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kermi

kermi noun: a string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.

Noun

kermi (plural kermis)

  1. (rare) A string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.
    • 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[…]1972, Proceedings: June 25-30, 1972, page 79
    • According to [...] (1967) the kermis and hollows in the raised bogs of SW Finland originate from two main periods: one some 3200 and another[…]1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae: Geologica-geographica. Series A.. III, page 41

Forms of kermi

pluralkermis

Origin of kermi

Borrowed from Finnish kermi.

Questions about kermi

What does kermi mean?
Kermi means a string: a long, slightly elevated, ridge in a bog.
What part of speech is kermi?
Kermi is a noun.
What is the plural of kermi?
The plural of kermi is kermis.

Words near kermi in the dictionary

  1. kermesite
  2. kermesites
  3. kermess
  4. kermesse
  5. kermesses
  6. kermi
  7. kermis
  8. kermises
  9. Kermit
  10. Kermit the Frog
  11. kermode

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