Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
- Syllabification(key): kai‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): kai‧ra
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kaira, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ) (whence Old Norse geirr (“spear”)), itself from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.[1] Doublet of keihäs.
Noun
kaira
- auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
- ellipsis of jääkaira
- core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
- (historical, dialectal) a triangular piece of fabric; gore
Declension
| Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| genitive
|
kairan
|
kairojen
|
| partitive
|
kairaa
|
kairoja
|
| illative
|
kairaan
|
kairoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| gen.
|
kairan
|
| genitive
|
kairan
|
kairojen
kairain rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaa
|
kairoja
|
| inessive
|
kairassa
|
kairoissa
|
| elative
|
kairasta
|
kairoista
|
| illative
|
kairaan
|
kairoihin
|
| adessive
|
kairalla
|
kairoilla
|
| ablative
|
kairalta
|
kairoilta
|
| allative
|
kairalle
|
kairoille
|
| essive
|
kairana
|
kairoina
|
| translative
|
kairaksi
|
kairoiksi
|
| abessive
|
kairatta
|
kairoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kairoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairani
|
kairani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairani
|
kairani
|
| gen.
|
kairani
|
| genitive
|
kairani
|
kairojeni
kairaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaani
|
kairojani
|
| inessive
|
kairassani
|
kairoissani
|
| elative
|
kairastani
|
kairoistani
|
| illative
|
kairaani
|
kairoihini
|
| adessive
|
kairallani
|
kairoillani
|
| ablative
|
kairaltani
|
kairoiltani
|
| allative
|
kairalleni
|
kairoilleni
|
| essive
|
kairanani
|
kairoinani
|
| translative
|
kairakseni
|
kairoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kairattani
|
kairoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairasi
|
kairasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairasi
|
kairasi
|
| gen.
|
kairasi
|
| genitive
|
kairasi
|
kairojesi
kairaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaasi
|
kairojasi
|
| inessive
|
kairassasi
|
kairoissasi
|
| elative
|
kairastasi
|
kairoistasi
|
| illative
|
kairaasi
|
kairoihisi
|
| adessive
|
kairallasi
|
kairoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kairaltasi
|
kairoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kairallesi
|
kairoillesi
|
| essive
|
kairanasi
|
kairoinasi
|
| translative
|
kairaksesi
|
kairoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kairattasi
|
kairoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairamme
|
kairamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairamme
|
kairamme
|
| gen.
|
kairamme
|
| genitive
|
kairamme
|
kairojemme
kairaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaamme
|
kairojamme
|
| inessive
|
kairassamme
|
kairoissamme
|
| elative
|
kairastamme
|
kairoistamme
|
| illative
|
kairaamme
|
kairoihimme
|
| adessive
|
kairallamme
|
kairoillamme
|
| ablative
|
kairaltamme
|
kairoiltamme
|
| allative
|
kairallemme
|
kairoillemme
|
| essive
|
kairanamme
|
kairoinamme
|
| translative
|
kairaksemme
|
kairoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kairattamme
|
kairoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairanne
|
kairanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairanne
|
kairanne
|
| gen.
|
kairanne
|
| genitive
|
kairanne
|
kairojenne
kairainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaanne
|
kairojanne
|
| inessive
|
kairassanne
|
kairoissanne
|
| elative
|
kairastanne
|
kairoistanne
|
| illative
|
kairaanne
|
kairoihinne
|
| adessive
|
kairallanne
|
kairoillanne
|
| ablative
|
kairaltanne
|
kairoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kairallenne
|
kairoillenne
|
| essive
|
kairananne
|
kairoinanne
|
| translative
|
kairaksenne
|
kairoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kairattanne
|
kairoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairansa
|
kairansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairansa
|
kairansa
|
| gen.
|
kairansa
|
| genitive
|
kairansa
|
kairojensa
kairainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaansa
|
kairojaan
kairojansa
|
| inessive
|
kairassaan
kairassansa
|
kairoissaan
kairoissansa
|
| elative
|
kairastaan
kairastansa
|
kairoistaan
kairoistansa
|
| illative
|
kairaansa
|
kairoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kairallaan
kairallansa
|
kairoillaan
kairoillansa
|
| ablative
|
kairaltaan
kairaltansa
|
kairoiltaan
kairoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kairalleen
kairallensa
|
kairoilleen
kairoillensa
|
| essive
|
kairanaan
kairanansa
|
kairoinaan
kairoinansa
|
| translative
|
kairakseen
kairaksensa
|
kairoikseen
kairoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kairattaan
kairattansa
|
kairoittaan
kairoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoineen
kairoinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”), from Proto-Samic *skājδē.[2]
Noun
kaira
- large wilderness between rivers in northern Finland
Declension
| Inflection of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| genitive
|
kairan
|
kairojen
|
| partitive
|
kairaa
|
kairoja
|
| illative
|
kairaan
|
kairoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaira
|
kairat
|
| gen.
