kaima

See also: käima and Kaima

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaima (compare Estonian kaim, Proto-Samic *kuojmē), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian káimas, Latvian ciems). Northern Sami gaiˈbmât (“to adapt to a companion, to enjoy company”), from Proto-Samic *kājmē, is a later borrowing from Finnic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯mɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑimɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kai‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): kai‧ma

Noun

kaima

1. namesake (a person with the same name as another person)

Declension

Inflection of kaima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kaima	kaimat
genitive		kaiman	kaimojen
partitive		kaimaa	kaimoja
illative		kaimaan	kaimoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaima	kaimat
accusative	nom.	kaima	kaimat
	gen.	kaiman
genitive		kaiman	kaimojen kaimain rare
partitive		kaimaa	kaimoja
inessive		kaimassa	kaimoissa
elative		kaimasta	kaimoista
illative		kaimaan	kaimoihin
adessive		kaimalla	kaimoilla
ablative		kaimalta	kaimoilta
allative		kaimalle	kaimoille
essive		kaimana	kaimoina
translative		kaimaksi	kaimoiksi
abessive		kaimatta	kaimoitta
instructive		—	kaimoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kaima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaimani kaimani accusative nom. kaimani kaimani gen. kaimani genitive kaimani kaimojeni kaimaini rare partitive kaimaani kaimojani inessive kaimassani kaimoissani elative kaimastani kaimoistani illative kaimaani kaimoihini adessive kaimallani kaimoillani ablative kaimaltani kaimoiltani allative kaimalleni kaimoilleni essive kaimanani kaimoinani translative kaimakseni kaimoikseni abessive kaimattani kaimoittani instructive — — comitative — kaimoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaimasi kaimasi accusative nom. kaimasi kaimasi gen. kaimasi genitive kaimasi kaimojesi kaimaisi rare partitive kaimaasi kaimojasi inessive kaimassasi kaimoissasi elative kaimastasi kaimoistasi illative kaimaasi kaimoihisi adessive kaimallasi kaimoillasi ablative kaimaltasi kaimoiltasi allative kaimallesi kaimoillesi essive kaimanasi kaimoinasi translative kaimaksesi kaimoiksesi abessive kaimattasi kaimoittasi instructive — — comitative — kaimoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaimamme kaimamme accusative nom. kaimamme kaimamme gen. kaimamme genitive kaimamme kaimojemme kaimaimme rare partitive kaimaamme kaimojamme inessive kaimassamme kaimoissamme elative kaimastamme kaimoistamme illative kaimaamme kaimoihimme adessive kaimallamme kaimoillamme ablative kaimaltamme kaimoiltamme allative kaimallemme kaimoillemme essive kaimanamme kaimoinamme translative kaimaksemme kaimoiksemme abessive kaimattamme kaimoittamme instructive — — comitative — kaimoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaimanne kaimanne accusative nom. kaimanne kaimanne gen. kaimanne genitive kaimanne kaimojenne kaimainne rare partitive kaimaanne kaimojanne inessive kaimassanne kaimoissanne elative kaimastanne kaimoistanne illative kaimaanne kaimoihinne adessive kaimallanne kaimoillanne ablative kaimaltanne kaimoiltanne allative kaimallenne kaimoillenne essive kaimananne kaimoinanne translative kaimaksenne kaimoiksenne abessive kaimattanne kaimoittanne instructive — — comitative — kaimoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaimansa kaimansa accusative nom. kaimansa kaimansa gen. kaimansa genitive kaimansa kaimojensa kaimainsa rare partitive kaimaansa kaimojaan kaimojansa inessive kaimassaan kaimassansa kaimoissaan kaimoissansa elative kaimastaan kaimastansa kaimoistaan kaimoistansa illative kaimaansa kaimoihinsa adessive kaimallaan kaimallansa kaimoillaan kaimoillansa ablative kaimaltaan kaimaltansa kaimoiltaan kaimoiltansa allative kaimalleen kaimallensa kaimoilleen kaimoillensa essive kaimanaan kaimanansa kaimoinaan kaimoinansa translative kaimakseen kaimaksensa kaimoikseen kaimoiksensa abessive kaimattaan kaimattansa kaimoittaan kaimoittansa instructive — — comitative — kaimoineen kaimoinensa

Derived terms

• kaimakset

compounds

• sukunimikaima
• täyskaima

Further reading

• “kaima”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• makia