kaima

See also: käima and Kaima

Finnish

(index ka)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian káimas and Latvian ciems. Akin to Estonian kaim. Related to Proto-Samic *kuojmē. See also Northern Sami gaiˈbmât (to adapt to a companion, to enjoy company).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑimɑ]
  • Hyphenation: kai‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ɑimɑ

Noun

kaima

  1. namesake (a person with the same name as another person)

Declension

Inflection of kaima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kaima kaimat
genitive kaiman kaimojen
partitive kaimaa kaimoja
illative kaimaan kaimoihin
singular plural
nominative kaima kaimat
accusative nom. kaima kaimat
gen. kaiman
genitive kaiman kaimojen
kaimainrare
partitive kaimaa kaimoja
inessive kaimassa kaimoissa
elative kaimasta kaimoista
illative kaimaan kaimoihin
adessive kaimalla kaimoilla
ablative kaimalta kaimoilta
allative kaimalle kaimoille
essive kaimana kaimoina
translative kaimaksi kaimoiksi
instructive kaimoin
abessive kaimatta kaimoitta
comitative kaimoineen

Compounds

  • täyskaima

Anagrams

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