kierros

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Finnish

Etymology

kiert- +‎ -os

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkie̯rːos/,
  • Rhymes: -ierːos
  • Syllabification(key): kier‧ros
  • Hyphenation(key): kier‧ros

Noun

kierros

  1. round, lap (a circular or repetitive route)
    viimeinen kierrosfinal lap
  2. round (of serving)
    Tarjoaisitko kierroksen viiniä?
    Could you serve a round of wine, please?
  3. round (stage of a competition)
  4. (rope) round turn
  5. rotation, revolution (one complete turn of an object during rotation)
  6. (graph theory) cycle
    Synonym: sykli

Declension

Inflection of kierros (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative kierros kierrokset
genitive kierroksen kierrosten
kierroksien
partitive kierrosta kierroksia
illative kierrokseen kierroksiin
singular plural
nominative kierros kierrokset
accusative nom. kierros kierrokset
gen. kierroksen
genitive kierroksen kierrosten
kierroksien
partitive kierrosta kierroksia
inessive kierroksessa kierroksissa
elative kierroksesta kierroksista
illative kierrokseen kierroksiin
adessive kierroksella kierroksilla
ablative kierrokselta kierroksilta
allative kierrokselle kierroksille
essive kierroksena kierroksina
translative kierrokseksi kierroksiksi
abessive kierroksetta kierroksitta
instructive kierroksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kierros (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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