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kiasma
kiasma
Finnish
(index ki)
Noun
kiasma
- (genetics, anatomy) chiasma, chiasm (crossing of two nerves, ligaments, chromatids etc.)
- (rhetoric) chiasmus (inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases)
Declension
| Inflection of kiasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
| genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen | |
| partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
| illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiasma | kiasmat | |
| accusative | nom. | kiasma | kiasmat |
| gen. | kiasman | ||
| genitive | kiasman | kiasmojen kiasmainrare |
|
| partitive | kiasmaa | kiasmoja | |
| inessive | kiasmassa | kiasmoissa | |
| elative | kiasmasta | kiasmoista | |
| illative | kiasmaan | kiasmoihin | |
| adessive | kiasmalla | kiasmoilla | |
| ablative | kiasmalta | kiasmoilta | |
| allative | kiasmalle | kiasmoille | |
| essive | kiasmana | kiasmoina | |
| translative | kiasmaksi | kiasmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kiasmoin | |
| abessive | kiasmatta | kiasmoitta | |
| comitative | — | kiasmoineen | |
Usage notes
For a common man this word is best known as the name of a museum of modern arts in Helsinki, see Kiasma