kela

See also: Kela, kēlā, and kèlā

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *këla, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Old Prussian kelan (“wheel”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkelɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧la

Noun

kela

1. reel, spool

   filmikela ― film reel

2. coil (something wound in the form of a helix or spiral)
3. (electronics) coil, inductor (passive electrical device)

   Synonym: käämi

Declension

Inflection of kela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kela	kelat
genitive		kelan	kelojen
partitive		kelaa	keloja
illative		kelaan	keloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kela	kelat
accusative	nom.	kela	kelat
	gen.	kelan
genitive		kelan	kelojen kelain rare
partitive		kelaa	keloja
inessive		kelassa	keloissa
elative		kelasta	keloista
illative		kelaan	keloihin
adessive		kelalla	keloilla
ablative		kelalta	keloilta
allative		kelalle	keloille
essive		kelana	keloina
translative		kelaksi	keloiksi
abessive		kelatta	keloitta
instructive		—	keloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kelani kelani accusative nom. kelani kelani gen. kelani genitive kelani kelojeni kelaini rare partitive kelaani kelojani inessive kelassani keloissani elative kelastani keloistani illative kelaani keloihini adessive kelallani keloillani ablative kelaltani keloiltani allative kelalleni keloilleni essive kelanani keloinani translative kelakseni keloikseni abessive kelattani keloittani instructive — — comitative — keloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kelasi kelasi accusative nom. kelasi kelasi gen. kelasi genitive kelasi kelojesi kelaisi rare partitive kelaasi kelojasi inessive kelassasi keloissasi elative kelastasi keloistasi illative kelaasi keloihisi adessive kelallasi keloillasi ablative kelaltasi keloiltasi allative kelallesi keloillesi essive kelanasi keloinasi translative kelaksesi keloiksesi abessive kelattasi keloittasi instructive — — comitative — keloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kelamme kelamme accusative nom. kelamme kelamme gen. kelamme genitive kelamme kelojemme kelaimme rare partitive kelaamme kelojamme inessive kelassamme keloissamme elative kelastamme keloistamme illative kelaamme keloihimme adessive kelallamme keloillamme ablative kelaltamme keloiltamme allative kelallemme keloillemme essive kelanamme keloinamme translative kelaksemme keloiksemme abessive kelattamme keloittamme instructive — — comitative — keloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kelanne kelanne accusative nom. kelanne kelanne gen. kelanne genitive kelanne kelojenne kelainne rare partitive kelaanne kelojanne inessive kelassanne keloissanne elative kelastanne keloistanne illative kelaanne keloihinne adessive kelallanne keloillanne ablative kelaltanne keloiltanne allative kelallenne keloillenne essive kelananne keloinanne translative kelaksenne keloiksenne abessive kelattanne keloittanne instructive — — comitative — keloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kelansa kelansa accusative nom. kelansa kelansa gen. kelansa genitive kelansa kelojensa kelainsa rare partitive kelaansa kelojaan kelojansa inessive kelassaan kelassansa keloissaan keloissansa elative kelastaan kelastansa keloistaan keloistansa illative kelaansa keloihinsa adessive kelallaan kelallansa keloillaan keloillansa ablative kelaltaan kelaltansa keloiltaan keloiltansa allative kelalleen kelallensa keloilleen keloillensa essive kelanaan kelanansa keloinaan keloinansa translative kelakseen kelaksensa keloikseen keloiksensa abessive kelattaan kelattansa keloittaan keloittansa instructive — — comitative — keloineen keloinensa

Derived terms

• kelastaa
• kelata
• kelautua
• kelu

 

compounds

• ankkurikela
• avokela
• avokelanauha
• avokelanauhuri
• filmikela
• haspelikela
• hyrräkela
• induktiokela
• kaapelikela
• kelakeinu
• kelanauha
• kelanauhuri
• kelasydän
• köysikela
• laonnostokela
• letkukela
• olkikela
• perhokela
• poikkeutuskela
• puhekela
• puintikela
• sytytyskela
• umpikela

 

Further reading

• “kela”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kale, leka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kæle. Cognate with Swedish kela and Norwegian Nynorsk kjæle.^[1]

Verb

kela

1. to cuddle, to pet

Derived terms

• kela við (to caress somebody)

Related terms

• kelinn
• kelerí

References

1. “kela” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Anagrams

• leka

Old High German

Alternative forms

• chela

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kelā, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ. Cognate with Old Saxon kela, Old English ċeole, and perhaps Latin gula.

Noun

kela f

1. throat

Descendants

• Middle High German: kële, kël
  • Cimbrian: khéela
  • German: Kehle

Papantla Totonac

Noun

kela inan

1. atole

References

• Crescencio García Ramos, Diccionario Básico Totonaco-Español Español-Totonaco (Xalapa, Academia Veracruzana de las Lenguas Indígenas, 2007)

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴑𐴠𐴓𐴝 (kela) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi केला (kelā).

Noun

kelā (Hanifi spelling 𐴑𐴠𐴓𐴝)

1. banana

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛla/
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ke‧la

Numeral

kela

1. Cieszyn Silesia form of kilka

Swedish

Verb

kela (present kelar, preterite kelade, supine kelat, imperative kela)

1. (intransitive) to cuddle, to pet one another

Conjugation

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kela		—
Supine	kelat		—
Imperative	kela		—
Imper. plural1	kelen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kelar	kelade	—	—
Ind. plural1	kela	kelade	—	—
Subjunctive2	kele	kelade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	kelande
Past participle	kelad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of kela (weak)

Synonyms

• gosa

Derived terms

• kel
• kelen
• kelig
• kelsjuk

Anagrams

• elak, lake, leka

Tok Pisin

Adjective

kela

1. bald; bare

Volapük

Pronoun

kela

1. genitive singular of kel
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: I:

     Ekö! jivirgan ogrodikof, ed omotof soni, keli onemoy eli ‚Emmanuel’, kela tradutod binon: God binom ko obs.

     Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means „God-is-with-us”.

     (literally, “[...] the translation of which is: „God-is-with-us”.”)

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-kela^?

1. (transitive) to peel

   Synonyms: -chuba, -hluba

Inflection

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