kaira
See also: Kaira
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑi̯rɑ]
- Hyphenation: kai‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gaiRaR), compare Old Norse geirr (“spear”) or geiri (“spear”)[1].
Noun
kaira
- auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
- Short for jääkaira.
- core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
Synonyms
- (auger): pora
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”)[2]
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 kairainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | kairoin | |
| abessive | kairatta | kairoitta | |
| comitative | — | kairoineen | |
References
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