|
kairan
|
| genitive
|
kairan
|
kairojen
kairain rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaa
|
kairoja
|
| inessive
|
kairassa
|
kairoissa
|
| elative
|
kairasta
|
kairoista
|
| illative
|
kairaan
|
kairoihin
|
| adessive
|
kairalla
|
kairoilla
|
| ablative
|
kairalta
|
kairoilta
|
| allative
|
kairalle
|
kairoille
|
| essive
|
kairana
|
kairoina
|
| translative
|
kairaksi
|
kairoiksi
|
| abessive
|
kairatta
|
kairoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kairoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairani
|
kairani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairani
|
kairani
|
| gen.
|
kairani
|
| genitive
|
kairani
|
kairojeni
kairaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaani
|
kairojani
|
| inessive
|
kairassani
|
kairoissani
|
| elative
|
kairastani
|
kairoistani
|
| illative
|
kairaani
|
kairoihini
|
| adessive
|
kairallani
|
kairoillani
|
| ablative
|
kairaltani
|
kairoiltani
|
| allative
|
kairalleni
|
kairoilleni
|
| essive
|
kairanani
|
kairoinani
|
| translative
|
kairakseni
|
kairoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kairattani
|
kairoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairasi
|
kairasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairasi
|
kairasi
|
| gen.
|
kairasi
|
| genitive
|
kairasi
|
kairojesi
kairaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaasi
|
kairojasi
|
| inessive
|
kairassasi
|
kairoissasi
|
| elative
|
kairastasi
|
kairoistasi
|
| illative
|
kairaasi
|
kairoihisi
|
| adessive
|
kairallasi
|
kairoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kairaltasi
|
kairoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kairallesi
|
kairoillesi
|
| essive
|
kairanasi
|
kairoinasi
|
| translative
|
kairaksesi
|
kairoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kairattasi
|
kairoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairamme
|
kairamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairamme
|
kairamme
|
| gen.
|
kairamme
|
| genitive
|
kairamme
|
kairojemme
kairaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaamme
|
kairojamme
|
| inessive
|
kairassamme
|
kairoissamme
|
| elative
|
kairastamme
|
kairoistamme
|
| illative
|
kairaamme
|
kairoihimme
|
| adessive
|
kairallamme
|
kairoillamme
|
| ablative
|
kairaltamme
|
kairoiltamme
|
| allative
|
kairallemme
|
kairoillemme
|
| essive
|
kairanamme
|
kairoinamme
|
| translative
|
kairaksemme
|
kairoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kairattamme
|
kairoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairanne
|
kairanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairanne
|
kairanne
|
| gen.
|
kairanne
|
| genitive
|
kairanne
|
kairojenne
kairainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaanne
|
kairojanne
|
| inessive
|
kairassanne
|
kairoissanne
|
| elative
|
kairastanne
|
kairoistanne
|
| illative
|
kairaanne
|
kairoihinne
|
| adessive
|
kairallanne
|
kairoillanne
|
| ablative
|
kairaltanne
|
kairoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kairallenne
|
kairoillenne
|
| essive
|
kairananne
|
kairoinanne
|
| translative
|
kairaksenne
|
kairoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kairattanne
|
kairoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kairansa
|
kairansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kairansa
|
kairansa
|
| gen.
|
kairansa
|
| genitive
|
kairansa
|
kairojensa
kairainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kairaansa
|
kairojaan
kairojansa
|
| inessive
|
kairassaan
kairassansa
|
kairoissaan
kairoissansa
|
| elative
|
kairastaan
kairastansa
|
kairoistaan
kairoistansa
|
| illative
|
kairaansa
|
kairoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kairallaan
kairallansa
|
kairoillaan
kairoillansa
|
| ablative
|
kairaltaan
kairaltansa
|
kairoiltaan
kairoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kairalleen
kairallensa
|
kairoilleen
kairoillensa
|
| essive
|
kairanaan
kairanansa
|
kairoinaan
kairoinansa
|
| translative
|
kairakseen
kairaksensa
|
kairoikseen
kairoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kairattaan
kairattansa
|
kairoittaan
kairoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kairoineen
kairoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
References
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