gemena

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish gemen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡemenɑ/, [ˈɡe̞me̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emenɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ge‧me‧na

Noun

gemena

1. (typography, uncountable) lower case (small letters a, b, c.. collectively)
2. (countable) Synonym of pieni kirjain (“lowercase letter, small letter”)
3. (as modifier) lowercase, small (written in lower case)

   gemenakirjain ― small letter

Declension

Inflection of gemena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		gemena	gemenat
genitive		gemenan	gemenoiden gemenoitten
partitive		gemenaa	gemenoita
illative		gemenaan	gemenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gemena	gemenat
accusative	nom.	gemena	gemenat
	gen.	gemenan
genitive		gemenan	gemenoiden gemenoitten gemenain rare
partitive		gemenaa	gemenoita
inessive		gemenassa	gemenoissa
elative		gemenasta	gemenoista
illative		gemenaan	gemenoihin
adessive		gemenalla	gemenoilla
ablative		gemenalta	gemenoilta
allative		gemenalle	gemenoille
essive		gemenana	gemenoina
translative		gemenaksi	gemenoiksi
abessive		gemenatta	gemenoitta
instructive		—	gemenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gemena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gemenani gemenani accusative nom. gemenani gemenani gen. gemenani genitive gemenani gemenoideni gemenoitteni gemenaini rare partitive gemenaani gemenoitani inessive gemenassani gemenoissani elative gemenastani gemenoistani illative gemenaani gemenoihini adessive gemenallani gemenoillani ablative gemenaltani gemenoiltani allative gemenalleni gemenoilleni essive gemenanani gemenoinani translative gemenakseni gemenoikseni abessive gemenattani gemenoittani instructive — — comitative — gemenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gemenasi gemenasi accusative nom. gemenasi gemenasi gen. gemenasi genitive gemenasi gemenoidesi gemenoittesi gemenaisi rare partitive gemenaasi gemenoitasi inessive gemenassasi gemenoissasi elative gemenastasi gemenoistasi illative gemenaasi gemenoihisi adessive gemenallasi gemenoillasi ablative gemenaltasi gemenoiltasi allative gemenallesi gemenoillesi essive gemenanasi gemenoinasi translative gemenaksesi gemenoiksesi abessive gemenattasi gemenoittasi instructive — — comitative — gemenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gemenamme gemenamme accusative nom. gemenamme gemenamme gen. gemenamme genitive gemenamme gemenoidemme gemenoittemme gemenaimme rare partitive gemenaamme gemenoitamme inessive gemenassamme gemenoissamme elative gemenastamme gemenoistamme illative gemenaamme gemenoihimme adessive gemenallamme gemenoillamme ablative gemenaltamme gemenoiltamme allative gemenallemme gemenoillemme essive gemenanamme gemenoinamme translative gemenaksemme gemenoiksemme abessive gemenattamme gemenoittamme instructive — — comitative — gemenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gemenanne gemenanne accusative nom. gemenanne gemenanne gen. gemenanne genitive gemenanne gemenoidenne gemenoittenne gemenainne rare partitive gemenaanne gemenoitanne inessive gemenassanne gemenoissanne elative gemenastanne gemenoistanne illative gemenaanne gemenoihinne adessive gemenallanne gemenoillanne ablative gemenaltanne gemenoiltanne allative gemenallenne gemenoillenne essive gemenananne gemenoinanne translative gemenaksenne gemenoiksenne abessive gemenattanne gemenoittanne instructive — — comitative — gemenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gemenansa gemenansa accusative nom. gemenansa gemenansa gen. gemenansa genitive gemenansa gemenoidensa gemenoittensa gemenainsa rare partitive gemenaansa gemenoitaan gemenoitansa inessive gemenassaan gemenassansa gemenoissaan gemenoissansa elative gemenastaan gemenastansa gemenoistaan gemenoistansa illative gemenaansa gemenoihinsa adessive gemenallaan gemenallansa gemenoillaan gemenoillansa ablative gemenaltaan gemenaltansa gemenoiltaan gemenoiltansa allative gemenalleen gemenallensa gemenoilleen gemenoillensa essive gemenanaan gemenanansa gemenoinaan gemenoinansa translative gemenakseen gemenaksensa gemenoikseen gemenoiksensa abessive gemenattaan gemenattansa gemenoittaan gemenoittansa instructive — — comitative — gemenoineen gemenoinensa

Synonyms

• (lower case): pienet kirjaimet, pienaakkoset

Antonyms

• versaali

Derived terms

compounds

• gemenakirjain
• gemenanumerot

 

See also

• kapiteeli (“small caps”)

Further reading

• “gemena”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[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

Swedish

Adjective

gemena

1. inflection of gemen:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural