kaira

See also: Kaira

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. Doublet of keihäs.

Noun

kaira

1. auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
2. ellipsis of jääkaira
3. core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
4. (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.

Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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

• (auger): pora

Derived terms

• kairata

compounds

• jääkaira
• kairalakki
• kairanreikä
• kairanterä
• kairapalmu
• kairasydän
• kasvukaira
• kierrekaira
• maakaira
• napakaira
• omenakaira
• seiväskaira

Further reading

• “1. kaira”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”), from Proto-Samic *skājδē.

Noun

kaira

1. 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.

Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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

compounds

• kairanokiperhonen

Further reading

• “2. kaira”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• arkia, kaari, karia, rakia