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Definition 2024
kalleus
kalleus
Finnish
Noun
kalleus
- expensiveness, costliness
- (plural only) valuables, treasure
Declension
| Inflection of kalleus (Kotus type 40/kalleus, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalleus | kalleudet | |
| genitive | kalleuden | kalleuksien | |
| partitive | kalleutta | kalleuksia | |
| illative | kalleuteen | kalleuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kalleus | kalleudet | |
| accusative | nom. | kalleus | kalleudet |
| gen. | kalleuden | ||
| genitive | kalleuden | kalleuksien | |
| partitive | kalleutta | kalleuksia | |
| inessive | kalleudessa | kalleuksissa | |
| elative | kalleudesta | kalleuksista | |
| illative | kalleuteen | kalleuksiin | |
| adessive | kalleudella | kalleuksilla | |
| ablative | kalleudelta | kalleuksilta | |
| allative | kalleudelle | kalleuksille | |
| essive | kalleutena | kalleuksina | |
| translative | kalleudeksi | kalleuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | kalleuksin | |
| abessive | kalleudetta | kalleuksitta | |
| comitative | — | kalleuksineen | |
Usage notes
In the sense "valuables" the term refers to really precious things such as jewellery and fine art, not mere watches and credit cards, which are rather called arvoesine.