keila

See also: keilá

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkei̯lɑ/, [ˈke̞i̯lɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eilɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kei‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish kägla, itself from Middle Low German kegel, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kagilaz. See German Kegel for further etymology.

Noun

keila

  1. pin, tenpin (bottle-shaped target used in tenpin bowling)
  2. beam (of light etc.)
  3. 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
instructive — keiloin
abessive keilatta keiloitta
comitative — keiloineen
Possessive forms of keila (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person keilani keilamme
2nd person keilasi keilanne
3rd person keilansa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Icelandic keila.

Noun

keila

  1. 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
instructive — keiloin
abessive keilatta keiloitta
comitative — keiloineen
Possessive forms of keila (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person keilani keilamme
2nd person keilasi keilanne
3rd person keilansa

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Icelandic
keila

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”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰeiːla/
    Rhymes: -eiːla

Noun

keila f (genitive singular keilu, nominative plural keilur)

  1. (geometry) cone (solid of revolution)
  2. bowling pin, tenpin
  3. torsk, cusk (Brosme brosme)

Declension
declension of keila
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative keila keilan keilur keilurnar
accusative keilu keiluna keilur keilurnar
dative keilu keilunni keilum keilunum
genitive keilu keilunnar keila/keilna keilanna/keilnanna

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 208
  2. “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.)

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