kiila
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kīla-, *kīlaz (“wedge”), compare Swedish kil (“wedge”), German Keil (“wedge”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kii‧la
- Rhymes: -iːlɑ
- IPA(key): [ˈk̟iːlɑ]
Noun
kiila
- wedge (simple machine)
- (geometry) wedge (five-sided polyhedron)
- (figuratively) wedge (something that creates a division)
- (military, archaic) wedge (V-shaped force acting to split the opposing army)
- (clothing) gusset (small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement)
- key (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)
- (heraldry) pile
Declension
| Inflection of kiila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiila | kiilat | |
| genitive | kiilan | kiilojen | |
| partitive | kiilaa | kiiloja | |
| illative | kiilaan | kiiloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiila | kiilat | |
| accusative | nom. | kiila | kiilat |
| gen. | kiilan | ||
| genitive | kiilan | kiilojen kiilainrare | |
| partitive | kiilaa | kiiloja | |
| inessive | kiilassa | kiiloissa | |
| elative | kiilasta | kiiloista | |
| illative | kiilaan | kiiloihin | |
| adessive | kiilalla | kiiloilla | |
| ablative | kiilalta | kiiloilta | |
| allative | kiilalle | kiiloille | |
| essive | kiilana | kiiloina | |
| translative | kiilaksi | kiiloiksi | |
| instructive | — | kiiloin | |
| abessive | kiilatta | kiiloitta | |
| comitative | — | kiiloineen | |
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