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Malla
Malla
Faroese
Proper noun
Malla f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Malla: Malluson
- daughter of Malla: Malludóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Malla |
| Accusative | Mallu |
| Dative | Mallu |
| Genitive | Mallu |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑlːɑ/
- Hyphenation: Mal‧la
Etymology 1
From Northern Sami Malla.
Proper noun
Malla
- A fell with two peaks, and a nature reserve, in Finnish Lapland.
- A female given name of modern usage, transferred from the place name.
- 2014 Anni Kytömäki, Kultarinta, Gummerus, ISBN 978-951-20-9484-4, page 407:
- ―Mietin tätä sinun nimeäsi, Hugo sanoo. ―Malla, se on erikoinen nimi. Onko se todella vain Malla? Ei Magdalena?
- ―Malla. Se on tunturi.
- ―Tosiaan, Hugo mutisee. ―Se on vähän hankala, kuulostaa lempinimeltä. Olet varmaan joutunut usein selittämään mistä nimi tulee.
- ―En.
- ―Täällä voi olla toisin. Ruotsinkielinen sukunimikin on vaikea. Koulussa kaikilla muilla on suomalainen nimi.
- 2014 Anni Kytömäki, Kultarinta, Gummerus, ISBN 978-951-20-9484-4, page 407:
Declension
| Inflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Malla | Mallat | |
| genitive | Mallan | Mallojen | |
| partitive | Mallaa | Malloja | |
| illative | Mallaan | Malloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Malla | Mallat | |
| accusative | nom. | Malla | Mallat |
| gen. | Mallan | ||
| genitive | Mallan | Mallojen Mallainrare |
|
| partitive | Mallaa | Malloja | |
| inessive | Mallassa | Malloissa | |
| elative | Mallasta | Malloista | |
| illative | Mallaan | Malloihin | |
| adessive | Mallalla | Malloilla | |
| ablative | Mallalta | Malloilta | |
| allative | Mallalle | Malloille | |
| essive | Mallana | Malloina | |
| translative | Mallaksi | Malloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Malloin | |
| abessive | Mallatta | Malloitta | |
| comitative | — | Malloineen | |
Etymology 2
From any female given name containing the letters ma- plus r or l, such as Maria, Marja and their variants, also Amalia, Matilda, Magdaleena, Malviina, etc.
Proper noun
Malla
- A diminutive of the female given name Maria, Marja, Amalia etc.
- 2010 Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja rautahuone, Otava, ISBN 978-951-1-24742-5, page 301:
- ―Maija-Kaarina Korhonen. Mutta se tunnetaan yleisesti kylläkin Mallana. Joku lemppari lapsuudesta.
- 2010 Katariina Romppainen, Pitkät päiväunet, Karisto, ISBN 978-951-23-5303-3, page 119:
- ―Se lähti Ruottiin ja sotkeutu sielä ilkeisiin kuvioihin. Malla-riepu.
- ―Hetkinen, Rita sanoi. ―Onko Marja-Liisakin kuollut?
- 2010 Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja rautahuone, Otava, ISBN 978-951-1-24742-5, page 301:
Declension
| Inflection of Malla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Malla | Mallat | |
| genitive | Mallan | Mallojen | |
| partitive | Mallaa | Malloja | |
| illative | Mallaan | Malloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Malla | Mallat | |
| accusative | nom. | Malla | Mallat |
| gen. | Mallan | ||
| genitive | Mallan | Mallojen Mallainrare |
|
| partitive | Mallaa | Malloja | |
| inessive | Mallassa | Malloissa | |
| elative | Mallasta | Malloista | |
| illative | Mallaan | Malloihin | |
| adessive | Mallalla | Malloilla | |
| ablative | Mallalta | Malloilta | |
| allative | Mallalle | Malloille | |
| essive | Mallana | Malloina | |
| translative | Mallaksi | Malloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Malloin | |
| abessive | Mallatta | Malloitta | |
| comitative | — | Malloineen | |
malla
malla
Irish
Adjective
malla
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| malla | mhalla | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- मल्ल (Devanagari script)
- මල්ල (Sinhalese script)
- မလ္လ (Burmese script)
- មល្ល (Khmer script)
- มลฺล (Thai script)
Noun
malla m
- wrestler
- a man of the Malla clan
Declension
Declension table of "malla" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mallo | mallā |
| Accusative (second) | mallaṃ | malle |
| Instrumental (third) | mallena | mallehi or mallebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mallassa or mallāya or mallatthaṃ | mallānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mallasmā or mallamhā or mallā | mallehi or mallebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mallassa | mallānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mallasmiṃ or mallamhi or malle | mallesu |
| Vocative (calling) | malla | mallā |