kitsas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kic'as. Cognate with Finnish kitsas.

Adjective

kitsas (genitive kitsa, partitive kitsast, comparative kitsam, superlative kõige kitsam)

  1. narrow
    Antonym: lai

Declension

Further reading


Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kic'as (compare Estonian kitsas, Ingrian kitsas, Livonian kitsāz), which has been variously and inconclusively connected with Germanic and Baltic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkitsɑs/, [ˈkits̠ɑs̠]
  • Rhymes: -itsɑs
  • Syllabification(key): kit‧sas

Adjective

kitsas (comparative kitsaampi, superlative kitsain)

  1. stingy, parsimonious, niggard

Declension

Inflection of kitsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative kitsas kitsaat
genitive kitsaan kitsaiden
kitsaitten
partitive kitsasta kitsaita
illative kitsaaseen kitsaisiin
singular plural
nominative kitsas kitsaat
accusative nom. kitsas kitsaat
gen. kitsaan
genitive kitsaan kitsaiden
kitsaitten
partitive kitsasta kitsaita
inessive kitsaassa kitsaissa
elative kitsaasta kitsaista
illative kitsaaseen kitsaisiin
kitsaihinrare
adessive kitsaalla kitsailla
ablative kitsaalta kitsailta
allative kitsaalle kitsaille
essive kitsaana kitsaina
translative kitsaaksi kitsaiksi
instructive kitsain
abessive kitsaatta kitsaitta
comitative kitsaine
Possessive forms of kitsas (type vieras)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person kitsaani kitsaamme
2nd person kitsaasi kitsaanne
3rd person kitsaansa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kic'as. Cognates include Finnish kitsas and Estonian kitsas.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kitsas

  1. narrow
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:
      Sarat kitsaat laahittii.
      The narrow strips of the field were ploughed.
  2. tight, dense

Declension

Declension of kitsas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kitsas kitsaat
genitive kitsaan kitsain
partitive kitsasta, kitsast kitsaita, kitsaja
illative kitsaasse kitsaisse
inessive kitsaas kitsais
elative kitsaast kitsaist
allative kitsaalle kitsaille
adessive kitsaal kitsail
ablative kitsaalt kitsailt
translative kitsaaks kitsaiks
essive kitsaanna, kitsaan kitsainna, kitsain
exessive1) kitsaant kitsaint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Soikkola declension of kitsas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kitsas kitsahat,
kitsaat
genitive kitsahan kitsahiin
partitive kitsasta kitsahia
illative kitsahasse kitsahisse
inessive kitsahaas kitsahiis
elative kitsahast kitsahist
allative kitsahalle kitsahille
adessive kitsahaal kitsahiil
ablative kitsahalt kitsahilt
translative kitsahaks kitsahiks
essive kitsahaan kitsahiin
exessive1) kitsahant kitsahint
1) Obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 170
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