vesirotta

Finnish

Etymology

vesi (“water”) +‎ rotta (“rat”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞t̪ːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -otːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧si‧rot‧ta

Noun

vesirotta

  1. water rat (rat of the genus Hydromys, found in Australia and Oceania)
  2. (dated, colloquial) Synonym of piisami (“muskrat”).
  3. (dated) Synonym of vesimyyrä (“European water vole, Arvicola terrestris”).

Usage notes
  • The collocation vesirotta also appears in the common names of some other rodents. See the compounds below.

Declension
Inflection of vesirotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
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
instructive — vesirotin
abessive vesirotatta vesirotitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vesirotta (type koira)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vesirottani vesirottani
accusative nom. vesirottani vesirottani
gen. vesirottani
genitive vesirottani vesirottieni
vesirottainirare
partitive vesirottaani vesirottiani
inessive vesirotassani vesirotissani
elative vesirotastani vesirotistani
illative vesirottaani vesirottiini
adessive vesirotallani vesirotillani
ablative vesirotaltani vesirotiltani
allative vesirotalleni vesirotilleni
essive vesirottanani vesirottinani
translative vesirotakseni vesirotikseni
instructive — —
abessive vesirotattani vesirotittani
comitative — vesirottineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vesirottasi vesirottasi
accusative nom. vesirottasi vesirottasi
gen. vesirottasi
genitive vesirottasi vesirottiesi
vesirottaisirare
partitive vesirottaasi vesirottiasi
inessive vesirotassasi vesirotissasi
elative vesirotastasi vesirotistasi
illative vesirottaasi vesirottiisi
adessive vesirotallasi vesirotillasi
ablative vesirotaltasi vesirotiltasi
allative vesirotallesi vesirotillesi
essive vesirottanasi vesirottinasi
translative vesirotaksesi vesirotiksesi
instructive — —
abessive vesirotattasi vesirotittasi
comitative — vesirottinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vesirottamme vesirottamme
accusative nom. vesirottamme vesirottamme
gen. vesirottamme
genitive vesirottamme vesirottiemme
vesirottaimmerare
partitive vesirottaamme vesirottiamme
inessive vesirotassamme vesirotissamme
elative vesirotastamme vesirotistamme
illative vesirottaamme vesirottiimme
adessive vesirotallamme vesirotillamme
ablative vesirotaltamme vesirotiltamme
allative vesirotallemme vesirotillemme
essive vesirottanamme vesirottinamme
translative vesirotaksemme vesirotiksemme
instructive — —
abessive vesirotattamme vesirotittamme
comitative — vesirottinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vesirottanne vesirottanne
accusative nom. vesirottanne vesirottanne
gen. vesirottanne
genitive vesirottanne vesirottienne
vesirottainnerare
partitive vesirottaanne vesirottianne
inessive vesirotassanne vesirotissanne
elative vesirotastanne vesirotistanne
illative vesirottaanne vesirottiinne
adessive vesirotallanne vesirotillanne
ablative vesirotaltanne vesirotiltanne
allative vesirotallenne vesirotillenne
essive vesirottananne vesirottinanne
translative vesirotaksenne vesirotiksenne
instructive — —
abessive vesirotattanne vesirotittanne
comitative — vesirottinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vesirottansa vesirottansa
accusative nom. vesirottansa vesirottansa
gen. vesirottansa
genitive vesirottansa vesirottiensa
vesirottainsarare
partitive vesirottaansa vesirottiaan
vesirottiansa
inessive vesirotassaan
vesirotassansa		 vesirotissaan
vesirotissansa
elative vesirotastaan
vesirotastansa		 vesirotistaan
vesirotistansa
illative vesirottaansa vesirottiinsa
adessive vesirotallaan
vesirotallansa		 vesirotillaan
vesirotillansa
ablative vesirotaltaan
vesirotaltansa		 vesirotiltaan
vesirotiltansa
allative vesirotalleen
vesirotallensa		 vesirotilleen
vesirotillensa
essive vesirottanaan
vesirottanansa		 vesirottinaan
vesirottinansa
translative vesirotakseen
vesirotaksensa		 vesirotikseen
vesirotiksensa
instructive — —
abessive vesirotattaan
vesirotattansa		 vesirotittaan
vesirotittansa
comitative — vesirottineen
vesirottinensa

Compounds

Ingrian
Vesirotta.

Etymology

From vesi (“water”) +‎ rotta (“rat”). Akin to Finnish vesirotta.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞tː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ʒ̥iˌro̞tːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -otː, -otːɑ
  • Hyphenation: ve‧si‧rot‧ta

Noun

vesirotta

  1. muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Declension
Declension of vesirotta (type 3/koira, tt-t gradation)
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
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 659
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