kaira
See also: Kaira
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ) (whence Old Norse geirr (“spear”)), itself from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.[1] Doublet of keihäs.
Noun edit
kaira
- auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
- Ellipsis of jääkaira.
- core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
Declension edit
Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 kairainrare | ||
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. |
Synonyms edit
- (auger): pora
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “1. kaira”, 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
From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”)[2]
Noun edit
kaira
- large wilderness between rivers in northern Finland
Declension edit
Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 kairainrare | ||
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. |
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Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “2. kaira”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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