kapillaari

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English capillary), ultimately from Latin capillāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpilːɑːri/, [ˈkɑ̝pilˌlɑ̝ːri]
• Rhymes: -ɑːri
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧pil‧laa‧ri

Noun

kapillaari

1. capillary (narrow tube)

   kapillaari-ilmiö ― capillary action

2. (anatomy) Synonym of hiussuoni (“capillary, sense "thin blood vessel"”).

Declension

Inflection of kapillaari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kapillaari	kapillaarit
genitive		kapillaarin	kapillaarien
partitive		kapillaaria	kapillaareja
illative		kapillaariin	kapillaareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kapillaari	kapillaarit
accusative	nom.	kapillaari	kapillaarit
	gen.	kapillaarin
genitive		kapillaarin	kapillaarien
partitive		kapillaaria	kapillaareja
inessive		kapillaarissa	kapillaareissa
elative		kapillaarista	kapillaareista
illative		kapillaariin	kapillaareihin
adessive		kapillaarilla	kapillaareilla
ablative		kapillaarilta	kapillaareilta
allative		kapillaarille	kapillaareille
essive		kapillaarina	kapillaareina
translative		kapillaariksi	kapillaareiksi
abessive		kapillaaritta	kapillaareitta
instructive		—	kapillaarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kapillaari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kapillaarini kapillaarini accusative nom. kapillaarini kapillaarini gen. kapillaarini genitive kapillaarini kapillaarieni partitive kapillaariani kapillaarejani inessive kapillaarissani kapillaareissani elative kapillaaristani kapillaareistani illative kapillaariini kapillaareihini adessive kapillaarillani kapillaareillani ablative kapillaariltani kapillaareiltani allative kapillaarilleni kapillaareilleni essive kapillaarinani kapillaareinani translative kapillaarikseni kapillaareikseni abessive kapillaarittani kapillaareittani instructive — — comitative — kapillaareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kapillaarisi kapillaarisi accusative nom. kapillaarisi kapillaarisi gen. kapillaarisi genitive kapillaarisi kapillaariesi partitive kapillaariasi kapillaarejasi inessive kapillaarissasi kapillaareissasi elative kapillaaristasi kapillaareistasi illative kapillaariisi kapillaareihisi adessive kapillaarillasi kapillaareillasi ablative kapillaariltasi kapillaareiltasi allative kapillaarillesi kapillaareillesi essive kapillaarinasi kapillaareinasi translative kapillaariksesi kapillaareiksesi abessive kapillaarittasi kapillaareittasi instructive — — comitative — kapillaareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapillaarimme kapillaarimme accusative nom. kapillaarimme kapillaarimme gen. kapillaarimme genitive kapillaarimme kapillaariemme partitive kapillaariamme kapillaarejamme inessive kapillaarissamme kapillaareissamme elative kapillaaristamme kapillaareistamme illative kapillaariimme kapillaareihimme adessive kapillaarillamme kapillaareillamme ablative kapillaariltamme kapillaareiltamme allative kapillaarillemme kapillaareillemme essive kapillaarinamme kapillaareinamme translative kapillaariksemme kapillaareiksemme abessive kapillaarittamme kapillaareittamme instructive — — comitative — kapillaareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kapillaarinne kapillaarinne accusative nom. kapillaarinne kapillaarinne gen. kapillaarinne genitive kapillaarinne kapillaarienne partitive kapillaarianne kapillaarejanne inessive kapillaarissanne kapillaareissanne elative kapillaaristanne kapillaareistanne illative kapillaariinne kapillaareihinne adessive kapillaarillanne kapillaareillanne ablative kapillaariltanne kapillaareiltanne allative kapillaarillenne kapillaareillenne essive kapillaarinanne kapillaareinanne translative kapillaariksenne kapillaareiksenne abessive kapillaarittanne kapillaareittanne instructive — — comitative — kapillaareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kapillaarinsa kapillaarinsa accusative nom. kapillaarinsa kapillaarinsa gen. kapillaarinsa genitive kapillaarinsa kapillaariensa partitive kapillaariaan kapillaariansa kapillaarejaan kapillaarejansa inessive kapillaarissaan kapillaarissansa kapillaareissaan kapillaareissansa elative kapillaaristaan kapillaaristansa kapillaareistaan kapillaareistansa illative kapillaariinsa kapillaareihinsa adessive kapillaarillaan kapillaarillansa kapillaareillaan kapillaareillansa ablative kapillaariltaan kapillaariltansa kapillaareiltaan kapillaareiltansa allative kapillaarilleen kapillaarillensa kapillaareilleen kapillaareillensa essive kapillaarinaan kapillaarinansa kapillaareinaan kapillaareinansa translative kapillaarikseen kapillaariksensa kapillaareikseen kapillaareiksensa abessive kapillaarittaan kapillaarittansa kapillaareittaan kapillaareittansa instructive — — comitative — kapillaareineen kapillaareinensa

Synonyms

• (narrow tube): hiusputki, kapillaariputki
• (thin blood vessel): hiussuoni, hiusverisuoni

Derived terms

• kapillaarinen

 

compounds

• kapillaari-ilmiö
• kapillaarikatko
• kapillaaripilli
• kapillaariputki
• kapillaarisepeli
• kapillaarivaikutus
• kapillaarivesi

 

Further reading

• “kapillaari”, 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