kirkas
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *kirk'as. Cognate to Ingrian kirkas, Karelian kirkas and Votic tširkaz (Mati). Estonian kirgas is borrowed from Finnish.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkirkas (comparative kirkkaampi, superlative kirkkain)
- bright (emitting or reflecting much light; luminous, intense, brilliant)
- clear (transparent in colour)
- clear (free of clouds)
- kirkas taivas ― clear sky
- clear (not obscured)
- broad, especially of daylight
- Hän teki rikoksensa keskellä kirkasta päivää.
- He committed his crime in broad daylight.
Declension
editInflection of kirkas (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | kirkas | kirkkaat | |
genitive | kirkkaan | kirkkaiden kirkkaitten | |
partitive | kirkasta | kirkkaita | |
illative | kirkkaaseen | kirkkaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kirkas | kirkkaat | |
accusative | nom. | kirkas | kirkkaat |
gen. | kirkkaan | ||
genitive | kirkkaan | kirkkaiden kirkkaitten kirkasten rare | |
partitive | kirkasta | kirkkaita | |
inessive | kirkkaassa | kirkkaissa | |
elative | kirkkaasta | kirkkaista | |
illative | kirkkaaseen | kirkkaisiin kirkkaihin rare | |
adessive | kirkkaalla | kirkkailla | |
ablative | kirkkaalta | kirkkailta | |
allative | kirkkaalle | kirkkaille | |
essive | kirkkaana | kirkkaina | |
translative | kirkkaaksi | kirkkaiksi | |
abessive | kirkkaatta | kirkkaitta | |
instructive | — | kirkkain | |
comitative | — | kirkkaine |
Synonyms
edit- (free of clouds): selkeä
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “bright”): pimeä (dark); himmeä (dim)
- (antonym(s) of “free of clouds”): pilvinen
- (antonym(s) of “clear”): samea
Noun
editkirkas
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “kirkas”, 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
editIngrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *kirk'as. Cognates include Finnish kirkas.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkirkɑs/, [ˈkirkəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkirkɑs/, [ˈkirɡ̊ɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -irkɑs
- Hyphenation: kir‧kas
Adjective
editkirkas (comparative kirkkaamp)
- clear, transparent
- clear, unobscured
- kirkas ilma ― clear sky (literally, “clear weather”)
Declension
editDeclension of kirkas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kirkas | kirkkaat |
genitive | kirkkaan | kirkkain |
partitive | kirkasta, kirkast | kirkkaita, kirkkaja |
illative | kirkkaasse | kirkkaisse |
inessive | kirkkaas | kirkkais |
elative | kirkkaast | kirkkaist |
allative | kirkkaalle | kirkkaille |
adessive | kirkkaal | kirkkail |
ablative | kirkkaalt | kirkkailt |
translative | kirkkaaks | kirkkaiks |
essive | kirkkaanna, kirkkaan | kirkkainna, kirkkain |
exessive1) | kirkkaant | kirkkaint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms
edit- (unobscured): selkiä
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 167
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/irkɑs
- Rhymes:Finnish/irkɑs/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adjectives
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish vieras-type nominals
- Finnish nouns
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irkɑs
- Rhymes:Ingrian/irkɑs/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adjectives
- Ingrian terms with usage examples