Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word . In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word , but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word you have here. The definition of the word will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

ilma (air) +‎ kehä (circle, ring). Coined by Finnish author and priest Antero Warelius in 1845.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈilmɑˌkehæ/,
  • Rhymes: -ehæ
  • Syllabification(key): il‧ma‧ke‧hä
  • Hyphenation(key): ilma‧kehä

Noun

ilmakehä

  1. (meteorology) atmosphere (atmosphere of the Earth)
  2. synonym of normaali-ilmakehä (atmosphere (unit of pressure))

Declension

Inflection of ilmakehä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ilmakehä ilmakehät
genitive ilmakehän ilmakehien
partitive ilmakehää ilmakehiä
illative ilmakehään ilmakehiin
singular plural
nominative ilmakehä ilmakehät
accusative nom. ilmakehä ilmakehät
gen. ilmakehän
genitive ilmakehän ilmakehien
ilmakehäin rare
partitive ilmakehää ilmakehiä
inessive ilmakehässä ilmakehissä
elative ilmakehästä ilmakehistä
illative ilmakehään ilmakehiin
adessive ilmakehällä ilmakehillä
ablative ilmakehältä ilmakehiltä
allative ilmakehälle ilmakehille
essive ilmakehänä ilmakehinä
translative ilmakehäksi ilmakehiksi
abessive ilmakehättä ilmakehittä
instructive ilmakehin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ilmakehä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading