kallis

From Proto-Finnic *kallis.

kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist, comparative kallim, superlative kõige kallim)

1. expensive
2. dear
3. precious

Declension of kallis (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kallis	kallid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalli
genitive			kallite
partitive		kallist	kalleid
illative		kallisse	kallitesse kalleisse
inessive		kallis	kallites kalleis
elative		kallist	kallitest kalleist
allative		kallile	kallitele kalleile
adessive		kallil	kallitel kalleil
ablative		kallilt	kallitelt kalleilt
translative		kalliks	kalliteks kalleiks
terminative		kallini	kalliteni
essive		kallina	kallitena
abessive		kallita	kalliteta
comitative		kalliga	kallitega

Declension of kallis (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kallis	kallid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalli
genitive			kalliste
partitive		kallist	kalleid
illative		kallisse	kallistesse kalleisse
inessive		kallis	kallistes kalleis
elative		kallist	kallistest kalleist
allative		kallile	kallistele kalleile
adessive		kallil	kallistel kalleil
ablative		kallilt	kallistelt kalleilt
translative		kalliks	kallisteks kalleiks
terminative		kallini	kallisteni
essive		kallina	kallistena
abessive		kallita	kallisteta
comitative		kalliga	kallistega

• (antonym(s) of “expensive”): odav
• (antonym(s) of “precious”): väärtusetu

• kalliskivi
• kallistama

kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist)

1. darling, beloved

Declension of kallis (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kallis	kallid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalli
genitive			kallite
partitive		kallist	kalleid
illative		kallisse	kallitesse kalleisse
inessive		kallis	kallites kalleis
elative		kallist	kallitest kalleist
allative		kallile	kallitele kalleile
adessive		kallil	kallitel kalleil
ablative		kallilt	kallitelt kalleilt
translative		kalliks	kalliteks kalleiks
terminative		kallini	kalliteni
essive		kallina	kallitena
abessive		kallita	kalliteta
comitative		kalliga	kallitega

Declension of kallis (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kallis	kallid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalli
genitive			kalliste
partitive		kallist	kalleid
illative		kallisse	kallistesse kalleisse
inessive		kallis	kallistes kalleis
elative		kallist	kallistest kalleist
allative		kallile	kallistele kalleile
adessive		kallil	kallistel kalleil
ablative		kallilt	kallistelt kalleilt
translative		kalliks	kallisteks kalleiks
terminative		kallini	kallisteni
essive		kallina	kallistena
abessive		kallita	kallisteta
comitative		kalliga	kallistega

From Proto-Finnic *kallis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlːis/, [ˈkɑ̝lːis̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːis
• Hyphenation^(key): kal‧lis

kallis (comparative kalliimpi, superlative kallein)

1. expensive

   Tämä auto on kallis.

   This car is expensive.

2. dear

   Olet minulle hyvin kallis.

   You are very dear to me.

   • 2014, “Muistutat mun jeeppii [You Remind Me of My Jeep]”, Rudy Kulmala, Karri Sirén (lyrics), performed by Ruudolf ft. Karri Koira:

     Uu, oot niin kallis
     Haluun sut talliin piilottaa
     Kaikes rauhas kiillottaa, pestä ja vahaa

     Ooh, you're so dear [to me]
     I want to hide you away in my garage,
     Take my time shining, washing and waxing you.

• hintava (“pricey”)

• halpa

• “kallis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

From Proto-Finnic *kallis. Cognates include Finnish kallis and Estonian kallis.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlːis/, [ˈkɑlʲːĭz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlːis/, [ˈkɑlːiʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːis
• Hyphenation: kal‧lis

kallis (comparative kalliimp)

1. expensive
2. dear, precious

Declension of kallis (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kallis	kalliit
genitive	kalliin	kalliin
partitive	kallista, kallist	kalliita, kallija
illative	kalliisse	kalliisse
inessive	kalliis	kalliis
elative	kalliist	kalliist
allative	kalliille	kalliille
adessive	kalliil	kalliil
ablative	kalliilt	kalliilt
translative	kalliiks	kalliiks
essive	kalliinna, kalliin	kalliinna, kalliin
exessive1)	kalliint	kalliint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• (antonym(s) of “expensive”): hootava

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 128

From Proto-Finnic *kallis.

kallis (genitive kalli, partitive kallist)

1. expensive
2. dear
3. precious

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.