kissakala
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kissa (“cat”) + kala (“fish”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kissakala
Usage notes edit
- kissakala is sometimes used as Finnish translation for catfish (Siluriformes), but that should be considered a false friend. The correct Finnish term for catfish is monni.
Declension edit
Inflection of kissakala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kissakala | kissakalat | ||
genitive | kissakalan | kissakalojen | ||
partitive | kissakalaa | kissakaloja | ||
illative | kissakalaan | kissakaloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kissakala | kissakalat | ||
accusative | nom. | kissakala | kissakalat | |
gen. | kissakalan | |||
genitive | kissakalan | kissakalojen kissakalainrare | ||
partitive | kissakalaa | kissakaloja | ||
inessive | kissakalassa | kissakaloissa | ||
elative | kissakalasta | kissakaloista | ||
illative | kissakalaan | kissakaloihin | ||
adessive | kissakalalla | kissakaloilla | ||
ablative | kissakalalta | kissakaloilta | ||
allative | kissakalalle | kissakaloille | ||
essive | kissakalana | kissakaloina | ||
translative | kissakalaksi | kissakaloiksi | ||
abessive | kissakalatta | kissakaloitta | ||
instructive | — | kissakaloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |