kihlat
Finnish
(index ki)
Etymology
From or akin to Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“hostage”).
Noun
kihlat
- engagement ring and engagement presents collectively
- Hän sai kihloiksi sormuksen ja silkkihuivin.
- She got a ring and a silk scarf as engagement present.
- Hän sai kihloiksi sormuksen ja silkkihuivin.
Declension
| Inflection of kihlat (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | kihlat | |
| genitive | — | kihlojen | |
| partitive | — | kihloja | |
| illative | — | kihloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | — | kihlat | |
| accusative | nom. | — | kihlat |
| gen. | — | ||
| genitive | — | kihlojen kihlainrare | |
| partitive | — | kihloja | |
| inessive | — | kihloissa | |
| elative | — | kihloista | |
| illative | — | kihloihin | |
| adessive | — | kihloilla | |
| ablative | — | kihloilta | |
| allative | — | kihloille | |
| essive | — | kihloina | |
| translative | — | kihloiksi | |
| instructive | — | kihloin | |
| abessive | — | kihloitta | |
| comitative | — | kihloineen | |
Synonyms
- (engagement ring): kihlasormus
- (engagement present): kihlajaislahja
Idioms
- mennä kihloihin
- olla kihloissa