kiasma
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kiasma
- (genetics, anatomy) chiasma, chiasm (crossing of two nerves, ligaments, chromatids etc.)
- Synonyms: näköristi, näköhermoristeys
- (rhetoric) chiasmus (inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases)
Usage notes
[edit]For a common man this word is best known as the name of a museum of modern arts in Helsinki, see Kiasma
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kiasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen | |
partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
accusative | nom. | kiasma | kiasmat |
gen. | kiasman | ||
genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen kiasmain rare | |
partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
inessive | kiasmassa | kiasmoissa | |
elative | kiasmasta | kiasmoista | |
illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
adessive | kiasmalla | kiasmoilla | |
ablative | kiasmalta | kiasmoilta | |
allative | kiasmalle | kiasmoille | |
essive | kiasmana | kiasmoina | |
translative | kiasmaksi | kiasmoiksi | |
abessive | kiasmatta | kiasmoitta | |
instructive | — | kiasmoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
[edit]- “kiasma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02