punaorava
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]puna (“red”) + orava (“squirrel”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]punaorava
- (colloquial) Synonym of orava (Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris); sometimes used to distinguish the Eurasian red squirrel from harmaaorava (“eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis”) which is an invasive species originating in North America.
- (zoology) pine squirrel (New Wold squirrel of the genus Tamiasciurus)
- (zoology) American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Declension
[edit]Inflection of punaorava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | punaorava | punaoravat | ||
genitive | punaoravan | punaoravien | ||
partitive | punaoravaa | punaoravia | ||
illative | punaoravaan | punaoraviin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | punaorava | punaoravat | ||
accusative | nom. | punaorava | punaoravat | |
gen. | punaoravan | |||
genitive | punaoravan | punaoravien punaoravain rare | ||
partitive | punaoravaa | punaoravia | ||
inessive | punaoravassa | punaoravissa | ||
elative | punaoravasta | punaoravista | ||
illative | punaoravaan | punaoraviin | ||
adessive | punaoravalla | punaoravilla | ||
ablative | punaoravalta | punaoravilta | ||
allative | punaoravalle | punaoraville | ||
essive | punaoravana | punaoravina | ||
translative | punaoravaksi | punaoraviksi | ||
abessive | punaoravatta | punaoravitta | ||
instructive | — | punaoravin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
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