kulma
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈkulma]
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kulma, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kuľma (“corner of the eye”), cognate to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Estonian kulm and Khanty кулӛм (kulə̂m, “temple (of the skull)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkulmɑ/, [ˈkulmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ulmɑ
- Syllabification(key): kul‧ma
Noun
kulma
- corner (external point where two converging lines meet)
- kulman takana ― around the corner
- Synonym of nurkka (“corner”) (internal point where two converging lines meet)
- angle (corner where two walls intersect)
- (geometry) angle (geometrical figure; measure)
- Eulerin kulmat ― Euler angles
- (often in the plural) brow (the ridge above the eye)
- Synonym: silmäkulma
- kurtistaa kulmiaan ― to wrinkle one's brow
- seppele kulmillaan ― with a wreath upon his brow
- (often in the plural) part of a larger place or region, locality, neighbourhood
- Olen asunut näillä kulmilla koko ikäni.
- I've lived in these parts all my life.
- (sports) corner (corner kick, etc.)
Declension
| Inflection of kulma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| abessive | kulmatta | kulmitta | ||
| instructive | — | kulmin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Compounds
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- “kulma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kulma. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Estonian kulm.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkulmɑ/, [ˈkuɫm]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkulmɑ/, [ˈkuɫmɑ]
- Rhymes: -ulm, -ulmɑ
- Hyphenation: kul‧ma
Usage notes
- Often used in the combination silmän kulma (literally “eyebrow of the eye”).
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 217
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