kalja (traditional kvass-like drink)
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkɑljɑ/ , [ˈkɑ̝ljɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑljɑ
Syllabification(key ) : kal‧ja
Noun
kalja
A traditional fermented, homemade, weak table drink made of malt and sugar, closely resembling kvass ; its alcohol content is between 0.8 and 2.2 %.
Synonym: ( see usage notes ) kotikalja
( informal ) Synonym of olut ( “ beer ” )
Usage notes
The difference between kalja and kvass (a drink popular in Eastern Europe, called kvassi or taari in Finnish) is that the former is made from malt, whereas kvass is usually made of bread. Nevertheless, kalja is sometimes metonymically used to refer to kvass or other similar beverages in other cultures as well.
The use of the term kalja to refer to beer in informal language is so common that it is now quite common to use kotikalja (strictly speaking only for homemade kalja) to refer to the other sense instead to avoid confusion.
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first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljani
kaljani
accusative
nom.
kaljani
kaljani
gen.
kaljani
genitive
kaljani
kaljojeni kaljaini rare
partitive
kaljaani
kaljojani
inessive
kaljassani
kaljoissani
elative
kaljastani
kaljoistani
illative
kaljaani
kaljoihini
adessive
kaljallani
kaljoillani
ablative
kaljaltani
kaljoiltani
allative
kaljalleni
kaljoilleni
essive
kaljanani
kaljoinani
translative
kaljakseni
kaljoikseni
abessive
kaljattani
kaljoittani
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kaljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljasi
kaljasi
accusative
nom.
kaljasi
kaljasi
gen.
kaljasi
genitive
kaljasi
kaljojesi kaljaisi rare
partitive
kaljaasi
kaljojasi
inessive
kaljassasi
kaljoissasi
elative
kaljastasi
kaljoistasi
illative
kaljaasi
kaljoihisi
adessive
kaljallasi
kaljoillasi
ablative
kaljaltasi
kaljoiltasi
allative
kaljallesi
kaljoillesi
essive
kaljanasi
kaljoinasi
translative
kaljaksesi
kaljoiksesi
abessive
kaljattasi
kaljoittasi
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kaljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljamme
kaljamme
accusative
nom.
kaljamme
kaljamme
gen.
kaljamme
genitive
kaljamme
kaljojemme kaljaimme rare
partitive
kaljaamme
kaljojamme
inessive
kaljassamme
kaljoissamme
elative
kaljastamme
kaljoistamme
illative
kaljaamme
kaljoihimme
adessive
kaljallamme
kaljoillamme
ablative
kaljaltamme
kaljoiltamme
allative
kaljallemme
kaljoillemme
essive
kaljanamme
kaljoinamme
translative
kaljaksemme
kaljoiksemme
abessive
kaljattamme
kaljoittamme
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kaljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljanne
kaljanne
accusative
nom.
kaljanne
kaljanne
gen.
kaljanne
genitive
kaljanne
kaljojenne kaljainne rare
partitive
kaljaanne
kaljojanne
inessive
kaljassanne
kaljoissanne
elative
kaljastanne
kaljoistanne
illative
kaljaanne
kaljoihinne
adessive
kaljallanne
kaljoillanne
ablative
kaljaltanne
kaljoiltanne
allative
kaljallenne
kaljoillenne
essive
kaljananne
kaljoinanne
translative
kaljaksenne
kaljoiksenne
abessive
kaljattanne
kaljoittanne
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kaljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaljansa
kaljansa
accusative
nom.
kaljansa
kaljansa
gen.
kaljansa
genitive
kaljansa
kaljojensa kaljainsa rare
partitive
kaljaansa
kaljojaan kaljojansa
inessive
kaljassaan kaljassansa
kaljoissaan kaljoissansa
elative
kaljastaan kaljastansa
kaljoistaan kaljoistansa
illative
kaljaansa
kaljoihinsa
adessive
kaljallaan kaljallansa
kaljoillaan kaljoillansa
ablative
kaljaltaan kaljaltansa
kaljoiltaan kaljoiltansa
allative
kaljalleen kaljallensa
kaljoilleen kaljoillensa
essive
kaljanaan kaljanansa
kaljoinaan kaljoinansa
translative
kaljakseen kaljaksensa
kaljoikseen kaljoiksensa
abessive
kaljattaan kaljattansa
kaljoittaan kaljoittansa
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kaljoineen kaljoinensa
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