Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ermɑ
- Syllabification(key): ker‧ma
Etymology 1
Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) + -ma. First attested in the 1770s.[1]
Noun
kerma
- cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top)
- (figuratively) the cream (elite)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) |
nominative |
kerma |
kermat |
genitive |
kerman |
kermojen |
partitive |
kermaa |
kermoja |
illative |
kermaan |
kermoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kerma |
kermat |
accusative |
nom. |
kerma |
kermat |
gen. |
kerman |
genitive |
kerman |
kermojen kermain rare |
partitive |
kermaa |
kermoja |
inessive |
kermassa |
kermoissa |
elative |
kermasta |
kermoista |
illative |
kermaan |
kermoihin |
adessive |
kermalla |
kermoilla |
ablative |
kermalta |
kermoilta |
allative |
kermalle |
kermoille |
essive |
kermana |
kermoina |
translative |
kermaksi |
kermoiksi |
abessive |
kermatta |
kermoitta |
instructive |
— |
kermoin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermani |
kermani |
accusative |
nom. |
kermani |
kermani |
gen. |
kermani |
genitive |
kermani |
kermojeni kermaini rare |
partitive |
kermaani |
kermojani |
inessive |
kermassani |
kermoissani |
elative |
kermastani |
kermoistani |
illative |
kermaani |
kermoihini |
adessive |
kermallani |
kermoillani |
ablative |
kermaltani |
kermoiltani |
allative |
kermalleni |
kermoilleni |
essive |
kermanani |
kermoinani |
translative |
kermakseni |
kermoikseni |
abessive |
kermattani |
kermoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermasi |
kermasi |
accusative |
nom. |
kermasi |
kermasi |
gen. |
kermasi |
genitive |
kermasi |
kermojesi kermaisi rare |
partitive |
kermaasi |
kermojasi |
inessive |
kermassasi |
kermoissasi |
elative |
kermastasi |
kermoistasi |
illative |
kermaasi |
kermoihisi |
adessive |
kermallasi |
kermoillasi |
ablative |
kermaltasi |
kermoiltasi |
allative |
kermallesi |
kermoillesi |
essive |
kermanasi |
kermoinasi |
translative |
kermaksesi |
kermoiksesi |
abessive |
kermattasi |
kermoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermamme |
kermamme |
accusative |
nom. |
kermamme |
kermamme |
gen. |
kermamme |
genitive |
kermamme |
kermojemme kermaimme rare |
partitive |
kermaamme |
kermojamme |
inessive |
kermassamme |
kermoissamme |
elative |
kermastamme |
kermoistamme |
illative |
kermaamme |
kermoihimme |
adessive |
kermallamme |
kermoillamme |
ablative |
kermaltamme |
kermoiltamme |
allative |
kermallemme |
kermoillemme |
essive |
kermanamme |
kermoinamme |
translative |
kermaksemme |
kermoiksemme |
abessive |
kermattamme |
kermoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermanne |
kermanne |
accusative |
nom. |
kermanne |
kermanne |
gen. |
kermanne |
genitive |
kermanne |
kermojenne kermainne rare |
partitive |
kermaanne |
kermojanne |
inessive |
kermassanne |
kermoissanne |
elative |
kermastanne |
kermoistanne |
illative |
kermaanne |
kermoihinne |
adessive |
kermallanne |
kermoillanne |
ablative |
kermaltanne |
kermoiltanne |
allative |
kermallenne |
kermoillenne |
essive |
kermananne |
kermoinanne |
translative |
kermaksenne |
kermoiksenne |
abessive |
kermattanne |
kermoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermansa |
kermansa |
accusative |
nom. |
kermansa |
kermansa |
gen. |
kermansa |
genitive |
kermansa |
kermojensa kermainsa rare |
partitive |
kermaansa |
kermojaan kermojansa |
inessive |
kermassaan kermassansa |
kermoissaan kermoissansa |
elative |
kermastaan kermastansa |
kermoistaan kermoistansa |
illative |
kermaansa |
kermoihinsa |
adessive |
kermallaan kermallansa |
kermoillaan kermoillansa |
ablative |
kermaltaan kermaltansa |
kermoiltaan kermoiltansa |
allative |
kermalleen kermallensa |
kermoilleen kermoillensa |
essive |
kermanaan kermanansa |
kermoinaan kermoinansa |
translative |
kermakseen kermaksensa |
kermoikseen kermoiksensa |
abessive |
kermattaan kermattansa |
kermoittaan kermoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoineen kermoinensa |
|
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Etymology 2
From English kerma.
