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maaorava

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Finnish

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Etymology

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maa (earth, ground, soil) +‎ orava (squirrel)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌorɑʋɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orɑʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): maa‧ora‧va

Noun

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maaorava

  1. (zoology) chipmunk (rodent of the genera Tamias, Neotamias or Eutamias, formerly all classified under Tamias)
    Synonym: tikutaku

Usage notes

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  • The English verbatim translation ground squirrel, together with a modifier, may refer to a number of both Old and New World genera in the family Sciuridae. It's used without a modifier of the genus Spermophilus, the individual species of which are called siiseli or suslikki in Finnish.
  • The term maaorava is more widely used than tikutaku, the term coined by a committee as a replacement for maaorava.

Declension

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Inflection of maaorava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative maaorava maaoravat
genitive maaoravan maaoravien
partitive maaoravaa maaoravia
illative maaoravaan maaoraviin
singular plural
nominative maaorava maaoravat
accusative nom. maaorava maaoravat
gen. maaoravan
genitive maaoravan maaoravien
maaoravain rare
partitive maaoravaa maaoravia
inessive maaoravassa maaoravissa
elative maaoravasta maaoravista
illative maaoravaan maaoraviin
adessive maaoravalla maaoravilla
ablative maaoravalta maaoravilta
allative maaoravalle maaoraville
essive maaoravana maaoravina
translative maaoravaksi maaoraviksi
abessive maaoravatta maaoravitta
instructive maaoravin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maaorava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maaoravani maaoravani
accusative nom. maaoravani maaoravani
gen. maaoravani
genitive maaoravani maaoravieni
maaoravaini rare
partitive maaoravaani maaoraviani
inessive maaoravassani maaoravissani
elative maaoravastani maaoravistani
illative maaoravaani maaoraviini
adessive maaoravallani maaoravillani
ablative maaoravaltani maaoraviltani
allative maaoravalleni maaoravilleni
essive maaoravanani maaoravinani
translative maaoravakseni maaoravikseni
abessive maaoravattani maaoravittani
instructive
comitative maaoravineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maaoravasi maaoravasi
accusative nom. maaoravasi maaoravasi
gen. maaoravasi
genitive maaoravasi maaoraviesi
maaoravaisi rare
partitive maaoravaasi maaoraviasi
inessive maaoravassasi maaoravissasi
elative maaoravastasi maaoravistasi
illative maaoravaasi maaoraviisi
adessive maaoravallasi maaoravillasi
ablative maaoravaltasi maaoraviltasi
allative maaoravallesi maaoravillesi
essive maaoravanasi maaoravinasi
translative maaoravaksesi maaoraviksesi
abessive maaoravattasi maaoravittasi
instructive
comitative maaoravinesi

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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