Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kalvo, from Proto-Uralic *kaĺwɜ (membrane). Cognate with Hungarian hályog.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlʋo/, [ˈkɑ̝lʋo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlʋo
  • Syllabification(key): kal‧vo

Noun

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kalvo

  1. film, membrane, pellicle (thin layer)
  2. (anatomy) membrane (enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film)
  3. (anatomy) diaphragm (separating membrane or sheet of muscle)
    Hyponym: pallea ((thoracic) diaphragm)
  4. (mechanics) membrane, diaphragm (mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate)
  5. (acoustics) diaphragm (vibrating membrane in a speaker)
  6. (chemistry) diaphragm (permeable or semipermeable membrane)
  7. (dated or historical) Ellipsis of piirtoheitinkalvo (overhead projector sheet).
  8. (photography) slide (transparent image for projecting)
  9. (computing) slide (page of a computer presentation or slideshow)

Declension

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Inflection of kalvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kalvo kalvot
genitive kalvon kalvojen
partitive kalvoa kalvoja
illative kalvoon kalvoihin
singular plural
nominative kalvo kalvot
accusative nom. kalvo kalvot
gen. kalvon
genitive kalvon kalvojen
partitive kalvoa kalvoja
inessive kalvossa kalvoissa
elative kalvosta kalvoista
illative kalvoon kalvoihin
adessive kalvolla kalvoilla
ablative kalvolta kalvoilta
allative kalvolle kalvoille
essive kalvona kalvoina
translative kalvoksi kalvoiksi
abessive kalvotta kalvoitta
instructive kalvoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kalvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kalvoni kalvoni
accusative nom. kalvoni kalvoni
gen. kalvoni
genitive kalvoni kalvojeni
partitive kalvoani kalvojani
inessive kalvossani kalvoissani
elative kalvostani kalvoistani
illative kalvooni kalvoihini
adessive kalvollani kalvoillani
ablative kalvoltani kalvoiltani
allative kalvolleni kalvoilleni
essive kalvonani kalvoinani
translative kalvokseni kalvoikseni
abessive kalvottani kalvoittani
instructive
comitative kalvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kalvosi kalvosi
accusative nom. kalvosi kalvosi
gen. kalvosi
genitive kalvosi kalvojesi
partitive kalvoasi kalvojasi
inessive kalvossasi kalvoissasi
elative kalvostasi kalvoistasi
illative kalvoosi kalvoihisi
adessive kalvollasi kalvoillasi
ablative kalvoltasi kalvoiltasi
allative kalvollesi kalvoillesi
essive kalvonasi kalvoinasi
translative kalvoksesi kalvoiksesi
abessive kalvottasi kalvoittasi
instructive
comitative kalvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kalvomme kalvomme
accusative nom. kalvomme kalvomme
gen. kalvomme
genitive kalvomme kalvojemme
partitive kalvoamme kalvojamme
inessive kalvossamme kalvoissamme
elative kalvostamme kalvoistamme
illative kalvoomme kalvoihimme
adessive kalvollamme kalvoillamme
ablative kalvoltamme kalvoiltamme
allative kalvollemme kalvoillemme
essive kalvonamme kalvoinamme
translative kalvoksemme kalvoiksemme
abessive kalvottamme kalvoittamme
instructive
comitative kalvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kalvonne kalvonne
accusative nom. kalvonne kalvonne
gen. kalvonne
genitive kalvonne kalvojenne
partitive kalvoanne kalvojanne
inessive kalvossanne kalvoissanne
elative kalvostanne kalvoistanne
illative kalvoonne kalvoihinne
adessive kalvollanne kalvoillanne
ablative kalvoltanne kalvoiltanne
allative kalvollenne kalvoillenne
essive kalvonanne kalvoinanne
translative kalvoksenne kalvoiksenne
abessive kalvottanne kalvoittanne
instructive
comitative kalvoinenne

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