kaneli

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish kanel, from either Italian cannella, French cannelle or a cognate of such. In either case the root word is Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑneli/, [ˈkɑ̝ne̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑneli
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ne‧li

Noun

kaneli

1. cinnamon (spice)

Declension

Inflection of kaneli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kaneli	kanelit
genitive		kanelin	kanelien kaneleiden kaneleitten
partitive		kanelia	kaneleita kaneleja
illative		kaneliin	kaneleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaneli	kanelit
accusative	nom.	kaneli	kanelit
	gen.	kanelin
genitive		kanelin	kanelien kaneleiden kaneleitten
partitive		kanelia	kaneleita kaneleja
inessive		kanelissa	kaneleissa
elative		kanelista	kaneleista
illative		kaneliin	kaneleihin
adessive		kanelilla	kaneleilla
ablative		kanelilta	kaneleilta
allative		kanelille	kaneleille
essive		kanelina	kaneleina
translative		kaneliksi	kaneleiksi
abessive		kanelitta	kaneleitta
instructive		—	kanelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kanelini kanelini accusative nom. kanelini kanelini gen. kanelini genitive kanelini kanelieni kaneleideni kaneleitteni partitive kaneliani kaneleitani kanelejani inessive kanelissani kaneleissani elative kanelistani kaneleistani illative kaneliini kaneleihini adessive kanelillani kaneleillani ablative kaneliltani kaneleiltani allative kanelilleni kaneleilleni essive kanelinani kaneleinani translative kanelikseni kaneleikseni abessive kanelittani kaneleittani instructive — — comitative — kaneleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kanelisi kanelisi accusative nom. kanelisi kanelisi gen. kanelisi genitive kanelisi kaneliesi kaneleidesi kaneleittesi partitive kaneliasi kaneleitasi kanelejasi inessive kanelissasi kaneleissasi elative kanelistasi kaneleistasi illative kaneliisi kaneleihisi adessive kanelillasi kaneleillasi ablative kaneliltasi kaneleiltasi allative kanelillesi kaneleillesi essive kanelinasi kaneleinasi translative kaneliksesi kaneleiksesi abessive kanelittasi kaneleittasi instructive — — comitative — kaneleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kanelimme kanelimme accusative nom. kanelimme kanelimme gen. kanelimme genitive kanelimme kaneliemme kaneleidemme kaneleittemme partitive kaneliamme kaneleitamme kanelejamme inessive kanelissamme kaneleissamme elative kanelistamme kaneleistamme illative kaneliimme kaneleihimme adessive kanelillamme kaneleillamme ablative kaneliltamme kaneleiltamme allative kanelillemme kaneleillemme essive kanelinamme kaneleinamme translative kaneliksemme kaneleiksemme abessive kanelittamme kaneleittamme instructive — — comitative — kaneleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kanelinne kanelinne accusative nom. kanelinne kanelinne gen. kanelinne genitive kanelinne kanelienne kaneleidenne kaneleittenne partitive kanelianne kaneleitanne kanelejanne inessive kanelissanne kaneleissanne elative kanelistanne kaneleistanne illative kaneliinne kaneleihinne adessive kanelillanne kaneleillanne ablative kaneliltanne kaneleiltanne allative kanelillenne kaneleillenne essive kanelinanne kaneleinanne translative kaneliksenne kaneleiksenne abessive kanelittanne kaneleittanne instructive — — comitative — kaneleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kanelinsa kanelinsa accusative nom. kanelinsa kanelinsa gen. kanelinsa genitive kanelinsa kaneliensa kaneleidensa kaneleittensa partitive kaneliaan kaneliansa kaneleitaan kanelejaan kaneleitansa kanelejansa inessive kanelissaan kanelissansa kaneleissaan kaneleissansa elative kanelistaan kanelistansa kaneleistaan kaneleistansa illative kaneliinsa kaneleihinsa adessive kanelillaan kanelillansa kaneleillaan kaneleillansa ablative kaneliltaan kaneliltansa kaneleiltaan kaneleiltansa allative kanelilleen kanelillensa kaneleilleen kaneleillensa essive kanelinaan kanelinansa kaneleinaan kaneleinansa translative kanelikseen kaneliksensa kaneleikseen kaneleiksensa abessive kanelittaan kanelittansa kaneleittaan kaneleittansa instructive — — comitative — kaneleineen kaneleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• burmankaneli
• ceyloninkaneli
• kanelikierre
• kanelikivi
• kanelikorppu
• kanelinkuori
• kanelipuu
• kaneliseitikki
• kanelisokeri
• kanelisorsa
• kanelitanko
• kaneliässä
• kaneliöljy
• kassiakaneli

 

Further reading

• “kaneli”, 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

• keilan, lakien