Ilmatar

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (Finnish mythology) An air spirit and the mother of Väinämöinen (Väinämöinen) in the Kalevala.

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish ilma (air, weather, airborne, of air).

Origin

Finnish

ilma

Gloss

air, weather, airborne, of air

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
✈️ 🌀 🌊 🌬️ 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬 🫁

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms