kiima
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kiima (compare Estonian kiim, Karelian kiima, Veps kim), from Proto-Uralic *kixe-ma, derived from *kixe- (compare Northern Sami gihkat, Northern Khanty [script needed] (koj-), Northern Mansi [script needed] (kaj-), Hungarian kéj).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kiima
- heat; (ungulates) rut
- Kissani on kiimassa.
- My cat is in heat.
- Milloin jänikset tulevat kiimaan?
- When do the hares go on heat?
- pride (estrous cycle; sexual desire; especially, an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast)
Declension edit
Inflection of kiima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kiima | kiimat | ||
genitive | kiiman | kiimojen | ||
partitive | kiimaa | kiimoja | ||
illative | kiimaan | kiimoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kiima | kiimat | ||
accusative | nom. | kiima | kiimat | |
gen. | kiiman | |||
genitive | kiiman | kiimojen kiimainrare | ||
partitive | kiimaa | kiimoja | ||
inessive | kiimassa | kiimoissa | ||
elative | kiimasta | kiimoista | ||
illative | kiimaan | kiimoihin | ||
adessive | kiimalla | kiimoilla | ||
ablative | kiimalta | kiimoilta | ||
allative | kiimalle | kiimoille | ||
essive | kiimana | kiimoina | ||
translative | kiimaksi | kiimoiksi | ||
abessive | kiimatta | kiimoitta | ||
instructive | — | kiimoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- juoksuaika
- kiire
- kiivas (“quick-tempered”)
Further reading edit
- “kiima”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02