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Meaning of Kalevala | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[kaˈɫɛ.wa.ɫa]

Definitions

  1. The Kalevala (the Finnish national epic)
    New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular
  2. an urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.
    New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular

Equivalents

Deutsch Kalevala Kalewala
English Kalevala
Suomi Kalevala Uhtua
Français Kalevala
日本語 カレワラ
Português Kalevala
Русский Ка́левала Ухта

Examples

“Kalevalae argumentum principale est vita Vainamoinis, quam ob rem carmen cum Odyssea Homeri comparari potest.”

The principal theme of the Kalevala is the life of Väinämöinen, wherefore the poem can be compared with the Odyssey of Homer.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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