tuatara
English edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)
- A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.
Translations edit
reptile
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Further reading edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Maori tuatara, probably via English.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuatara
- tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
- Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).
Declension edit
Inflection of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | ||
genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen | ||
partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | ||
illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | ||
accusative | nom. | tuatara | tuatarat | |
gen. | tuataran | |||
genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen tuatarainrare | ||
partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | ||
inessive | tuatarassa | tuataroissa | ||
elative | tuatarasta | tuataroista | ||
illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | ||
adessive | tuataralla | tuataroilla | ||
ablative | tuataralta | tuataroilta | ||
allative | tuataralle | tuataroille | ||
essive | tuatarana | tuataroina | ||
translative | tuataraksi | tuataroiksi | ||
abessive | tuataratta | tuataroitta | ||
instructive | — | tuataroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Maori edit
Etymology edit
Said to be from tua (“on the back”) + tara (“spike”).
Noun edit
tuatara
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuatara f
Declension edit
Declension of tuatara
Further reading edit
- tuatara in Polish dictionaries at PWN