Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kiro, from the same origin as Proto-Finnic *kirot'ak (whence kirota).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiro/, [ˈk̟iro̞]
- Rhymes: -iro
- Syllabification(key): ki‧ro
- Hyphenation(key): ki‧ro
Noun
kiro
- (usually in the plural) curse
Usage notes
- kiro is much less frequently used than kirous, the commonly used noun for "a curse". kiro usually appears in the plural and with another noun in the genitive:
- noidan kirot ― curses of a witch; the state of being cursed by a witch
- viinan kirot ― the evil influence of alcohol
Declension
| Inflection of kiro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kiro
|
kirot
|
| genitive
|
kiron
|
kirojen
|
| partitive
|
kiroa
|
kiroja
|
| illative
|
kiroon
|
kiroihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kiro
|
kirot
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kiro
|
kirot
|
| gen.
|
kiron
|
| genitive
|
kiron
|
kirojen
|
| partitive
|
kiroa
|
kiroja
|
| inessive
|
kirossa
|
kiroissa
|
| elative
|
kirosta
|
kiroista
|
| illative
|
kiroon
|
kiroihin
|
| adessive
|
kirolla
|
kiroilla
|
| ablative
|
kirolta
|
kiroilta
|
| allative
|
kirolle
|
kiroille
|
| essive
|
kirona
|
kiroina
|
| translative
|
kiroksi
|
kiroiksi
|
| abessive
|
kirotta
|
kiroitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kiroin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kironi
|
kironi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kironi
|
kironi
|
| gen.
|
kironi
|
| genitive
|
kironi
|
kirojeni
|
| partitive
|
kiroani
|
kirojani
|
| inessive
|
kirossani
|
kiroissani
|
| elative
|
kirostani
|
kiroistani
|
| illative
|
kirooni
|
kiroihini
|
| adessive
|
kirollani
|
kiroillani
|
| ablative
|
kiroltani
|
kiroiltani
|
| allative
|
kirolleni
|
kiroilleni
|
| essive
|
kironani
|
kiroinani
|
| translative
|
kirokseni
|
kiroikseni
|
| abessive
|
kirottani
|
kiroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kiroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirosi
|
kirosi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirosi
|
kirosi
|
| gen.
|
kirosi
|
| genitive
|
kirosi
|
kirojesi
|
| partitive
|
kiroasi
|
kirojasi
|
| inessive
|
kirossasi
|
kiroissasi
|
| elative
|
kirostasi
|
kiroistasi
|
| illative
|
kiroosi
|
kiroihisi
|
| adessive
|
kirollasi
|
kiroillasi
|
| ablative
|
kiroltasi
|
kiroiltasi
|
| allative
|
kirollesi
|
kiroillesi
|
| essive
|
kironasi
|
kiroinasi
|
| translative
|
kiroksesi
|
kiroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kirottasi
|
kiroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kiroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kiromme
|
kiromme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kiromme
|
kiromme
|
| gen.
|
kiromme
|
| genitive
|
kiromme
|
kirojemme
|
| partitive
|
kiroamme
|
kirojamme
|
| inessive
|
kirossamme
|
kiroissamme
|
| elative
|
kirostamme
|
kiroistamme
|
| illative
|
kiroomme
|
kiroihimme
|
| adessive
|
kirollamme
|
kiroillamme
|
| ablative
|
kiroltamme
|
kiroiltamme
|
| allative
|
kirollemme
|
kiroillemme
|
| essive
|
kironamme
|
kiroinamme
|
| translative
|
kiroksemme
|
kiroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kirottamme
|
kiroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kiroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kironne
|
kironne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kironne
|
kironne
|
| gen.
|
kironne
|
| genitive
|
kironne
|
kirojenne
|
| partitive
|
kiroanne
|
kirojanne
|
| inessive
|
kirossanne
|
kiroissanne
|
| elative
|
kirostanne
|
kiroistanne
|
| illative
|
kiroonne
|
kiroihinne
|
| adessive
|
kirollanne
|
kiroillanne
|
| ablative
|
kiroltanne
|
kiroiltanne
|
| allative
|
kirollenne
|
kiroillenne
|
| essive
|
kironanne
|
kiroinanne
|
| translative
|
kiroksenne
|
kiroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kirottanne
|
kiroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kiroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kironsa
|
kironsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kironsa
|
kironsa
|
| gen.
|
kironsa
|
| genitive
|
kironsa
|
kirojensa
|
| partitive
|
kiroaan
kiroansa
|
kirojaan
kirojansa
|
| inessive
|
kirossaan
kirossansa
|
kiroissaan
kiroissansa
|
| elative
|
kirostaan
kirostansa
|
kiroistaan
kiroistansa
|
| illative
|
kiroonsa
|
kiroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kirollaan
kirollansa
|
kiroillaan
kiroillansa
|
| ablative
|
kiroltaan
kiroltansa
|
kiroiltaan
kiroiltansa
|
| allative
|
kirolleen
kirollensa
|
kiroilleen
kiroillensa
|
| essive
|
kironaan
kironansa
|
kiroinaan
kiroinansa
|
| translative
|
kirokseen
kiroksensa
|
kiroikseen
kiroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kirottaan
kirottansa
|
kiroittaan
kiroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kiroineen
kiroinensa
|
|
Further reading
Anagrams
Tambora
Noun
kiro
- blood