heltta

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. Cognate with Karelian heltta and possibly to dialectal Estonian helt (in western dialects, particularly Saaremaa), unless it is borrowed from Finnish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheltːɑ/, [ˈhe̞l̪t̪ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -eltːɑ Syllabification(key): helt‧ta Hyphenation(key): helt‧ta === Noun === heltta wattle (loose, hanging skin on birds, animals and humans) snood (flap of skin on the beak of a turkey) (mycology) gill, lamella (of a mushroom) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “heltta”, 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 2 July 2023