keski-
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic *keske. Cognates include Estonian kesk- and Moksha кеска (keska, “waist”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]keski-
- middle, central; average, mid-, medium
- Veikko oli keskipituinen mies.
- Veikko was a man of medium height.
- Keski-Eurooppa ― Central Europe
- Keskilänsi ― Midwest
- keskipainoinen ― middleweight
- keskitulo ― average income
- keskiviikko ― Wednesday (lit. "midweek")
Inflection
[edit]Declension of keski-
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The cases of keski- serve only as adverbs.
Derived terms
[edit]adjectives
adverbs
nouns
proper nouns
verbs
Related terms
[edit]- See the inflection table.
Further reading
[edit]- “keski-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *keski-. Cognates include Finnish keski- and Estonian kesk-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]keski-
- mid-
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 159
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