kiuas
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kiukasa, a contracted compound of kivi (“stone”) + kasa (“heap, pile”). Compare Karelian kiukua.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiuas
- A sauna stove, traditionally a wood-burning stove; more commonly called a "sauna heater", especially when electric. It is covered with stones on which water is thrown in order to produce steam.
Declension
| Inflection of kiuas (Kotus type 41*D/vieras, k-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiuas | kiukaat | |
| genitive | kiukaan | kiukaiden kiukaitten | |
| partitive | kiuasta | kiukaita | |
| illative | kiukaaseen | kiukaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiuas | kiukaat | |
| accusative | nom. | kiuas | kiukaat |
| gen. | kiukaan | ||
| genitive | kiukaan | kiukaiden kiukaitten kiuasten rare | |
| partitive | kiuasta | kiukaita | |
| inessive | kiukaassa | kiukaissa | |
| elative | kiukaasta | kiukaista | |
| illative | kiukaaseen | kiukaisiin kiukaihin rare | |
| adessive | kiukaalla | kiukailla | |
| ablative | kiukaalta | kiukailta | |
| allative | kiukaalle | kiukaille | |
| essive | kiukaana | kiukaina | |
| translative | kiukaaksi | kiukaiksi | |
| abessive | kiukaatta | kiukaitta | |
| instructive | — | kiukain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kiuas”, 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 2023-07-02