittansa
instructive
comitative
—pellavineen pellavinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pellavainen
* kitupellava
* pellavahame
* pellavaharja
* pellavakampa
* pellavakangas
* pellavakirppa
* pellavakuitu
* pellavalanka
* pellavaliina
* pellavaloukku
* pellavansiemen
* pellavansiemenöljy
* pellavantuotanto
* pellavanviljely
* pellavapuku
* pellavapyyhe
* pellavapää
* pellavateollisuus
* pellavatukka
* pellavaöljy
* puolipellava
* täyspellavainen
* öljypellava

### Further reading

* “pellava”, 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