kleima

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kleima, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną.

Verb

kleima (third person singular past indicative kleimaði, third person plural past indicative kleimaðu, supine kleimað)

  1. squeeze, press, flatten
  2. paste, smear
  3. stick to

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine kleimað
present past
first singular kleimi kleimaði
second singular kleimar kleimaði
third singular kleimar kleimaði
plural kleima kleimaðu
participle (a6)1 kleimandi kleimaður
imperative
singular kleima!
plural kleimið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian клеймо (klejmo). Cognate with Finnish leima.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈklei̯mɑ/, [ˈklʲe̞i̯m]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈklei̯mɑ/, [ˈkle̞i̯mɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ei̯m, -ei̯mɑ
  • Hyphenation: klei‧ma

Noun

kleima

  1. brand, stamp

Declension

Declension of kleima (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kleima kleimat
genitive kleiman kleimoin
partitive kleimaa kleimoja
illative kleimaa kleimoi
inessive kleimaas kleimois
elative kleimast kleimoist
allative kleimalle kleimoille
adessive kleimaal kleimoil
ablative kleimalt kleimoilt
translative kleimaks kleimoiks
essive kleimanna, kleimaan kleimoinna, kleimoin
exessive1) kleimant kleimoint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 176