kanootti

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      A canoe
      A kayak

      Etymology

      From Spanish canoa through French canot (“Canadian French”) and Swedish kanot.[1]

      Noun

      kanootti

      1. canoe
      2. kayak

      Declension

      Declension of kanootti (type risti)
      singular plural
      nominative kanootti kanootit
      genitive kanootin kanoottien
      partitive kanoottia kanootteja
      accusative kanootti
      kanootin      		 kanootit
      inessive kanootissa kanooteissa
      elative kanootista kanooteista
      illative kanoottiin kanootteihin
      adessive kanootilla kanooteilla
      ablative kanootilta kanooteilta
      allative kanootille kanooteille
      essive kanoottina kanootteina
      translative kanootiksi kanooteiksi
      instructive – kanootein
      abessive kanootitta kanooteitta
      comitative – kanootteineen

      Usage notes

      The Finnish word kanootti may refer both to kayak and canoe, or to other similar light boat. For the sake of clarity, eskimokanootti or kajakki may be used of a kayak and intiaanikanootti, inkkarikanootti, avokanootti and kanadalaiskanootti for a canoe.

      References

      1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

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