helkavirsi
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- Finnish poems that were told or written in Kalevala meter (trochaic tetrameter), especially one that is sung in helkajuhla (helkajuhla).
Etymology
Compound from Finnish virsi (psalm, hymn).
Origin
Finnish
virsi
Gloss
psalm, hymn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ainevirsi Finnish
- hautajaisvirsi Finnish
- häävirsi Finnish
- itkuvirsi Finnish
- jouluvirsi Finnish
- kiitosvirsi Finnish
- saarnavirsi Finnish
- suruvirsi Finnish
- suvivirsi Finnish
- valitusvirsi Finnish
- virsi Finnish
- virsikantele Finnish
- virsikirja Finnish
- virsikokoelma Finnish
- virsiniekka Finnish
- virsiseurat Finnish
- virsitaulu Finnish
- *virci Proto-Finnic