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valo
valo
Finnish
(index va)
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *walke, cognate to Estonian valgus (“light”), valu (“light (poetic)”), and Hungarian világ (“light”). Compare also valkea (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlo/
- Rhymes: -ɑlo
- Hyphenation: va‧lo
Noun
valo
- light (radiation)
Declension
| Inflection of valo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | valo | valot | |
| genitive | valon | valojen | |
| partitive | valoa | valoja | |
| illative | valoon | valoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | valo | valot | |
| accusative | nom. | valo | valot |
| gen. | valon | ||
| genitive | valon | valojen | |
| partitive | valoa | valoja | |
| inessive | valossa | valoissa | |
| elative | valosta | valoista | |
| illative | valoon | valoihin | |
| adessive | valolla | valoilla | |
| ablative | valolta | valoilta | |
| allative | valolle | valoille | |
| essive | valona | valoina | |
| translative | valoksi | valoiksi | |
| instructive | — | valoin | |
| abessive | valotta | valoitta | |
| comitative | — | valoineen | |
Derived terms
compounds
Malagasy
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.
Numeral
valo
- (cardinal) eight