pellava

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *pëllava(s), of unknown further origin. Related to dialectal pellavas, Karelian pelvas and Veps pölvaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpelːɑʋɑ/, [ˈpe̞lːɑ̝ʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -elːɑʋɑ Syllabification(key): pel‧la‧va Hyphenation(key): pel‧la‧va === Noun === pellava (botany) flax (Linum usitatissimum) Synonym: peltopellava linen, flax (flax fiber; thread, cloth or fabric made from flax fiber) pellava muuttuu kullaksi ja villa mullaksi (aphorism) ― linen lasts much longer than wool (literally, “linen becomes gold and wool [becomes] dust”) (loosely, botany) flax (Linum) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pellava”, 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 3 July 2023