kiasma
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
For a common man this word is best known as the name of a museum of modern arts in Helsinki, see Kiasma
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kiasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | kiasmatta | kiasmoitta | ||
instructive | — | kiasmoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “kiasma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02