Noun
kerma
- (physics) kerma
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) |
nominative |
kerma |
kermat |
genitive |
kerman |
kermojen |
partitive |
kermaa |
kermoja |
illative |
kermaan |
kermoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kerma |
kermat |
accusative |
nom. |
kerma |
kermat |
gen. |
kerman |
genitive |
kerman |
kermojen kermain rare |
partitive |
kermaa |
kermoja |
inessive |
kermassa |
kermoissa |
elative |
kermasta |
kermoista |
illative |
kermaan |
kermoihin |
adessive |
kermalla |
kermoilla |
ablative |
kermalta |
kermoilta |
allative |
kermalle |
kermoille |
essive |
kermana |
kermoina |
translative |
kermaksi |
kermoiksi |
abessive |
kermatta |
kermoitta |
instructive |
— |
kermoin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
Close
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermani |
kermani |
accusative |
nom. |
kermani |
kermani |
gen. |
kermani |
genitive |
kermani |
kermojeni kermaini rare |
partitive |
kermaani |
kermojani |
inessive |
kermassani |
kermoissani |
elative |
kermastani |
kermoistani |
illative |
kermaani |
kermoihini |
adessive |
kermallani |
kermoillani |
ablative |
kermaltani |
kermoiltani |
allative |
kermalleni |
kermoilleni |
essive |
kermanani |
kermoinani |
translative |
kermakseni |
kermoikseni |
abessive |
kermattani |
kermoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermasi |
kermasi |
accusative |
nom. |
kermasi |
kermasi |
gen. |
kermasi |
genitive |
kermasi |
kermojesi kermaisi rare |
partitive |
kermaasi |
kermojasi |
inessive |
kermassasi |
kermoissasi |
elative |
kermastasi |
kermoistasi |
illative |
kermaasi |
kermoihisi |
adessive |
kermallasi |
kermoillasi |
ablative |
kermaltasi |
kermoiltasi |
allative |
kermallesi |
kermoillesi |
essive |
kermanasi |
kermoinasi |
translative |
kermaksesi |
kermoiksesi |
abessive |
kermattasi |
kermoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermamme |
kermamme |
accusative |
nom. |
kermamme |
kermamme |
gen. |
kermamme |
genitive |
kermamme |
kermojemme kermaimme rare |
partitive |
kermaamme |
kermojamme |
inessive |
kermassamme |
kermoissamme |
elative |
kermastamme |
kermoistamme |
illative |
kermaamme |
kermoihimme |
adessive |
kermallamme |
kermoillamme |
ablative |
kermaltamme |
kermoiltamme |
allative |
kermallemme |
kermoillemme |
essive |
kermanamme |
kermoinamme |
translative |
kermaksemme |
kermoiksemme |
abessive |
kermattamme |
kermoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermanne |
kermanne |
accusative |
nom. |
kermanne |
kermanne |
gen. |
kermanne |
genitive |
kermanne |
kermojenne kermainne rare |
partitive |
kermaanne |
kermojanne |
inessive |
kermassanne |
kermoissanne |
elative |
kermastanne |
kermoistanne |
illative |
kermaanne |
kermoihinne |
adessive |
kermallanne |
kermoillanne |
ablative |
kermaltanne |
kermoiltanne |
allative |
kermallenne |
kermoillenne |
essive |
kermananne |
kermoinanne |
translative |
kermaksenne |
kermoiksenne |
abessive |
kermattanne |
kermoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
kermansa |
kermansa |
accusative |
nom. |
kermansa |
kermansa |
gen. |
kermansa |
genitive |
kermansa |
kermojensa kermainsa rare |
partitive |
kermaansa |
kermojaan kermojansa |
inessive |
kermassaan kermassansa |
kermoissaan kermoissansa |
elative |
kermastaan kermastansa |
kermoistaan kermoistansa |
illative |
kermaansa |
kermoihinsa |
adessive |
kermallaan kermallansa |
kermoillaan kermoillansa |
ablative |
kermaltaan kermaltansa |
kermoiltaan kermoiltansa |
allative |
kermalleen kermallensa |
kermoilleen kermoillensa |
essive |
kermanaan kermanansa |
kermoinaan kermoinansa |
translative |
kermakseen kermaksensa |
kermoikseen kermoiksensa |
abessive |
kermattaan kermattansa |
kermoittaan kermoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | kermoineen kermoinensa |
|
Close
References
Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN