English
Etymology
Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.
Noun
kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)
- (physics) The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.
Derived terms
Further reading
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=1020.30
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ermɑ
- Syllabification(key): ker‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): ker‧ma
Etymology 1
Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) + -ma, with an original meaning “thin layer”. First attested in the 1770s.[1]
Noun
kerma
- cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top)
- (figuratively) the cream (elite)
Declension
| Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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kerma
|
kermat
|
| genitive
|
kerman
|
kermojen
|
| partitive
|
kermaa
|
kermoja
|
| illative
|
kermaan
|
kermoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kerma
|
kermat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kerma
|
kermat
|
| gen.
|
kerman
|
| genitive
|
kerman
|
kermojen
kermain rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaa
|
kermoja
|
| inessive
|
kermassa
|
kermoissa
|
| elative
|
kermasta
|
kermoista
|
| illative
|
kermaan
|
kermoihin
|
| adessive
|
kermalla
|
kermoilla
|
| ablative
|
kermalta
|
kermoilta
|
| allative
|
kermalle
|
kermoille
|
| essive
|
kermana
|
kermoina
|
| translative
|
kermaksi
|
kermoiksi
|
| abessive
|
kermatta
|
kermoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kermoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kermani
|
kermani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermani
|
kermani
|
| gen.
|
kermani
|
| genitive
|
kermani
|
kermojeni
kermaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaani
|
kermojani
|
| inessive
|
kermassani
|
kermoissani
|
| elative
|
kermastani
|
kermoistani
|
| illative
|
kermaani
|
kermoihini
|
| adessive
|
kermallani
|
kermoillani
|
| ablative
|
kermaltani
|
kermoiltani
|
| allative
|
kermalleni
|
kermoilleni
|
| essive
|
kermanani
|
kermoinani
|
| translative
|
kermakseni
|
kermoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kermattani
|
kermoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermasi
|
kermasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermasi
|
kermasi
|
| gen.
|
kermasi
|
| genitive
|
kermasi
|
kermojesi
kermaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaasi
|
kermojasi
|
| inessive
|
kermassasi
|
kermoissasi
|
| elative
|
kermastasi
|
kermoistasi
|
| illative
|
kermaasi
|
kermoihisi
|
| adessive
|
kermallasi
|
kermoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kermaltasi
|
kermoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kermallesi
|
kermoillesi
|
| essive
|
kermanasi
|
kermoinasi
|
| translative
|
kermaksesi
|
kermoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kermattasi
|
kermoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kermamme
|
kermamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermamme
|
kermamme
|
| gen.
|
kermamme
|
| genitive
|
kermamme
|
kermojemme
kermaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaamme
|
kermojamme
|
| inessive
|
kermassamme
|
kermoissamme
|
| elative
|
kermastamme
|
kermoistamme
|
| illative
|
kermaamme
|
kermoihimme
|
| adessive
|
kermallamme
|
kermoillamme
|
| ablative
|
kermaltamme
|
kermoiltamme
|
| allative
|
kermallemme
|
kermoillemme
|
| essive
|
kermanamme
|
kermoinamme
|
| translative
|
kermaksemme
|
kermoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kermattamme
|
kermoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermanne
|
kermanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermanne
|
kermanne
|
| gen.
|
kermanne
|
| genitive
|
kermanne
|
kermojenne
kermainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaanne
|
kermojanne
|
| inessive
|
kermassanne
|
kermoissanne
|
| elative
|
kermastanne
|
kermoistanne
|
| illative
|
kermaanne
|
kermoihinne
|
| adessive
|
kermallanne
|
kermoillanne
|
| ablative
|
kermaltanne
|
kermoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kermallenne
|
kermoillenne
|
| essive
|
kermananne
|
kermoinanne
|
| translative
|
kermaksenne
|
kermoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kermattanne
|
kermoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermansa
|
kermansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermansa
|
kermansa
|
| gen.
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kermansa
|
| genitive
|
kermansa
|
kermojensa
kermainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaansa
|
kermojaan
kermojansa
|
| inessive
|
kermassaan
kermassansa
|
kermoissaan
kermoissansa
|
| elative
|
kermastaan
kermastansa
|
kermoistaan
kermoistansa
|
| illative
|
kermaansa
|
kermoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kermallaan
kermallansa
|
kermoillaan
kermoillansa
|
| ablative
|
kermaltaan
kermaltansa
|
kermoiltaan
kermoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kermalleen
kermallensa
|
kermoilleen
kermoillensa
|
| essive
|
kermanaan
kermanansa
|
kermoinaan
kermoinansa
|
| translative
|
kermakseen
kermaksensa
|
kermoikseen
kermoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kermattaan
kermattansa
|
kermoittaan
kermoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoineen
kermoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From English kerma.
