kela

See also: Kela, kēlā, and kèlā

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Old Prussian kelan (“wheel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -elɑ

Noun

kela

  1. reel
  2. coil

Declension
Inflection of kela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kela kelat
genitive kelan kelojen
partitive kelaa keloja
illative kelaan keloihin
singular plural
nominative kela kelat
accusative nom. kela kelat
gen. kelan
genitive kelan kelojen
kelainrare
partitive kelaa keloja
inessive kelassa keloissa
elative kelasta keloista
illative kelaan keloihin
adessive kelalla keloilla
ablative kelalta keloilta
allative kelalle keloille
essive kelana keloina
translative kelaksi keloiksi
instructive — keloin
abessive kelatta keloitta
comitative — keloineen

Anagrams

Icelandic

Verb

kela

  1. to cuddle, to pet

Derived terms
  • kela við (to caress somebody)

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kelōn (West-Germanic). Cognate to Dutch keel (“throat”), Old English ceole. Maybe cognate to Latin gula (“throat”).

Noun

kela f

  1. throat

Descendants

Rohingya

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi केला (kelā).

Noun

kelā

  1. banana

Swedish

Verb

kela (present kelar, preterite kelade, supine kelat, imperative kela)

  1. (intransitive) to cuddle, to pet one another

Conjugation
Conjugation of kela (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kela —
Present tense kelar —
Past tense kelade —
Supine kelat —
Imperative kela —
Present participle kelande
Past participle kelad

Synonyms

Tok Pisin

Adjective

kela

  1. bald; bare

Volapük

Pronoun

kela

  1. genitive singular of kel

Xhosa

Etymology

Verb

-kela?

  1. (transitive) to peel
    Synonyms: -chuba, -hluba

Inflection

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