Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kermi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-mi
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.

Example Sentences

"Bog profile of the Rotmoos (by A. STEHLIK) from SSW to NNE along the watershed through the moss, that is vertical to the orientation of the kermis and hollows. The macrostructures of different rank such as lagg, border slope, and[…]"
"According to [...] (1967) the kermis and hollows in the raised bogs of SW Finland originate from two main periods: one some 3200 and another[…]"
"[…]the bogs are transitional to plateau raised bogs, with relatively low kermis, distinct marginal slope, and[…] Farther north, […] where the climate is colder and more humid, the kermis are more sharply demarcated and the synsegments […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kermi.

Inflected Forms

kermis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flark

Questions

What does kermi mean?: A string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.
Where does kermi come from?: Borrowed from Finnish kermi.

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