kiro
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kiro, from the same origin as Proto-Finnic *kirot'ak (whence kirota).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kiro
Usage notes
[edit]- kiro is much less frequently used than kirous, the commonly used noun for "a curse". kiro usually appears in the plural and with another noun in the genitive:
- noidan kirot ― curses of a witch; the state of being cursed by a witch
- viinan kirot ― the evil influence of alcohol
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of kiro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiro | kirot | |
| genitive | kiron | kirojen | |
| partitive | kiroa | kiroja | |
| illative | kiroon | kiroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiro | kirot | |
| accusative | nom. | kiro | kirot |
| gen. | kiron | ||
| genitive | kiron | kirojen | |
| partitive | kiroa | kiroja | |
| inessive | kirossa | kiroissa | |
| elative | kirosta | kiroista | |
| illative | kiroon | kiroihin | |
| adessive | kirolla | kiroilla | |
| ablative | kirolta | kiroilta | |
| allative | kirolle | kiroille | |
| essive | kirona | kiroina | |
| translative | kiroksi | kiroiksi | |
| abessive | kirotta | kiroitta | |
| instructive | — | kiroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kiro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
[edit]Tambora
[edit]Noun
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