vesirotta
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
vesi (“water”) + rotta (“rat”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vesirotta
- water rat (rat of the genus Hydromys, found in Australia and Oceania)
- (dated, colloquial) Synonym of piisami (“muskrat”).
- (dated) Synonym of vesimyyrä (“European water vole, Arvicola terrestris”).
Usage notes edit
- The collocation vesirotta also appears in the common names of some other rodents. See the compounds below.
Declension edit
Inflection of vesirotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | vesirotta | vesirotat | ||
genitive | vesirotan | vesirottien | ||
partitive | vesirottaa | vesirottia | ||
illative | vesirottaan | vesirottiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | vesirotta | vesirotat | ||
accusative | nom. | vesirotta | vesirotat | |
gen. | vesirotan | |||
genitive | vesirotan | vesirottien vesirottainrare | ||
partitive | vesirottaa | vesirottia | ||
inessive | vesirotassa | vesirotissa | ||
elative | vesirotasta | vesirotista | ||
illative | vesirottaan | vesirottiin | ||
adessive | vesirotalla | vesirotilla | ||
ablative | vesirotalta | vesirotilta | ||
allative | vesirotalle | vesirotille | ||
essive | vesirottana | vesirottina | ||
translative | vesirotaksi | vesirotiksi | ||
abessive | vesirotatta | vesirotitta | ||
instructive | — | vesirotin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From vesi (“water”) + rotta (“rat”). Akin to Finnish vesirotta.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞tː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ʒ̥iˌro̞tːɑ]
- Rhymes: -otː, -otːɑ
- Hyphenation: ve‧si‧rot‧ta
Noun edit
vesirotta
Declension edit
Declension of vesirotta (type 3/koira, tt-t gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vesirotta | vesirotat |
genitive | vesirotan | vesirottiin |
partitive | vesirottaa | vesirottia |
illative | vesirottaa | vesirottii |
inessive | vesirotas | vesirotis |
elative | vesirotast | vesirotist |
allative | vesirotalle | vesirotille |
adessive | vesirotal | vesirotil |
ablative | vesirotalt | vesirotilt |
translative | vesirotaks | vesirotiks |
essive | vesirottanna, vesirottaan | vesirottinna, vesirottiin |
exessive1) | vesirottant | vesirottint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 659