kamana
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Uncertain. There are many variants from a common root *kama-, like kamala, kamaja, kamaa, including in related languages (Ingrian kama, Karelian kamaja, kamoa, Ludian kamai). Has sometimes been connected with Lithuanian kami̇́enas (“tree trunk”), but this comparison is dubious.
Noun edit
kamana
- lintel, transom (horizontal structural beam over an opening, e.g. a door or a window)
- Synonym of alapinta (“soffit”)
Declension edit
Inflection of kamana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kamana | kamanat | ||
genitive | kamanan | kamanoiden kamanoitten | ||
partitive | kamanaa | kamanoita | ||
illative | kamanaan | kamanoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kamana | kamanat | ||
accusative | nom. | kamana | kamanat | |
gen. | kamanan | |||
genitive | kamanan | kamanoiden kamanoitten kamanainrare | ||
partitive | kamanaa | kamanoita | ||
inessive | kamanassa | kamanoissa | ||
elative | kamanasta | kamanoista | ||
illative | kamanaan | kamanoihin | ||
adessive | kamanalla | kamanoilla | ||
ablative | kamanalta | kamanoilta | ||
allative | kamanalle | kamanoille | ||
essive | kamanana | kamanoina | ||
translative | kamanaksi | kamanoiksi | ||
abessive | kamanatta | kamanoitta | ||
instructive | — | kamanoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “kamana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kamana
Anagrams edit
Mwani edit
Conjunction edit
kamana