kymi
See also: Kymi
Finnish
Etymology
Uncertain; no known cognates. The word is connected to the name of the Kymi river, and it is possible that the word has originated from the name rather than vice versa. A recent theory suggests borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkymi/, [ˈkymi]
- Rhymes: -ymi
- Syllabification(key): ky‧mi
Noun
kymi
- wide, large river
Declension
| Inflection of kymi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kymi | kymit | |
| genitive | kymin | kymien | |
| partitive | kymiä | kymejä | |
| illative | kymiin | kymeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kymi | kymit | |
| accusative | nom. | kymi | kymit |
| gen. | kymin | ||
| genitive | kymin | kymien | |
| partitive | kymiä | kymejä | |
| inessive | kymissä | kymeissä | |
| elative | kymistä | kymeistä | |
| illative | kymiin | kymeihin | |
| adessive | kymillä | kymeillä | |
| ablative | kymiltä | kymeiltä | |
| allative | kymille | kymeille | |
| essive | kyminä | kymeinä | |
| translative | kymiksi | kymeiksi | |
| instructive | — | kymein | |
| abessive | kymittä | kymeittä | |
| comitative | — | kymeineen | |
| Possessive forms of kymi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kymini | kymimme |
| 2nd person | kymisi | kyminne |
| 3rd person | kyminsä | |
| Inflection of kymi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kymi | kymet | |
| genitive | kymen | kymien | |
| partitive | kymeä | kymiä | |
| illative | kymeen | kymiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kymi | kymet | |
| accusative | nom. | kymi | kymet |
| gen. | kymen | ||
| genitive | kymen | kymien | |
| partitive | kymeä | kymiä | |
| inessive | kymessä | kymissä | |
| elative | kymestä | kymistä | |
| illative | kymeen | kymiin | |
| adessive | kymellä | kymillä | |
| ablative | kymeltä | kymiltä | |
| allative | kymelle | kymille | |
| essive | kymenä | kyminä | |
| translative | kymeksi | kymiksi | |
| instructive | — | kymin | |
| abessive | kymettä | kymittä | |
| comitative | — | kymineen | |
| Possessive forms of kymi (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kymeni | kymemme |
| 2nd person | kymesi | kymenne |
| 3rd person | kymensä | |