/ˈmɑlːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝lːɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Northern Sami Malla.
- A fell with two peaks, and a nature reserve, in Finnish Lapland.
- a female given name of modern usage, transferred from the place name
“―Mietin tätä sinun nimeäsi, Hugo sanoo. ―Malla, se on erikoinen nimi. Onko se todella vain Malla? Ei Magdalena?
―Malla. Se on tunturi.
―Tosiaan, Hugo mutisee. ―Se on vähän hankala, kuulostaa lempinime” — ―I was wondering about this name of yours, Hugo said. ―Malla is an unusual name. Is it really just Malla? Not Magdalena?
―Malla. It's a fell.
―Indeed, Hugo mutters. ―It is a bit tricky since it sounds
- error-lua-execa diminutive of the female given name Maria, Marja, Amalia etc.
“―Maija-Kaarina Korhonen. Mutta se tunnetaan yleisesti kylläkin Mallana. Joku lemppari lapsuudesta.” — ―Maija-Kaarina Korhonen. But she is often called Malla. Some kind of childhood nickname.
“―Se lähti Ruottiin ja sotkeutu sielä ilkeisiin kuvioihin. Malla-riepu.
―Hetkinen, Rita sanoi. ―Onko Marja-Liisakin kuollut?” — ―She left for Sweden and got involved in some nasty business. Poor Malla.
―Wait a minute, Rita said. ―Is Marja-Liisa dead too?
MuodotMalla(nominative, singular) · Mallat(nominative, plural) · Malla(accusative, nominative, singular) · Mallat(accusative, nominative, plural) · Mallan(accusative, genitive, singular) · Mallat(accusative, genitive, plural) · Mallan(genitive, singular) · Mallojen(genitive, plural) · Mallain(genitive, plural, rare) · Mallaa(partitive, singular) · Malloja(partitive, plural) · Mallassa(inessive, singular) · Malloissa(inessive, plural) · Mallasta(elative, singular) · Malloista(elative, plural) · Mallaan(illative, singular) · Malloihin(illative, plural) · Mallalla(adessive, singular) · Malloilla(adessive, plural) · Mallalta(ablative, singular)