kivikiila

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Finnish

The working principle of the plug and feathers

Etymology

kivi (stone) +‎ kiila (wedge)

Pronunciation

Noun

kivikiila

  1. plug and feathers (masonry tool consisting of a metal wedge (plug) and two shims (feathers); the set is placed in a borehole and then the plug is hammered in, causing the stone to split)

Usage notes

The feathers are called lehti in Finnish and the plug is kiila

Declension

Inflection of kivikiila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kivikiila kivikiilat
genitive kivikiilan kivikiilojen
partitive kivikiilaa kivikiiloja
illative kivikiilaan kivikiiloihin
singular plural
nominative kivikiila kivikiilat
accusative nom. kivikiila kivikiilat
gen. kivikiilan
genitive kivikiilan kivikiilojen
kivikiilain rare
partitive kivikiilaa kivikiiloja
inessive kivikiilassa kivikiiloissa
elative kivikiilasta kivikiiloista
illative kivikiilaan kivikiiloihin
adessive kivikiilalla kivikiiloilla
ablative kivikiilalta kivikiiloilta
allative kivikiilalle kivikiiloille
essive kivikiilana kivikiiloina
translative kivikiilaksi kivikiiloiksi
abessive kivikiilatta kivikiiloitta
instructive kivikiiloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kivikiila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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