kameli

Fijian

Etymology

Borrowed from English camel.

Noun

kameli

1. camel

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *gamal- through an unclear number of intermediate languages, see etymology section of camel for details. First appearance in a Finnish text in Mikael Agricola's translation of the Bible from 1548 in the form "Cameli".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmeli/, [ˈkɑ̝me̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑmeli
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧me‧li

Noun

kameli

1. A camel.

Declension

Inflection of kameli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kameli	kamelit
genitive		kamelin	kamelien kameleiden kameleitten
partitive		kamelia	kameleita kameleja
illative		kameliin	kameleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kameli	kamelit
accusative	nom.	kameli	kamelit
	gen.	kamelin
genitive		kamelin	kamelien kameleiden kameleitten
partitive		kamelia	kameleita kameleja
inessive		kamelissa	kameleissa
elative		kamelista	kameleista
illative		kameliin	kameleihin
adessive		kamelilla	kameleilla
ablative		kamelilta	kameleilta
allative		kamelille	kameleille
essive		kamelina	kameleina
translative		kameliksi	kameleiksi
abessive		kamelitta	kameleitta
instructive		—	kamelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kameli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamelini kamelini accusative nom. kamelini kamelini gen. kamelini genitive kamelini kamelieni kameleideni kameleitteni partitive kameliani kameleitani kamelejani inessive kamelissani kameleissani elative kamelistani kameleistani illative kameliini kameleihini adessive kamelillani kameleillani ablative kameliltani kameleiltani allative kamelilleni kameleilleni essive kamelinani kameleinani translative kamelikseni kameleikseni abessive kamelittani kameleittani instructive — — comitative — kameleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kamelisi kamelisi accusative nom. kamelisi kamelisi gen. kamelisi genitive kamelisi kameliesi kameleidesi kameleittesi partitive kameliasi kameleitasi kamelejasi inessive kamelissasi kameleissasi elative kamelistasi kameleistasi illative kameliisi kameleihisi adessive kamelillasi kameleillasi ablative kameliltasi kameleiltasi allative kamelillesi kameleillesi essive kamelinasi kameleinasi translative kameliksesi kameleiksesi abessive kamelittasi kameleittasi instructive — — comitative — kameleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kamelimme kamelimme accusative nom. kamelimme kamelimme gen. kamelimme genitive kamelimme kameliemme kameleidemme kameleittemme partitive kameliamme kameleitamme kamelejamme inessive kamelissamme kameleissamme elative kamelistamme kameleistamme illative kameliimme kameleihimme adessive kamelillamme kameleillamme ablative kameliltamme kameleiltamme allative kamelillemme kameleillemme essive kamelinamme kameleinamme translative kameliksemme kameleiksemme abessive kamelittamme kameleittamme instructive — — comitative — kameleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kamelinne kamelinne accusative nom. kamelinne kamelinne gen. kamelinne genitive kamelinne kamelienne kameleidenne kameleittenne partitive kamelianne kameleitanne kamelejanne inessive kamelissanne kameleissanne elative kamelistanne kameleistanne illative kameliinne kameleihinne adessive kamelillanne kameleillanne ablative kameliltanne kameleiltanne allative kamelillenne kameleillenne essive kamelinanne kameleinanne translative kameliksenne kameleiksenne abessive kamelittanne kameleittanne instructive — — comitative — kameleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kamelinsa kamelinsa accusative nom. kamelinsa kamelinsa gen. kamelinsa genitive kamelinsa kameliensa kameleidensa kameleittensa partitive kameliaan kameliansa kameleitaan kamelejaan kameleitansa kamelejansa inessive kamelissaan kamelissansa kameleissaan kameleissansa elative kamelistaan kamelistansa kameleistaan kameleistansa illative kameliinsa kameleihinsa adessive kamelillaan kamelillansa kameleillaan kameleillansa ablative kameliltaan kameliltansa kameleiltaan kameleiltansa allative kamelilleen kamelillensa kameleilleen kameleillensa essive kamelinaan kamelinansa kameleinaan kameleinansa translative kamelikseen kameliksensa kameleikseen kameleiksensa abessive kamelittaan kamelittansa kameleittaan kameleittansa instructive — — comitative — kameleineen kameleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kamelieläin
• kamelikaravaani
• kamelikurki
• kamelilauma
• kamelinajaja
• kamelinkarva

 

Further reading

• “kameli”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Mikael