kiro

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kiro, from the same origin as Proto-Finnic *kirot'ak (whence kirota).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiro/, [ˈk̟iro̞]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧ro

Noun

kiro

1. (usually in the plural) curse

Usage notes

• kiro is much less frequently used than kirous, the commonly used noun for "a curse". kiro usually appears in the plural and with another noun in the genitive:

  noidan kirot ― curses of a witch; the state of being cursed by a witch

  viinan kirot ― the evil influence of alcohol

Declension

Inflection of kiro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kiro	kirot
genitive		kiron	kirojen
partitive		kiroa	kiroja
illative		kiroon	kiroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kiro	kirot
accusative	nom.	kiro	kirot
	gen.	kiron
genitive		kiron	kirojen
partitive		kiroa	kiroja
inessive		kirossa	kiroissa
elative		kirosta	kiroista
illative		kiroon	kiroihin
adessive		kirolla	kiroilla
ablative		kirolta	kiroilta
allative		kirolle	kiroille
essive		kirona	kiroina
translative		kiroksi	kiroiksi
abessive		kirotta	kiroitta
instructive		—	kiroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kiro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kironi kironi accusative nom. kironi kironi gen. kironi genitive kironi kirojeni partitive kiroani kirojani inessive kirossani kiroissani elative kirostani kiroistani illative kirooni kiroihini adessive kirollani kiroillani ablative kiroltani kiroiltani allative kirolleni kiroilleni essive kironani kiroinani translative kirokseni kiroikseni abessive kirottani kiroittani instructive — — comitative — kiroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirosi kirosi accusative nom. kirosi kirosi gen. kirosi genitive kirosi kirojesi partitive kiroasi kirojasi inessive kirossasi kiroissasi elative kirostasi kiroistasi illative kiroosi kiroihisi adessive kirollasi kiroillasi ablative kiroltasi kiroiltasi allative kirollesi kiroillesi essive kironasi kiroinasi translative kiroksesi kiroiksesi abessive kirottasi kiroittasi instructive — — comitative — kiroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kiromme kiromme accusative nom. kiromme kiromme gen. kiromme genitive kiromme kirojemme partitive kiroamme kirojamme inessive kirossamme kiroissamme elative kirostamme kiroistamme illative kiroomme kiroihimme adessive kirollamme kiroillamme ablative kiroltamme kiroiltamme allative kirollemme kiroillemme essive kironamme kiroinamme translative kiroksemme kiroiksemme abessive kirottamme kiroittamme instructive — — comitative — kiroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kironne kironne accusative nom. kironne kironne gen. kironne genitive kironne kirojenne partitive kiroanne kirojanne inessive kirossanne kiroissanne elative kirostanne kiroistanne illative kiroonne kiroihinne adessive kirollanne kiroillanne ablative kiroltanne kiroiltanne allative kirollenne kiroillenne essive kironanne kiroinanne translative kiroksenne kiroiksenne abessive kirottanne kiroittanne instructive — — comitative — kiroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kironsa kironsa accusative nom. kironsa kironsa gen. kironsa genitive kironsa kirojensa partitive kiroaan kiroansa kirojaan kirojansa inessive kirossaan kirossansa kiroissaan kiroissansa elative kirostaan kirostansa kiroistaan kiroistansa illative kiroonsa kiroihinsa adessive kirollaan kirollansa kiroillaan kiroillansa ablative kiroltaan kiroltansa kiroiltaan kiroiltansa allative kirolleen kirollensa kiroilleen kiroillensa essive kironaan kironansa kiroinaan kiroinansa translative kirokseen kiroksensa kiroikseen kiroiksensa abessive kirottaan kirottansa kiroittaan kiroittansa instructive — — comitative — kiroineen kiroinensa

Related terms

• kirota
• kirous

Further reading

• “kiro”, 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

Anagrams

• kori, riko

Tambora

Noun

kiro

1. blood