keila
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keila
See also: keilá
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
keila
- pin, tenpin (bottle-shaped target used in tenpin bowling)
- beam (of light etc.)
- fan (topological feature)
Declension
| Inflection of keila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keila | keilat | ||
| genitive | keilan | keilojen | ||
| partitive | keilaa | keiloja | ||
| illative | keilaan | keiloihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | keila | keilat | ||
| accusative | nom. | keila | keilat | |
| gen. | keilan | |||
| genitive | keilan | keilojen keilainrare | ||
| partitive | keilaa | keiloja | ||
| inessive | keilassa | keiloissa | ||
| elative | keilasta | keiloista | ||
| illative | keilaan | keiloihin | ||
| adessive | keilalla | keiloilla | ||
| ablative | keilalta | keiloilta | ||
| allative | keilalle | keiloille | ||
| essive | keilana | keiloina | ||
| translative | keilaksi | keiloiksi | ||
| abessive | keilatta | keiloitta | ||
| instructive | — | keiloin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “keila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Icelandic keila.
Noun
keila
- cusk, Brosme brosme (marine fish)
Declension
| Inflection of keila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | keila | keilat | ||
| genitive | keilan | keilojen | ||
| partitive | keilaa | keiloja | ||
| illative | keilaan | keiloihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | keila | keilat | ||
| accusative | nom. | keila | keilat | |
| gen. | keilan | |||
| genitive | keilan | keilojen keilainrare | ||
| partitive | keilaa | keiloja | ||
| inessive | keilassa | keiloissa | ||
| elative | keilasta | keiloista | ||
| illative | keilaan | keiloihin | ||
| adessive | keilalla | keiloilla | ||
| ablative | keilalta | keiloilta | ||
| allative | keilalle | keiloille | ||
| essive | keilana | keiloina | ||
| translative | keilaksi | keiloiksi | ||
| abessive | keilatta | keiloitta | ||
| instructive | — | keiloin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
Uncertain. Related to Norwegian keila (“channel”), Middle Low German kēl (“narrow bay”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to break open, germinate”). Also related to Icelandic kíll (“ditch, wedge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
keila f (genitive singular keilu, nominative plural keilur)
- (geometry) cone (solid of revolution)
- bowling pin, tenpin
- (by extension) bowling (game)
- torsk, cusk (Brosme brosme)
Declension
declension of keila
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 208
- ^ “keila” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 452. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Further reading
- “keila” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)