oravannahka

Finnish

Etymology

oravan (“squirrel's”) +‎ nahka (“skin”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑʋɑnˌnɑxkɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
Syllabification^(key): o‧ra‧van‧nah‧ka

Noun

oravannahka

squirrel fur
(colloquial) money
(heraldry) vair

Usage notes

Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (“money”) was "squirrel skin".

Declension

Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		oravannahka	oravannahat
genitive		oravannahan	oravannahkojen
partitive		oravannahkaa	oravannahkoja
illative		oravannahkaan	oravannahkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahka	oravannahat
accusative	nom.	oravannahka	oravannahat
accusative	gen.	oravannahan	oravannahat
genitive		oravannahan	oravannahkojen oravannahkain^rare
partitive		oravannahkaa	oravannahkoja
inessive		oravannahassa	oravannahoissa
elative		oravannahasta	oravannahoista
illative		oravannahkaan	oravannahkoihin
adessive		oravannahalla	oravannahoilla
ablative		oravannahalta	oravannahoilta
allative		oravannahalle	oravannahoille
essive		oravannahkana	oravannahkoina
translative		oravannahaksi	oravannahoiksi
instructive		—	oravannahoin
abessive		oravannahatta	oravannahoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oravannahka (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahkani	oravannahkani
accusative	nom.	oravannahkani	oravannahkani
accusative	gen.	oravannahkani	oravannahkani
genitive		oravannahkani	oravannahkojeni oravannahkaini^rare
partitive		oravannahkaani	oravannahkojani
inessive		oravannahassani	oravannahoissani
elative		oravannahastani	oravannahoistani
illative		oravannahkaani	oravannahkoihini
adessive		oravannahallani	oravannahoillani
ablative		oravannahaltani	oravannahoiltani
allative		oravannahalleni	oravannahoilleni
essive		oravannahkanani	oravannahkoinani
translative		oravannahakseni	oravannahoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		oravannahattani	oravannahoittani
comitative		—	oravannahkoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahkasi	oravannahkasi
accusative	nom.	oravannahkasi	oravannahkasi
accusative	gen.	oravannahkasi	oravannahkasi
genitive		oravannahkasi	oravannahkojesi oravannahkaisi^rare
partitive		oravannahkaasi	oravannahkojasi
inessive		oravannahassasi	oravannahoissasi
elative		oravannahastasi	oravannahoistasi
illative		oravannahkaasi	oravannahkoihisi
adessive		oravannahallasi	oravannahoillasi
ablative		oravannahaltasi	oravannahoiltasi
allative		oravannahallesi	oravannahoillesi
essive		oravannahkanasi	oravannahkoinasi
translative		oravannahaksesi	oravannahoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		oravannahattasi	oravannahoittasi
comitative		—	oravannahkoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahkamme	oravannahkamme
accusative	nom.	oravannahkamme	oravannahkamme
accusative	gen.	oravannahkamme	oravannahkamme
genitive		oravannahkamme	oravannahkojemme oravannahkaimme^rare
partitive		oravannahkaamme	oravannahkojamme
inessive		oravannahassamme	oravannahoissamme
elative		oravannahastamme	oravannahoistamme
illative		oravannahkaamme	oravannahkoihimme
adessive		oravannahallamme	oravannahoillamme
ablative		oravannahaltamme	oravannahoiltamme
allative		oravannahallemme	oravannahoillemme
essive		oravannahkanamme	oravannahkoinamme
translative		oravannahaksemme	oravannahoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		oravannahattamme	oravannahoittamme
comitative		—	oravannahkoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahkanne	oravannahkanne
accusative	nom.	oravannahkanne	oravannahkanne
accusative	gen.	oravannahkanne	oravannahkanne
genitive		oravannahkanne	oravannahkojenne oravannahkainne^rare
partitive		oravannahkaanne	oravannahkojanne
inessive		oravannahassanne	oravannahoissanne
elative		oravannahastanne	oravannahoistanne
illative		oravannahkaanne	oravannahkoihinne
adessive		oravannahallanne	oravannahoillanne
ablative		oravannahaltanne	oravannahoiltanne
allative		oravannahallenne	oravannahoillenne
essive		oravannahkananne	oravannahkoinanne
translative		oravannahaksenne	oravannahoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		oravannahattanne	oravannahoittanne
comitative		—	oravannahkoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahkansa	oravannahkansa
accusative	nom.	oravannahkansa	oravannahkansa
accusative	gen.	oravannahkansa	oravannahkansa
genitive		oravannahkansa	oravannahkojensa oravannahkainsa^rare
partitive		oravannahkaansa	oravannahkojaan oravannahkojansa
inessive		oravannahassaan oravannahassansa	oravannahoissaan oravannahoissansa
elative		oravannahastaan oravannahastansa	oravannahoistaan oravannahoistansa
illative		oravannahkaansa	oravannahkoihinsa
adessive		oravannahallaan oravannahallansa	oravannahoillaan oravannahoillansa
ablative		oravannahaltaan oravannahaltansa	oravannahoiltaan oravannahoiltansa
allative		oravannahalleen oravannahallensa	oravannahoilleen oravannahoillensa
essive		oravannahkanaan oravannahkanansa	oravannahkoinaan oravannahkoinansa
translative		oravannahakseen oravannahaksensa	oravannahoikseen oravannahoiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		oravannahattaan oravannahattansa	oravannahoittaan oravannahoittansa
comitative		—	oravannahkoineen oravannahkoinensa

Derived terms

oravannahkakauppa

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