/ˈkirjɑ/, [ˈk̟irjɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kirja. Originally meant something like "carved mark or decoration" or "embroidered decoration", and some derived terms get their meaning from these former senses (e.g. kirjonta (“embroidery”)). The modern sense developed after the introduction of writing and has developed somewhat differently in related languages (compare e.g. Estonian kiri (“writing, letter”)).
- book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
- book (long work fit for publication)
- book (major division of a long work)
- book (record of betting)
- quire (twenty-five, or rarely twenty-four, sheets of paper of the same size and quality)
- in-compoundsdocument
Muodotkirja(nominative, singular) · kirjat(nominative, plural) · kirja(accusative, nominative, singular) · kirjat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kirjan(accusative, genitive, singular) · kirjat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kirjan(genitive, singular) · kirjojen(genitive, plural) · kirjain(genitive, plural, rare) · kirjaa(partitive, singular) · kirjoja(partitive, plural) · kirjassa(inessive, singular) · kirjoissa(inessive, plural) · kirjasta(elative, singular) · kirjoista(elative, plural) · kirjaan(illative, singular) · kirjoihin(illative, plural) · kirjalla(adessive, singular) · kirjoilla(adessive, plural) · kirjalta(ablative, singular)