yapok

English

Alternative forms

• yapock

Etymology

Probably from the Oyapok River in French Guyana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæpɒk/

Noun

yapok (plural yapoks)

1. The water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
   • 1989, John F. Eisenberg, Kent H. Redford, Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     Yapoks are carnivorous, eating small fish, crabs, crustaceans, insects, and frogs.

Translations

Chironectes minimus

• Bulgarian: япок m (japok)
• Czech: vačice vydří
• Finnish: pussisaukko
• German: Schwimmbeutler (de) m, Wasseropossum n, Yapok (de) m
• Hungarian: yapok, vízioposszum
• Italian: yapok m
• Polish: japok (pl) m

Finnish

Etymology

From German Yapok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑpok/, [ˈjɑ̝po̞k]

Noun

yapok (rare)

1. yapok

Declension

Inflection of yapok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		yapok	yapokit
genitive		yapokin	yapokien
partitive		yapokia	yapokeja
illative		yapokiin	yapokeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		yapok	yapokit
accusative	nom.	yapok	yapokit
	gen.	yapokin
genitive		yapokin	yapokien
partitive		yapokia	yapokeja
inessive		yapokissa	yapokeissa
elative		yapokista	yapokeista
illative		yapokiin	yapokeihin
adessive		yapokilla	yapokeilla
ablative		yapokilta	yapokeilta
allative		yapokille	yapokeille
essive		yapokina	yapokeina
translative		yapokiksi	yapokeiksi
abessive		yapokitta	yapokeitta
instructive		—	yapokein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of yapok (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative yapokini yapokini accusative nom. yapokini yapokini gen. yapokini genitive yapokini yapokieni partitive yapokiani yapokejani inessive yapokissani yapokeissani elative yapokistani yapokeistani illative yapokiini yapokeihini adessive yapokillani yapokeillani ablative yapokiltani yapokeiltani allative yapokilleni yapokeilleni essive yapokinani yapokeinani translative yapokikseni yapokeikseni abessive yapokittani yapokeittani instructive — — comitative — yapokeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative yapokisi yapokisi accusative nom. yapokisi yapokisi gen. yapokisi genitive yapokisi yapokiesi partitive yapokiasi yapokejasi inessive yapokissasi yapokeissasi elative yapokistasi yapokeistasi illative yapokiisi yapokeihisi adessive yapokillasi yapokeillasi ablative yapokiltasi yapokeiltasi allative yapokillesi yapokeillesi essive yapokinasi yapokeinasi translative yapokiksesi yapokeiksesi abessive yapokittasi yapokeittasi instructive — — comitative — yapokeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative yapokimme yapokimme accusative nom. yapokimme yapokimme gen. yapokimme genitive yapokimme yapokiemme partitive yapokiamme yapokejamme inessive yapokissamme yapokeissamme elative yapokistamme yapokeistamme illative yapokiimme yapokeihimme adessive yapokillamme yapokeillamme ablative yapokiltamme yapokeiltamme allative yapokillemme yapokeillemme essive yapokinamme yapokeinamme translative yapokiksemme yapokeiksemme abessive yapokittamme yapokeittamme instructive — — comitative — yapokeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative yapokinne yapokinne accusative nom. yapokinne yapokinne gen. yapokinne genitive yapokinne yapokienne partitive yapokianne yapokejanne inessive yapokissanne yapokeissanne elative yapokistanne yapokeistanne illative yapokiinne yapokeihinne adessive yapokillanne yapokeillanne ablative yapokiltanne yapokeiltanne allative yapokillenne yapokeillenne essive yapokinanne yapokeinanne translative yapokiksenne yapokeiksenne abessive yapokittanne yapokeittanne instructive — — comitative — yapokeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative yapokinsa yapokinsa accusative nom. yapokinsa yapokinsa gen. yapokinsa genitive yapokinsa yapokiensa partitive yapokiaan yapokiansa yapokejaan yapokejansa inessive yapokissaan yapokissansa yapokeissaan yapokeissansa elative yapokistaan yapokistansa yapokeistaan yapokeistansa illative yapokiinsa yapokeihinsa adessive yapokillaan yapokillansa yapokeillaan yapokeillansa ablative yapokiltaan yapokiltansa yapokeiltaan yapokeiltansa allative yapokilleen yapokillensa yapokeilleen yapokeillensa essive yapokinaan yapokinansa yapokeinaan yapokeinansa translative yapokikseen yapokiksensa yapokeikseen yapokeiksensa abessive yapokittaan yapokittansa yapokeittaan yapokeittansa instructive — — comitative — yapokeineen yapokeinensa

Synonyms

• pussisaukko