/ˈʋɑltɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *valta, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldą (“might, power, authority”) or Proto-Norse [script needed] (*walda-) (compare Swedish våld, German Gewalt, Dutch geweld, Icelandic vald). First attested in 1215 (in the surname Kaikewalde).
- power, authority, rule
“veden vallassa” — flooded, covered in water
“valta tuo vastuuta” — with power comes responsibility
“Minulla on valta tehdä niin.” — I have the authority to do so.
- country, state, power
“Yhdysvallat” — United States
“Hän vakoili vieraan vallan hyväksi.” — He spied for a foreign power.
- collectiveauthorities, people with power, people in power
- in-pluralsupernatural being (mainly in idioms)
“taivaan vallat” — good heavens
- virtue (rank of angel)
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
Muodotvalta(nominative, singular) · vallat(nominative, plural) · valta(accusative, nominative, singular) · vallat(accusative, nominative, plural) · vallan(accusative, genitive, singular) · vallat(accusative, genitive, plural) · vallan(genitive, singular) · valtojen(genitive, plural) · valtain(genitive, plural, rare) · valtaa(partitive, singular) · valtoja(partitive, plural) · vallassa(inessive, singular) · valloissa(inessive, plural) · vallasta(elative, singular) · valloista(elative, plural) · valtaan(illative, singular) · valtoihin(illative, plural) · vallalla(adessive, singular) · valloilla(adessive, plural) · vallalta(ablative, singular)