# kaira
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
* Hyphenation: kai‧ra

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kaira, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛁᛉᚨᛉ (*gaiʀaʀ) (whence Old Norse geirr (“spear”)), itself from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz. Doublet of keihäs.

#### Noun

kaira
* auger (carpenter's tool for boring holes)
* Ellipsis of jääkaira.
* core drill (device for boring a cylindrical sample out of solid material)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairani
kairani
accusative
nom.
kairani
kairani
gen.
kairani
genitive
kairani
kairojeni kairaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaani
kairojani
inessive
kairassani
kairoissani
elative
kairastani
kairoistani
illative
kairaani
kairoihini
adessive
kairallani
kairoillani
ablative
kairaltani
kairoiltani
allative
kairalleni
kairoilleni
essive
kairanani
kairoinani
translative
kairakseni
kairoikseni
abessive
kairattani
kairoittani
instructive
comitative
—kairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairasi
kairasi
accusative
nom.
kairasi
kairasi
gen.
kairasi
genitive
kairasi
kairojesi kairaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaasi
kairojasi
inessive
kairassasi
kairoissasi
elative
kairastasi
kairoistasi
illative
kairaasi
kairoihisi
adessive
kairallasi
kairoillasi
ablative
kairaltasi
kairoiltasi
allative
kairallesi
kairoillesi
essive
kairanasi
kairoinasi
translative
kairaksesi
kairoiksesi
abessive
kairattasi
kairoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairamme
kairamme
accusative
nom.
kairamme
kairamme
gen.
kairamme
genitive
kairamme
kairojemme kairaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaamme
kairojamme
inessive
kairassamme
kairoissamme
elative
kairastamme
kairoistamme
illative
kairaamme
kairoihimme
adessive
kairallamme
kairoillamme
ablative
kairaltamme
kairoiltamme
allative
kairallemme
kairoillemme
essive
kairanamme
kairoinamme
translative
kairaksemme
kairoiksemme
abessive
kairattamme
kairoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairanne
kairanne
accusative
nom.
kairanne
kairanne
gen.
kairanne
genitive
kairanne
kairojenne kairainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaanne
kairojanne
inessive
kairassanne
kairoissanne
elative
kairastanne
kairoistanne
illative
kairaanne
kairoihinne
adessive
kairallanne
kairoillanne
ablative
kairaltanne
kairoiltanne
allative
kairallenne
kairoillenne
essive
kairananne
kairoinanne
translative
kairaksenne
kairoiksenne
abessive
kairattanne
kairoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairansa
kairansa
accusative
nom.
kairansa
kairansa
gen.
kairansa
genitive
kairansa
kairojensa kairainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaansa
kairojaan kairojansa
inessive
kairassaan kairassansa
kairoissaan kairoissansa
elative
kairastaan kairastansa
kairoistaan kairoistansa
illative
kairaansa
kairoihinsa
adessive
kairallaan kairallansa
kairoillaan kairoillansa
ablative
kairaltaan kairaltansa
kairoiltaan kairoiltansa
allative
kairalleen kairallensa
kairoilleen kairoillensa
essive
kairanaan kairanansa
kairoinaan kairoinansa
translative
kairakseen kairaksensa
kairoikseen kairoiksensa
abessive
kairattaan kairattansa
kairoittaan kairoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kairoineen kairoinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (auger): pora

##### Derived terms

* kairata
* jääkaira
* kairanreikä
* kairanterä
* kairapalmu
* kairasydän
* kierrekaira
* maakaira
* napakaira
* omenakaira
* seiväskaira

#### Further reading

* “1. kaira”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami skáidi (“land between rivers, cape”)

#### Noun

kaira
* large wilderness between rivers in northern Finland

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kaira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairani
kairani
accusative
nom.
kairani
kairani
gen.
kairani
genitive
kairani
kairojeni kairaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaani
kairojani
inessive
kairassani
kairoissani
elative
kairastani
kairoistani
illative
kairaani
kairoihini
adessive
kairallani
kairoillani
ablative
kairaltani
kairoiltani
allative
kairalleni
kairoilleni
essive
kairanani
kairoinani
translative
kairakseni
kairoikseni
abessive
kairattani
kairoittani
instructive
comitative
—kairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairasi
kairasi
accusative
nom.
kairasi
kairasi
gen.
kairasi
genitive
kairasi
kairojesi kairaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaasi
kairojasi
inessive
kairassasi
kairoissasi
elative
kairastasi
kairoistasi
illative
kairaasi
kairoihisi
adessive
kairallasi
kairoillasi
ablative
kairaltasi
kairoiltasi
allative
kairallesi
kairoillesi
essive
kairanasi
kairoinasi
translative
kairaksesi
kairoiksesi
abessive
kairattasi
kairoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairamme
kairamme
accusative
nom.
kairamme
kairamme
gen.
kairamme
genitive
kairamme
kairojemme kairaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaamme
kairojamme
inessive
kairassamme
kairoissamme
elative
kairastamme
kairoistamme
illative
kairaamme
kairoihimme
adessive
kairallamme
kairoillamme
ablative
kairaltamme
kairoiltamme
allative
kairallemme
kairoillemme
essive
kairanamme
kairoinamme
translative
kairaksemme
kairoiksemme
abessive
kairattamme
kairoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairanne
kairanne
accusative
nom.
kairanne
kairanne
gen.
kairanne
genitive
kairanne
kairojenne kairainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaanne
kairojanne
inessive
kairassanne
kairoissanne
elative
kairastanne
kairoistanne
illative
kairaanne
kairoihinne
adessive
kairallanne
kairoillanne
ablative
kairaltanne
kairoiltanne
allative
kairallenne
kairoillenne
essive
kairananne
kairoinanne
translative
kairaksenne
kairoiksenne
abessive
kairattanne
kairoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kairansa
kairansa
accusative
nom.
kairansa
kairansa
gen.
kairansa
genitive
kairansa
kairojensa kairainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kairaansa
kairojaan kairojansa
inessive
kairassaan kairassansa
kairoissaan kairoissansa
elative
kairastaan kairastansa
kairoistaan kairoistansa
illative
kairaansa
kairoihinsa
adessive
kairallaan kairallansa
kairoillaan kairoillansa
ablative
kairaltaan kairaltansa
kairoiltaan kairoiltansa
allative
kairalleen kairallensa
kairoilleen kairoillensa
essive
kairanaan kairanansa
kairoinaan kairoinansa
translative
kairakseen kairaksensa
kairoikseen kairoiksensa
abessive
kairattaan kairattansa
kairoittaan kairoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kairoineen kairoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kairanokiperhonen

#### Further reading

* “2. kaira”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### References

* ↑ Álgu database: word family kaira "drill, auger"
* ↑ Álgu database: word family kaira "land between rivers"

### Anagrams

* arkia, kaari, karia, rakia