inia
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
inia
Etymology 2 edit
From the genus name.
Noun edit
inia (plural inias)
- (zoology) Any South American freshwater dolphin of genus (Inia), with a hairy snout.
References edit
- Inia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Inia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Inia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inia
Usage notes edit
- The genus was formerly regarded as consisting of only one species, but is now divided into four. The indidvidual species don't seem to have accepted Finnish common names as of May 2022.
Declension edit
Inflection of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | inia | iniat | ||
genitive | inian | inioiden inioitten | ||
partitive | iniaa | inioita | ||
illative | iniaan | inioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | inia | iniat | ||
accusative | nom. | inia | iniat | |
gen. | inian | |||
genitive | inian | inioiden inioitten iniainrare | ||
partitive | iniaa | inioita | ||
inessive | iniassa | inioissa | ||
elative | iniasta | inioista | ||
illative | iniaan | inioihin | ||
adessive | inialla | inioilla | ||
ablative | inialta | inioilta | ||
allative | inialle | inioille | ||
essive | iniana | inioina | ||
translative | iniaksi | inioiksi | ||
abessive | iniatta | inioitta | ||
instructive | — | inioin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- amazonasinjokidelfiini (dated)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Inia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inia f (plural inie)
- Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
- Synonym: bonto
See also edit
Kikuyu edit
Etymology edit
Causative form of kũina (“to dance”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
inia (infinitive kũinia)
Derived terms edit
(Proverbs)
References edit
- ^ “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.