kulma
See also: külma
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kulma, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kuľma (“corner of the eye”), cognate to Karelian kulma and Estonian kulm.
Noun
kulma
- angle
- corner
- kulman takana
- around the corner
- kulman takana
- (in the plural) short for kulmakarvat (“eyebrows”)
- kurtistaa kulmiaan: to scowl
Declension
| Inflection of kulma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kulma | kulmat | |
| genitive | kulman | kulmien | |
| partitive | kulmaa | kulmia | |
| illative | kulmaan | kulmiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kulma | kulmat | |
| accusative | nom. | kulma | kulmat |
| gen. | kulman | ||
| genitive | kulman | kulmien kulmainrare | |
| partitive | kulmaa | kulmia | |
| inessive | kulmassa | kulmissa | |
| elative | kulmasta | kulmista | |
| illative | kulmaan | kulmiin | |
| adessive | kulmalla | kulmilla | |
| ablative | kulmalta | kulmilta | |
| allative | kulmalle | kulmille | |
| essive | kulmana | kulmina | |
| translative | kulmaksi | kulmiksi | |
| instructive | — | kulmin | |
| abessive | kulmatta | kulmitta | |
| comitative | — | kulmineen | |
Compounds
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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