Noun
kerma
- (physics) kerma
Declension
| Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kerma
|
kermat
|
| genitive
|
kerman
|
kermojen
|
| partitive
|
kermaa
|
kermoja
|
| illative
|
kermaan
|
kermoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kerma
|
kermat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kerma
|
kermat
|
| gen.
|
kerman
|
| genitive
|
kerman
|
kermojen
kermain rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaa
|
kermoja
|
| inessive
|
kermassa
|
kermoissa
|
| elative
|
kermasta
|
kermoista
|
| illative
|
kermaan
|
kermoihin
|
| adessive
|
kermalla
|
kermoilla
|
| ablative
|
kermalta
|
kermoilta
|
| allative
|
kermalle
|
kermoille
|
| essive
|
kermana
|
kermoina
|
| translative
|
kermaksi
|
kermoiksi
|
| abessive
|
kermatta
|
kermoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kermoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermani
|
kermani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermani
|
kermani
|
| gen.
|
kermani
|
| genitive
|
kermani
|
kermojeni
kermaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaani
|
kermojani
|
| inessive
|
kermassani
|
kermoissani
|
| elative
|
kermastani
|
kermoistani
|
| illative
|
kermaani
|
kermoihini
|
| adessive
|
kermallani
|
kermoillani
|
| ablative
|
kermaltani
|
kermoiltani
|
| allative
|
kermalleni
|
kermoilleni
|
| essive
|
kermanani
|
kermoinani
|
| translative
|
kermakseni
|
kermoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kermattani
|
kermoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermasi
|
kermasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermasi
|
kermasi
|
| gen.
|
kermasi
|
| genitive
|
kermasi
|
kermojesi
kermaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaasi
|
kermojasi
|
| inessive
|
kermassasi
|
kermoissasi
|
| elative
|
kermastasi
|
kermoistasi
|
| illative
|
kermaasi
|
kermoihisi
|
| adessive
|
kermallasi
|
kermoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kermaltasi
|
kermoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kermallesi
|
kermoillesi
|
| essive
|
kermanasi
|
kermoinasi
|
| translative
|
kermaksesi
|
kermoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kermattasi
|
kermoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermamme
|
kermamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermamme
|
kermamme
|
| gen.
|
kermamme
|
| genitive
|
kermamme
|
kermojemme
kermaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaamme
|
kermojamme
|
| inessive
|
kermassamme
|
kermoissamme
|
| elative
|
kermastamme
|
kermoistamme
|
| illative
|
kermaamme
|
kermoihimme
|
| adessive
|
kermallamme
|
kermoillamme
|
| ablative
|
kermaltamme
|
kermoiltamme
|
| allative
|
kermallemme
|
kermoillemme
|
| essive
|
kermanamme
|
kermoinamme
|
| translative
|
kermaksemme
|
kermoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kermattamme
|
kermoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermanne
|
kermanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermanne
|
kermanne
|
| gen.
|
kermanne
|
| genitive
|
kermanne
|
kermojenne
kermainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaanne
|
kermojanne
|
| inessive
|
kermassanne
|
kermoissanne
|
| elative
|
kermastanne
|
kermoistanne
|
| illative
|
kermaanne
|
kermoihinne
|
| adessive
|
kermallanne
|
kermoillanne
|
| ablative
|
kermaltanne
|
kermoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kermallenne
|
kermoillenne
|
| essive
|
kermananne
|
kermoinanne
|
| translative
|
kermaksenne
|
kermoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kermattanne
|
kermoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kermansa
|
kermansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kermansa
|
kermansa
|
| gen.
|
kermansa
|
| genitive
|
kermansa
|
kermojensa
kermainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kermaansa
|
kermojaan
kermojansa
|
| inessive
|
kermassaan
kermassansa
|
kermoissaan
kermoissansa
|
| elative
|
kermastaan
kermastansa
|
kermoistaan
kermoistansa
|
| illative
|
kermaansa
|
kermoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kermallaan
kermallansa
|
kermoillaan
kermoillansa
|
| ablative
|
kermaltaan
kermaltansa
|
kermoiltaan
kermoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kermalleen
kermallensa
|
kermoilleen
kermoillensa
|
| essive
|
kermanaan
kermanansa
|
kermoinaan
kermoinansa
|
| translative
|
kermakseen
kermaksensa
|
kermoikseen
kermoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kermattaan
kermattansa
|
kermoittaan
kermoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kermoineen
kermoinensa
|
|
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN