sifaka
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malagasy sifaka.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sɪˈfɑːkə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editsifaka (plural sifakas)
- Any of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
- 2000, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 62,
- Sifakas have single births, and infants ride first on their mother's front until they are about 3 months of age, then move to the mother's back, and they usually become totally independent at an age of about 6 months (Jolly 1996).
- 2008, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Madagascar Wildlife, Bradt Travel Guides, page 53,
- Coquerel's sifaka (P. coquereli) is easily seen in the northwestern regions. Its chestnut-coloured arms and thighs, and piercing yellow eyes, make it particularly handsome. Like all sifakas, the young are born in June and July.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 258:
- Sifakas can jump about ten metres (thirty-three feet) – a little further than the human long-jump world record – which is not bad given that they are less than two foot high.
- 2000, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 62,
Derived terms
edit- diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
- Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
- white sifaka (= Verreaux's sifaka)
- For more, see Sifaka § Classification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
editFinnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsifaka
- (primates) sifaka (lemur of the genus Propithecus)
Declension
editInflection of sifaka (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | sifaka | sifakat | |
genitive | sifakan | sifakoiden sifakoitten sifakojen | |
partitive | sifakaa | sifakoita sifakoja | |
illative | sifakaan | sifakoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sifaka | sifakat | |
accusative | nom. | sifaka | sifakat |
gen. | sifakan | ||
genitive | sifakan | sifakoiden sifakoitten sifakojen sifakain rare | |
partitive | sifakaa | sifakoita sifakoja | |
inessive | sifakassa | sifakoissa | |
elative | sifakasta | sifakoista | |
illative | sifakaan | sifakoihin | |
adessive | sifakalla | sifakoilla | |
ablative | sifakalta | sifakoilta | |
allative | sifakalle | sifakoille | |
essive | sifakana | sifakoina | |
translative | sifakaksi | sifakoiksi | |
abessive | sifakatta | sifakoitta | |
instructive | — | sifakoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Malagasy
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsifaka
- sifaka (Propithecus)
Descendants
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