keidas

Finnish

Etymology

From a descendant of Proto-Germanic *skaidaz; compare Swedish skede (span of time). No cognates are found in other Baltic-Finnic languages. The original meaning "forest clearing, mound at swamp; treeless area" can still be seen in the term keidassuo. The sense of "oasis" is an academic adaptation from the late 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈke̞idɑs]
  • Hyphenation: kei‧das

Noun

keidas

  1. oasis

Declension

Inflection of keidas (Kotus type 41/vieras, t-d gradation)
nominative keidas keitaat
genitive keitaan keitaiden
keitaitten
partitive keidasta keitaita
illative keitaaseen keitaisiin
singular plural
nominative keidas keitaat
accusative nom. keidas keitaat
gen. keitaan
genitive keitaan keitaiden
keitaitten
partitive keidasta keitaita
inessive keitaassa keitaissa
elative keitaasta keitaista
illative keitaaseen keitaisiin
keitaihinrare
adessive keitaalla keitailla
ablative keitaalta keitailta
allative keitaalle keitaille
essive keitaana keitaina
translative keitaaksi keitaiksi
instructive keitain
abessive keitaatta keitaitta
comitative keitaineen

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