/ˈkɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kaira, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ) (whence Old Norse geirr (“spear”)), itself from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz. Doublet of keihäs.
- auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of jääkaira
- core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)
- dialectal, historicala triangular piece of fabric; gore
- large wilderness between rivers in northern Finland
Muodotkaira(nominative, singular) · kairat(nominative, plural) · kaira(accusative, nominative, singular) · kairat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kairan(accusative, genitive, singular) · kairat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kairan(genitive, singular) · kairojen(genitive, plural) · kairain(genitive, plural, rare) · kairaa(partitive, singular) · kairoja(partitive, plural) · kairassa(inessive, singular) · kairoissa(inessive, plural) · kairasta(elative, singular) · kairoista(elative, plural) · kairaan(illative, singular) · kairoihin(illative, plural) · kairalla(adessive, singular) · kairoilla(adessive, plural) · kairalta(ablative, singular)