kaira

See also: Kaira

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kai‧ra
  • Hyphenation(key): kai‧ra

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kaira, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ) (whence Old Norse geirr (“spear”)), itself from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.[1] Doublet of keihäs.

Noun

kaira

  1. auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
  2. ellipsis of jääkaira
  3. core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
Declension
Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kaira kairat
genitive kairan kairojen
partitive kairaa kairoja
illative kairaan kairoihin
singular plural
nominative kaira kairat
accusative nom. kaira kairat
gen. kairan
genitive kairan kairojen
kairain rare
partitive kairaa kairoja
inessive kairassa kairoissa
elative kairasta kairoista
illative kairaan kairoihin
adessive kairalla kairoilla
ablative kairalta kairoilta
allative kairalle kairoille
essive kairana kairoina
translative kairaksi kairoiksi
abessive kairatta kairoitta
instructive — kairoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kairani kairani
accusative nom. kairani kairani
gen. kairani
genitive kairani kairojeni
kairaini rare
partitive kairaani kairojani
inessive kairassani kairoissani
elative kairastani kairoistani
illative kairaani kairoihini
adessive kairallani kairoillani
ablative kairaltani kairoiltani
allative kairalleni kairoilleni
essive kairanani kairoinani
translative kairakseni kairoikseni
abessive kairattani kairoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kairasi kairasi
accusative nom. kairasi kairasi
gen. kairasi
genitive kairasi kairojesi
kairaisi rare
partitive kairaasi kairojasi
inessive kairassasi kairoissasi
elative kairastasi kairoistasi
illative kairaasi kairoihisi
adessive kairallasi kairoillasi
ablative kairaltasi kairoiltasi
allative kairallesi kairoillesi
essive kairanasi kairoinasi
translative kairaksesi kairoiksesi
abessive kairattasi kairoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kairamme kairamme
accusative nom. kairamme kairamme
gen. kairamme
genitive kairamme kairojemme
kairaimme rare
partitive kairaamme kairojamme
inessive kairassamme kairoissamme
elative kairastamme kairoistamme
illative kairaamme kairoihimme
adessive kairallamme kairoillamme
ablative kairaltamme kairoiltamme
allative kairallemme kairoillemme
essive kairanamme kairoinamme
translative kairaksemme kairoiksemme
abessive kairattamme kairoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kairanne kairanne
accusative nom. kairanne kairanne
gen. kairanne
genitive kairanne kairojenne
kairainne rare
partitive kairaanne kairojanne
inessive kairassanne kairoissanne
elative kairastanne kairoistanne
illative kairaanne kairoihinne
adessive kairallanne kairoillanne
ablative kairaltanne kairoiltanne
allative kairallenne kairoillenne
essive kairananne kairoinanne
translative kairaksenne kairoiksenne
abessive kairattanne kairoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kairansa kairansa
accusative nom. kairansa kairansa
gen. kairansa
genitive kairansa kairojensa
kairainsa rare
partitive kairaansa kairojaan
kairojansa
inessive kairassaan
kairassansa 		kairoissaan
kairoissansa
elative kairastaan
kairastansa 		kairoistaan
kairoistansa
illative kairaansa kairoihinsa
adessive kairallaan
kairallansa 		kairoillaan
kairoillansa
ablative kairaltaan
kairaltansa 		kairoiltaan
kairoiltansa
allative kairalleen
kairallensa 		kairoilleen
kairoillensa
essive kairanaan
kairanansa 		kairoinaan
kairoinansa
translative kairakseen
kairaksensa 		kairoikseen
kairoiksensa
abessive kairattaan
kairattansa 		kairoittaan
kairoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kairoineen
kairoinensa
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”)[2]

Noun

kaira

  1. large wilderness between rivers in northern Finland
Declension
Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kaira kairat
genitive kairan kairojen
partitive kairaa kairoja
illative kairaan kairoihin
singular plural
nominative kaira kairat
accusative nom. kaira kairat
gen. kairan
genitive kairan kairojen
kairain rare
partitive kairaa kairoja
inessive kairassa kairoissa
elative kairasta kairoista
illative kairaan kairoihin
adessive kairalla kairoilla
ablative kairalta kairoilta
allative kairalle kairoille
essive kairana kairoina
translative kairaksi kairoiksi
abessive kairatta kairoitta
instructive — kairoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kairani kairani
accusative nom. kairani kairani
gen. kairani
genitive kairani kairojeni
kairaini rare
partitive kairaani kairojani
inessive kairassani kairoissani
elative kairastani kairoistani
illative kairaani kairoihini
adessive kairallani kairoillani
ablative kairaltani kairoiltani
allative kairalleni kairoilleni
essive kairanani kairoinani
translative kairakseni kairoikseni
abessive kairattani kairoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kairasi kairasi
accusative nom. kairasi kairasi
gen. kairasi
genitive kairasi kairojesi
kairaisi rare
partitive kairaasi kairojasi
inessive kairassasi kairoissasi
elative kairastasi kairoistasi
illative kairaasi kairoihisi
adessive kairallasi kairoillasi
ablative kairaltasi kairoiltasi
allative kairallesi kairoillesi
essive kairanasi kairoinasi
translative kairaksesi kairoiksesi
abessive kairattasi kairoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kairamme kairamme
accusative nom. kairamme kairamme
gen. kairamme
genitive kairamme kairojemme
kairaimme rare
partitive kairaamme kairojamme
inessive kairassamme kairoissamme
elative kairastamme kairoistamme
illative kairaamme kairoihimme
adessive kairallamme kairoillamme
ablative kairaltamme kairoiltamme
allative kairallemme kairoillemme
essive kairanamme kairoinamme
translative kairaksemme kairoiksemme
abessive kairattamme kairoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kairanne kairanne
accusative nom. kairanne kairanne
gen. kairanne
genitive kairanne kairojenne
kairainne rare
partitive kairaanne kairojanne
inessive kairassanne kairoissanne
elative kairastanne kairoistanne
illative kairaanne kairoihinne
adessive kairallanne kairoillanne
ablative kairaltanne kairoiltanne
allative kairallenne kairoillenne
essive kairananne kairoinanne
translative kairaksenne kairoiksenne
abessive kairattanne kairoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kairansa kairansa
accusative nom. kairansa kairansa
gen. kairansa
genitive kairansa kairojensa
kairainsa rare
partitive kairaansa kairojaan
kairojansa
inessive kairassaan
kairassansa 		kairoissaan
kairoissansa
elative kairastaan
kairastansa 		kairoistaan
kairoistansa
illative kairaansa kairoihinsa
adessive kairallaan
kairallansa 		kairoillaan
kairoillansa
ablative kairaltaan
kairaltansa 		kairoiltaan
kairoiltansa
allative kairalleen
kairallensa 		kairoilleen
kairoillensa
essive kairanaan
kairanansa 		kairoinaan
kairoinansa
translative kairakseen
kairaksensa 		kairoikseen
kairoiksensa
abessive kairattaan
kairattansa 		kairoittaan
kairoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kairoineen
kairoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Álgu database: word family kaira "drill, auger"
  2. ^ Álgu database: word family kaira "land between rivers"

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