leguaani

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch leguaan, from Spanish la iguana, from Taíno *iwana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɡuɑːni/, [ˈle̞ɡuˌɑ̝ːni]
• Rhymes: -ɑːni
• Syllabification^(key): le‧gu‧aa‧ni

Noun

leguaani

1. iguana (any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae)

Declension

Inflection of leguaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		leguaani	leguaanit
genitive		leguaanin	leguaanien
partitive		leguaania	leguaaneja
illative		leguaaniin	leguaaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leguaani	leguaanit
accusative	nom.	leguaani	leguaanit
	gen.	leguaanin
genitive		leguaanin	leguaanien
partitive		leguaania	leguaaneja
inessive		leguaanissa	leguaaneissa
elative		leguaanista	leguaaneista
illative		leguaaniin	leguaaneihin
adessive		leguaanilla	leguaaneilla
ablative		leguaanilta	leguaaneilta
allative		leguaanille	leguaaneille
essive		leguaanina	leguaaneina
translative		leguaaniksi	leguaaneiksi
abessive		leguaanitta	leguaaneitta
instructive		—	leguaanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of leguaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leguaanini leguaanini accusative nom. leguaanini leguaanini gen. leguaanini genitive leguaanini leguaanieni partitive leguaaniani leguaanejani inessive leguaanissani leguaaneissani elative leguaanistani leguaaneistani illative leguaaniini leguaaneihini adessive leguaanillani leguaaneillani ablative leguaaniltani leguaaneiltani allative leguaanilleni leguaaneilleni essive leguaaninani leguaaneinani translative leguaanikseni leguaaneikseni abessive leguaanittani leguaaneittani instructive — — comitative — leguaaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leguaanisi leguaanisi accusative nom. leguaanisi leguaanisi gen. leguaanisi genitive leguaanisi leguaaniesi partitive leguaaniasi leguaanejasi inessive leguaanissasi leguaaneissasi elative leguaanistasi leguaaneistasi illative leguaaniisi leguaaneihisi adessive leguaanillasi leguaaneillasi ablative leguaaniltasi leguaaneiltasi allative leguaanillesi leguaaneillesi essive leguaaninasi leguaaneinasi translative leguaaniksesi leguaaneiksesi abessive leguaanittasi leguaaneittasi instructive — — comitative — leguaaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leguaanimme leguaanimme accusative nom. leguaanimme leguaanimme gen. leguaanimme genitive leguaanimme leguaaniemme partitive leguaaniamme leguaanejamme inessive leguaanissamme leguaaneissamme elative leguaanistamme leguaaneistamme illative leguaaniimme leguaaneihimme adessive leguaanillamme leguaaneillamme ablative leguaaniltamme leguaaneiltamme allative leguaanillemme leguaaneillemme essive leguaaninamme leguaaneinamme translative leguaaniksemme leguaaneiksemme abessive leguaanittamme leguaaneittamme instructive — — comitative — leguaaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leguaaninne leguaaninne accusative nom. leguaaninne leguaaninne gen. leguaaninne genitive leguaaninne leguaanienne partitive leguaanianne leguaanejanne inessive leguaanissanne leguaaneissanne elative leguaanistanne leguaaneistanne illative leguaaniinne leguaaneihinne adessive leguaanillanne leguaaneillanne ablative leguaaniltanne leguaaneiltanne allative leguaanillenne leguaaneillenne essive leguaaninanne leguaaneinanne translative leguaaniksenne leguaaneiksenne abessive leguaanittanne leguaaneittanne instructive — — comitative — leguaaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative leguaaninsa leguaaninsa accusative nom. leguaaninsa leguaaninsa gen. leguaaninsa genitive leguaaninsa leguaaniensa partitive leguaaniaan leguaaniansa leguaanejaan leguaanejansa inessive leguaanissaan leguaanissansa leguaaneissaan leguaaneissansa elative leguaanistaan leguaanistansa leguaaneistaan leguaaneistansa illative leguaaniinsa leguaaneihinsa adessive leguaanillaan leguaanillansa leguaaneillaan leguaaneillansa ablative leguaaniltaan leguaaniltansa leguaaneiltaan leguaaneiltansa allative leguaanilleen leguaanillensa leguaaneilleen leguaaneillensa essive leguaaninaan leguaaninansa leguaaneinaan leguaaneinansa translative leguaanikseen leguaaniksensa leguaaneikseen leguaaneiksensa abessive leguaanittaan leguaanittansa leguaaneittaan leguaaneittansa instructive — — comitative — leguaaneineen leguaaneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kaulusleguaani
• merileguaani
• sarvikuonoleguaani

 

See also

• iguaani

Further reading

• “leguaani”, 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