seepia

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin sēpia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːpiɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ːpiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːpiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): see‧pi‧a

Noun

seepia

1. cuttlefish, inkfish (marine mollusk of the order Sepiida)
2. sepia (slightly reddish, dark brown pigment made from the secretions, the "ink", of the cuttlefish or a synthetic pigment of the same colour)
3. sepia (colour of that pigment)

Usage notes

"Inkfish" usually denotes "cuttlefish" in English, whereas its Finnish calque mustekala refers to any animal in the subclass Coleoidea, within which the Sepiida are an order. These terms are thus false friends.

Declension

Inflection of seepia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		seepia	seepiat
genitive		seepian	seepioiden seepioitten
partitive		seepiaa	seepioita
illative		seepiaan	seepioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seepia	seepiat
accusative	nom.	seepia	seepiat
	gen.	seepian
genitive		seepian	seepioiden seepioitten seepiainrare
partitive		seepiaa	seepioita
inessive		seepiassa	seepioissa
elative		seepiasta	seepioista
illative		seepiaan	seepioihin
adessive		seepialla	seepioilla
ablative		seepialta	seepioilta
allative		seepialle	seepioille
essive		seepiana	seepioina
translative		seepiaksi	seepioiksi
abessive		seepiatta	seepioitta
instructive		—	seepioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seepia (type kulkija)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seepiani seepiani accusative nom. seepiani seepiani gen. seepiani genitive seepiani seepioideni seepioitteni seepiainirare partitive seepiaani seepioitani inessive seepiassani seepioissani elative seepiastani seepioistani illative seepiaani seepioihini adessive seepiallani seepioillani ablative seepialtani seepioiltani allative seepialleni seepioilleni essive seepianani seepioinani translative seepiakseni seepioikseni abessive seepiattani seepioittani instructive — — comitative — seepioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seepiasi seepiasi accusative nom. seepiasi seepiasi gen. seepiasi genitive seepiasi seepioidesi seepioittesi seepiaisirare partitive seepiaasi seepioitasi inessive seepiassasi seepioissasi elative seepiastasi seepioistasi illative seepiaasi seepioihisi adessive seepiallasi seepioillasi ablative seepialtasi seepioiltasi allative seepiallesi seepioillesi essive seepianasi seepioinasi translative seepiaksesi seepioiksesi abessive seepiattasi seepioittasi instructive — — comitative — seepioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seepiamme seepiamme accusative nom. seepiamme seepiamme gen. seepiamme genitive seepiamme seepioidemme seepioittemme seepiaimmerare partitive seepiaamme seepioitamme inessive seepiassamme seepioissamme elative seepiastamme seepioistamme illative seepiaamme seepioihimme adessive seepiallamme seepioillamme ablative seepialtamme seepioiltamme allative seepiallemme seepioillemme essive seepianamme seepioinamme translative seepiaksemme seepioiksemme abessive seepiattamme seepioittamme instructive — — comitative — seepioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seepianne seepianne accusative nom. seepianne seepianne gen. seepianne genitive seepianne seepioidenne seepioittenne seepiainnerare partitive seepiaanne seepioitanne inessive seepiassanne seepioissanne elative seepiastanne seepioistanne illative seepiaanne seepioihinne adessive seepiallanne seepioillanne ablative seepialtanne seepioiltanne allative seepiallenne seepioillenne essive seepiananne seepioinanne translative seepiaksenne seepioiksenne abessive seepiattanne seepioittanne instructive — — comitative — seepioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative seepiansa seepiansa accusative nom. seepiansa seepiansa gen. seepiansa genitive seepiansa seepioidensa seepioittensa seepiainsarare partitive seepiaansa seepioitaan seepioitansa inessive seepiassaan seepiassansa seepioissaan seepioissansa elative seepiastaan seepiastansa seepioistaan seepioistansa illative seepiaansa seepioihinsa adessive seepiallaan seepiallansa seepioillaan seepioillansa ablative seepialtaan seepialtansa seepioiltaan seepioiltansa allative seepialleen seepiallensa seepioilleen seepioillensa essive seepianaan seepianansa seepioinaan seepioinansa translative seepiakseen seepiaksensa seepioikseen seepioiksensa abessive seepiattaan seepiattansa seepioittaan seepioittansa instructive — — comitative — seepioineen seepioinensa

Hypernyms

• mustekala

Further reading

• “seepia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03