kiima

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kiima (compare Estonian kiim, Karelian kiima, Veps kim), from Proto-Uralic *kixe-ma, derived from *kixe- (compare Northern Sami gihkat, Komi-Zyrian [script needed] (kojnι), Northern Khanty [script needed] (koj-), Northern Mansi [script needed] (kaj-), Hungarian kéj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːmɑ/, [ˈkiːmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iːmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kii‧ma

Noun

kiima

  1. heat; (ungulates) rut
    Kissani on kiimassa.
    My cat is in heat.
    Milloin jänikset tulevat kiimaan?
    When do the hares go on heat?
  2. pride (estrous cycle; sexual desire; especially, an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast)

Declension
Inflection of kiima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kiima kiimat
genitive kiiman kiimojen
partitive kiimaa kiimoja
illative kiimaan kiimoihin
singular plural
nominative kiima kiimat
accusative nom. kiima kiimat
gen. kiiman
genitive kiiman kiimojen
kiimainrare
partitive kiimaa kiimoja
inessive kiimassa kiimoissa
elative kiimasta kiimoista
illative kiimaan kiimoihin
adessive kiimalla kiimoilla
ablative kiimalta kiimoilta
allative kiimalle kiimoille
essive kiimana kiimoina
translative kiimaksi kiimoiksi
instructive — kiimoin
abessive kiimatta kiimoitta
comitative — kiimoineen
Possessive forms of kiima (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person kiimani kiimamme
2nd person kiimasi kiimanne
3rd person kiimansa

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