leijuri

Finnish

Etymology

leijua (“to hover”) +‎ -uri. In the sense "anomalure", coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. The older term for these animals is suomuhäntäorava (“lit. scale-tailed squirrel”), which still appears to be more frequently used (2012).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlei̯juri/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)uri]
• Rhymes: -eijuri
• Syllabification^(key): lei‧ju‧ri

Noun

leijuri

1. (zoology) anomalure, anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel (any member of the family Anomaluridae, a family of rodents found in central Africa)
2. (science fiction, computer games) A fictional aircraft capable of hovering.
3. (historical) helicopter (Finnish-language term proposed by professor Aarni Penttilä, which never gained ground, but survives as curiosity)

Declension

Inflection of leijuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		leijuri	leijurit
genitive		leijurin	leijurien leijureiden leijureitten
partitive		leijuria	leijureita leijureja
illative		leijuriin	leijureihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leijuri	leijurit
accusative	nom.	leijuri	leijurit
	gen.	leijurin
genitive		leijurin	leijurien leijureiden leijureitten
partitive		leijuria	leijureita leijureja
inessive		leijurissa	leijureissa
elative		leijurista	leijureista
illative		leijuriin	leijureihin
adessive		leijurilla	leijureilla
ablative		leijurilta	leijureilta
allative		leijurille	leijureille
essive		leijurina	leijureina
translative		leijuriksi	leijureiksi
abessive		leijuritta	leijureitta
instructive		—	leijurein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of leijuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leijurini leijurini accusative nom. leijurini leijurini gen. leijurini genitive leijurini leijurieni leijureideni leijureitteni partitive leijuriani leijureitani leijurejani inessive leijurissani leijureissani elative leijuristani leijureistani illative leijuriini leijureihini adessive leijurillani leijureillani ablative leijuriltani leijureiltani allative leijurilleni leijureilleni essive leijurinani leijureinani translative leijurikseni leijureikseni abessive leijurittani leijureittani instructive — — comitative — leijureineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leijurisi leijurisi accusative nom. leijurisi leijurisi gen. leijurisi genitive leijurisi leijuriesi leijureidesi leijureittesi partitive leijuriasi leijureitasi leijurejasi inessive leijurissasi leijureissasi elative leijuristasi leijureistasi illative leijuriisi leijureihisi adessive leijurillasi leijureillasi ablative leijuriltasi leijureiltasi allative leijurillesi leijureillesi essive leijurinasi leijureinasi translative leijuriksesi leijureiksesi abessive leijurittasi leijureittasi instructive — — comitative — leijureinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leijurimme leijurimme accusative nom. leijurimme leijurimme gen. leijurimme genitive leijurimme leijuriemme leijureidemme leijureittemme partitive leijuriamme leijureitamme leijurejamme inessive leijurissamme leijureissamme elative leijuristamme leijureistamme illative leijuriimme leijureihimme adessive leijurillamme leijureillamme ablative leijuriltamme leijureiltamme allative leijurillemme leijureillemme essive leijurinamme leijureinamme translative leijuriksemme leijureiksemme abessive leijurittamme leijureittamme instructive — — comitative — leijureinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leijurinne leijurinne accusative nom. leijurinne leijurinne gen. leijurinne genitive leijurinne leijurienne leijureidenne leijureittenne partitive leijurianne leijureitanne leijurejanne inessive leijurissanne leijureissanne elative leijuristanne leijureistanne illative leijuriinne leijureihinne adessive leijurillanne leijureillanne ablative leijuriltanne leijureiltanne allative leijurillenne leijureillenne essive leijurinanne leijureinanne translative leijuriksenne leijureiksenne abessive leijurittanne leijureittanne instructive — — comitative — leijureinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative leijurinsa leijurinsa accusative nom. leijurinsa leijurinsa gen. leijurinsa genitive leijurinsa leijuriensa leijureidensa leijureittensa partitive leijuriaan leijuriansa leijureitaan leijurejaan leijureitansa leijurejansa inessive leijurissaan leijurissansa leijureissaan leijureissansa elative leijuristaan leijuristansa leijureistaan leijureistansa illative leijuriinsa leijureihinsa adessive leijurillaan leijurillansa leijureillaan leijureillansa ablative leijuriltaan leijuriltansa leijureiltaan leijureiltansa allative leijurilleen leijurillensa leijureilleen leijureillensa essive leijurinaan leijurinansa leijureinaan leijureinansa translative leijurikseen leijuriksensa leijureikseen leijureiksensa abessive leijurittaan leijurittansa leijureittaan leijureittansa instructive — — comitative — leijureineen leijureinensa

Synonyms

• (anomalurid): suomuhäntäorava
• (helicopter): helikopteri

See also

• ilmatyynyalus