Finnish edit

Etymology edit

oravan (squirrel's) +‎ nahka (skin)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝nˌnɑ̝xkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ra‧van‧nah‧ka

Noun edit

oravannahka

  1. squirrel fur
  2. (colloquial) money
  3. (heraldry) vair

Usage notes edit

Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (money) was "squirrel skin".

Declension edit

Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative oravannahka oravannahat
genitive oravannahan oravannahkojen
partitive oravannahkaa oravannahkoja
illative oravannahkaan oravannahkoihin
singular plural
nominative oravannahka oravannahat
accusative nom. oravannahka oravannahat
gen. oravannahan
genitive oravannahan oravannahkojen
oravannahkainrare
partitive oravannahkaa oravannahkoja
inessive oravannahassa oravannahoissa
elative oravannahasta oravannahoista
illative oravannahkaan oravannahkoihin
adessive oravannahalla oravannahoilla
ablative oravannahalta oravannahoilta
allative oravannahalle oravannahoille
essive oravannahkana oravannahkoina
translative oravannahaksi oravannahoiksi
abessive oravannahatta oravannahoitta
instructive oravannahoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative oravannahkani oravannahkani
accusative nom. oravannahkani oravannahkani
gen. oravannahkani
genitive oravannahkani oravannahkojeni
oravannahkainirare
partitive oravannahkaani oravannahkojani
inessive oravannahassani oravannahoissani
elative oravannahastani oravannahoistani
illative oravannahkaani oravannahkoihini
adessive oravannahallani oravannahoillani
ablative oravannahaltani oravannahoiltani
allative oravannahalleni oravannahoilleni
essive oravannahkanani oravannahkoinani
translative oravannahakseni oravannahoikseni
abessive oravannahattani oravannahoittani
instructive
comitative oravannahkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative oravannahkasi oravannahkasi
accusative nom. oravannahkasi oravannahkasi
gen. oravannahkasi
genitive oravannahkasi oravannahkojesi
oravannahkaisirare
partitive oravannahkaasi oravannahkojasi
inessive oravannahassasi oravannahoissasi
elative oravannahastasi oravannahoistasi
illative oravannahkaasi oravannahkoihisi
adessive oravannahallasi oravannahoillasi
ablative oravannahaltasi oravannahoiltasi
allative oravannahallesi oravannahoillesi
essive oravannahkanasi oravannahkoinasi
translative oravannahaksesi oravannahoiksesi
abessive oravannahattasi oravannahoittasi
instructive
comitative oravannahkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative oravannahkamme oravannahkamme
accusative nom. oravannahkamme oravannahkamme
gen. oravannahkamme
genitive oravannahkamme oravannahkojemme
oravannahkaimmerare
partitive oravannahkaamme oravannahkojamme
inessive oravannahassamme oravannahoissamme
elative oravannahastamme oravannahoistamme
illative oravannahkaamme oravannahkoihimme
adessive oravannahallamme oravannahoillamme
ablative oravannahaltamme oravannahoiltamme
allative oravannahallemme oravannahoillemme
essive oravannahkanamme oravannahkoinamme
translative oravannahaksemme oravannahoiksemme
abessive oravannahattamme oravannahoittamme
instructive
comitative oravannahkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative oravannahkanne oravannahkanne
accusative nom. oravannahkanne oravannahkanne
gen. oravannahkanne
genitive oravannahkanne oravannahkojenne
oravannahkainnerare
partitive oravannahkaanne oravannahkojanne
inessive oravannahassanne oravannahoissanne
elative oravannahastanne oravannahoistanne
illative oravannahkaanne oravannahkoihinne
adessive oravannahallanne oravannahoillanne
ablative oravannahaltanne oravannahoiltanne
allative oravannahallenne oravannahoillenne
essive oravannahkananne oravannahkoinanne
translative oravannahaksenne oravannahoiksenne
abessive oravannahattanne oravannahoittanne
instructive
comitative oravannahkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative oravannahkansa oravannahkansa
accusative nom. oravannahkansa oravannahkansa
gen. oravannahkansa
genitive oravannahkansa oravannahkojensa
oravannahkainsarare
partitive oravannahkaansa oravannahkojaan
oravannahkojansa
inessive oravannahassaan
oravannahassansa
oravannahoissaan
oravannahoissansa
elative oravannahastaan
oravannahastansa
oravannahoistaan
oravannahoistansa
illative oravannahkaansa oravannahkoihinsa
adessive oravannahallaan
oravannahallansa
oravannahoillaan
oravannahoillansa
ablative oravannahaltaan
oravannahaltansa
oravannahoiltaan
oravannahoiltansa
allative oravannahalleen
oravannahallensa
oravannahoilleen
oravannahoillensa
essive oravannahkanaan
oravannahkanansa
oravannahkoinaan
oravannahkoinansa
translative oravannahakseen
oravannahaksensa
oravannahoikseen
oravannahoiksensa
abessive oravannahattaan
oravannahattansa
oravannahoittaan
oravannahoittansa
instructive
comitative oravannahkoineen
oravannahkoinensa

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