keski-
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic *keske. Cognates include Estonian kesk- and Moksha кеска (keska, “waist”).
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
keski-
- middle, central; average, mid-, medium
- Veikko oli keskipituinen mies.
- Veikko was a man of medium height.
- Keski-Eurooppa ― Central Europe
- Keskilänsi ― Midwest
- keskipainoinen ― middleweight
- keskitulo ― average income
- keskiviikko ― Wednesday (lit. "midweek")
Inflection edit
Declension of keski-
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The cases of keski- serve only as adverbs.
Derived terms edit
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
proper nouns
verbs
Related terms edit
- See the inflection table.
Further reading edit
- “keski-”, 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 edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *keski-. Cognates include Finnish keski- and Estonian kesk-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
keski-
- mid-
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 159