keidas
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *skaidaz; compare Swedish skede (“span of time”). No cognates are found in other Baltic-Finnic languages. The original meaning "forest clearing, mound at swamp; treeless area" can still be seen in the term keidassuo. The sense of "oasis" is an academic adaptation from the late 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
keidas
Declension edit
Inflection of keidas (Kotus type 41*F/vieras, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | keidas | keitaat | ||
genitive | keitaan | keitaiden keitaitten | ||
partitive | keidasta | keitaita | ||
illative | keitaaseen | keitaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | keidas | keitaat | ||
accusative | nom. | keidas | keitaat | |
gen. | keitaan | |||
genitive | keitaan | keitaiden keitaitten keidastenrare | ||
partitive | keidasta | keitaita | ||
inessive | keitaassa | keitaissa | ||
elative | keitaasta | keitaista | ||
illative | keitaaseen | keitaisiin keitaihinrare | ||
adessive | keitaalla | keitailla | ||
ablative | keitaalta | keitailta | ||
allative | keitaalle | keitaille | ||
essive | keitaana | keitaina | ||
translative | keitaaksi | keitaiksi | ||
abessive | keitaatta | keitaitta | ||
instructive | — | keitain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “keidas”, 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