jalohaukka
Finnish
editEtymology
editjalo (“noble”) + haukka (“hawk”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjalohaukka
- A bird of prey of the taxonomic family Falconidae, which includes eleven genera of falcons, falconets and caracaras.
- A bird of the genus Falco within the family Falconidae, which includes falcons, kestrels, hobbies, and the merlin.
- (in the plural) the family Falconidae or the genus Falco.
Usage notes
editTo avoid the obvious possibility for confusion the genus Falco may also be called aitojalohaukat (“true falcons”). The other genera in the family Falconidae are called:
- aasianhaukkaset (“Microhierax - falconets”)
- kääpiöhaukat (“Polihierax - pygmy falcons”)
- pampahaukkaset (“Spiziapteryx - spot-winged falconets”)
- amerikanhaukkaset (“Micrastur - forest falcons”)
- nauruhaukat (“Herpetotheres - laughing falcons”)
- pikkukarakarat (“Milvago”)
- töyhtökarakarat (“Caracara”)
- etelänkarakarat (“Phalcoboenus”)
- naurukarakarat (“Ibycter”)
- mustakarakarat (“Daptrius”).
Declension
editInflection of jalohaukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | jalohaukka | jalohaukat | |
genitive | jalohaukan | jalohaukkojen | |
partitive | jalohaukkaa | jalohaukkoja | |
illative | jalohaukkaan | jalohaukkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | jalohaukka | jalohaukat | |
accusative | nom. | jalohaukka | jalohaukat |
gen. | jalohaukan | ||
genitive | jalohaukan | jalohaukkojen jalohaukkain rare | |
partitive | jalohaukkaa | jalohaukkoja | |
inessive | jalohaukassa | jalohaukoissa | |
elative | jalohaukasta | jalohaukoista | |
illative | jalohaukkaan | jalohaukkoihin | |
adessive | jalohaukalla | jalohaukoilla | |
ablative | jalohaukalta | jalohaukoilta | |
allative | jalohaukalle | jalohaukoille | |
essive | jalohaukkana | jalohaukkoina | |
translative | jalohaukaksi | jalohaukoiksi | |
abessive | jalohaukatta | jalohaukoitta | |
instructive | — | jalohaukoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
edit- aitojalohaukka
- hopeajalohaukka (“Falco hypoleucos, grey falcon”)
- intianjalohaukka (“Falco jugger, laggar falcon”)
- keikarijalohaukka (“Falco femoralis, aplomado falcon”)
- mustajalohaukka (“Falco subniger, black falcon”)
- pikkujalohaukka (“Falco rufigularis, bat falcon”)
- punajalohaukka (“Falco deiroleucus, orange-breasted falcon”)
- rotkojalohaukka (“Falco fasciinucha, Taita falcon”)
- ruskojalohaukka (“Falco berigora, brown falcon”)
Further reading
edit- “jalohaukka”, 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