/ˈkermɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
AlkuperäMost likely from keri (“skin, crust”) + -ma, with an original meaning “thin layer”. First attested in the 1770s.
- cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top)
- figurativelythe cream (elite)
- kerma
Muodotkerma(nominative, singular) · kermat(nominative, plural) · kerma(accusative, nominative, singular) · kermat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kerman(accusative, genitive, singular) · kermat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kerman(genitive, singular) · kermojen(genitive, plural) · kermain(genitive, plural, rare) · kermaa(partitive, singular) · kermoja(partitive, plural) · kermassa(inessive, singular) · kermoissa(inessive, plural) · kermasta(elative, singular) · kermoista(elative, plural) · kermaan(illative, singular) · kermoihin(illative, plural) · kermalla(adessive, singular) · kermoilla(adessive, plural) · kermalta(ablative, singular)