kiasma
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiɑsmɑ/, [ˈkiɑs̠mɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑsmɑ
- Syllabification(key): ki‧as‧ma
Noun
kiasma
- (genetics, anatomy) chiasma, chiasm (crossing of two nerves, ligaments, chromatids etc.)
- Synonyms: näköristi, näköhermoristeys
- (rhetoric) chiasmus (inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases)
Usage notes
For a common man this word is best known as the name of a museum of modern arts in Helsinki, see Kiasma
Declension
| Inflection of kiasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
| genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen | |
| partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
| illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
| accusative | nom. | kiasma | kiasmat |
| gen. | kiasman | ||
| genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen kiasmainrare | |
| partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
| inessive | kiasmassa | kiasmoissa | |
| elative | kiasmasta | kiasmoista | |
| illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
| adessive | kiasmalla | kiasmoilla | |
| ablative | kiasmalta | kiasmoilta | |
| allative | kiasmalle | kiasmoille | |
| essive | kiasmana | kiasmoina | |
| translative | kiasmaksi | kiasmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kiasmoin | |
| abessive | kiasmatta | kiasmoitta | |
| comitative | — | kiasmoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kiasma (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kiasmani | kiasmamme |
| 2nd person | kiasmasi | kiasmanne |
| 3rd person | kiasmansa | |
Anagrams
- maaksi, makasi, maskia, miksaa