santimetra

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• sm (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сантиметр (santimetr), equivalent to santi- +‎ metra (“metre”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑntiˌmetrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑntʲĭˌme̞tr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑntiˌmetrɑ/, [ˈʃɑnd̥iˌme̞d̥rɑ]
• Rhymes: -etr, -etrɑ
• Hyphenation: san‧ti‧met‧ra

Noun

santimetra

1. centimetre
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     1 metra = 10 detsimetraa, 1 detsimetra = 10 santimetraa, 1 santimetra = 10 millimetraa;

     1 metre = 10 decimetres, 1 decimetre = 10 centimetres, 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres;

Declension

Declension of santimetra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	santimetra	santimetrat
genitive	santimetran	santimetroin
partitive	santimetraa	santimetroja
illative	santimetraa	santimetroi
inessive	santimetraas	santimetrois
elative	santimetrast	santimetroist
allative	santimetralle	santimetroille
adessive	santimetraal	santimetroil
ablative	santimetralt	santimetroilt
translative	santimetraks	santimetroiks
essive	santimetranna, santimetraan	santimetroinna, santimetroin
exessive1)	santimetrant	santimetroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kvadrattisantimetra