kiina

See also: Kiina

Finnish

Etymology

< Kiina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnɑ/, [ˈk̟iːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kii‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): kii‧na

Noun

kiina

1. The Chinese language.

Declension

Inflection of kiina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kiina	—
genitive		kiinan	—
partitive		kiinaa	—
illative		kiinaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		kiina	—
accusative	nom.	kiina	—
	gen.	kiinan
genitive		kiinan	—
partitive		kiinaa	—
inessive		kiinassa	—
elative		kiinasta	—
illative		kiinaan	—
adessive		kiinalla	—
ablative		kiinalta	—
allative		kiinalle	—
essive		kiinana	—
translative		kiinaksi	—
abessive		kiinatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiinani — accusative nom. kiinani — gen. kiinani genitive kiinani — partitive kiinaani — inessive kiinassani — elative kiinastani — illative kiinaani — adessive kiinallani — ablative kiinaltani — allative kiinalleni — essive kiinanani — translative kiinakseni — abessive kiinattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiinasi — accusative nom. kiinasi — gen. kiinasi genitive kiinasi — partitive kiinaasi — inessive kiinassasi — elative kiinastasi — illative kiinaasi — adessive kiinallasi — ablative kiinaltasi — allative kiinallesi — essive kiinanasi — translative kiinaksesi — abessive kiinattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kiinamme — accusative nom. kiinamme — gen. kiinamme genitive kiinamme — partitive kiinaamme — inessive kiinassamme — elative kiinastamme — illative kiinaamme — adessive kiinallamme — ablative kiinaltamme — allative kiinallemme — essive kiinanamme — translative kiinaksemme — abessive kiinattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kiinanne — accusative nom. kiinanne — gen. kiinanne genitive kiinanne — partitive kiinaanne — inessive kiinassanne — elative kiinastanne — illative kiinaanne — adessive kiinallanne — ablative kiinaltanne — allative kiinallenne — essive kiinananne — translative kiinaksenne — abessive kiinattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative kiinansa — accusative nom. kiinansa — gen. kiinansa genitive kiinansa — partitive kiinaansa — inessive kiinassaan kiinassansa — elative kiinastaan kiinastansa — illative kiinaansa — adessive kiinallaan kiinallansa — ablative kiinaltaan kiinaltansa — allative kiinalleen kiinallensa — essive kiinanaan kiinanansa — translative kiinakseen kiinaksensa — abessive kiinattaan kiinattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• kiinan kieli

Derived terms

• kiinantaa

compounds

• kantoninkiina
• keskikiina
• kiinankielinen
• kiinanluumu
• kiinanruohosipuli
• mandariinikiina
• minnan-kiina
• muinaiskiina
• wu-kiina

Further reading

• “kiina”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• iikan