inia

See also: Inia, Īnia, and ʻĪnia

English

Noun

inia

  1. plural of inion

Etymology 2

From the genus name.

Noun

inia (plural inias)

  1. (zoology) Any South American freshwater dolphin of genus (Inia), with a hairy snout.

References

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Inia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiniɑ/, [ˈiniɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iniɑ
  • Syllabification(key): i‧ni‧a

Noun

inia

  1. inia (South American fresh water dolphin of the genus Inia)

Usage notes
  • The genus was formerly regarded as consisting of only one species, but is now divided into four. The indidvidual species don't seem to have accepted Finnish common names as of May 2022.

Declension
Inflection of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative inia iniat
genitive inian inioiden
inioitten
partitive iniaa inioita
illative iniaan inioihin
singular plural
nominative inia iniat
accusative nom. inia iniat
gen. inian
genitive inian inioiden
inioitten
iniainrare
partitive iniaa inioita
inessive iniassa inioissa
elative iniasta inioista
illative iniaan inioihin
adessive inialla inioilla
ablative inialta inioilta
allative inialle inioille
essive iniana inioina
translative iniaksi inioiksi
instructive — inioin
abessive iniatta inioitta
comitative — inioineen
Possessive forms of inia (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person iniani iniamme
2nd person iniasi inianne
3rd person iniansa

Synonyms
  • amazonasinjokidelfiini (dated)

Italian

Etymology

From translingual Inia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈi.nja/
  • Rhymes: -inja
  • Hyphenation: ì‧nia

Noun

inia f (plural inie)

  1. Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
    Synonym: bonto

See also

Kikuyu

Etymology

Causative form of kũina (“to dance”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inia/

Verb

inia (infinitive kũinia)

  1. (literally) to make someone dance
  2. to shake

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • gatuma kainagia mũrigwa
  • kanyĩrĩ kainagio nĩ mwene
  • mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ

References
  1. “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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