kottarainen
Finnish
Etymology
kotta- + -ra + -inen. Derived from kotti in the sense "case, enclosure", referring to a starling's nest.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkotːɑrɑi̯nen/, [ˈko̞t̪ːɑˌrɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): kot‧ta‧rai‧nen
Noun
kottarainen
- European starling, common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- starling (any bird of the family Sturnidae)
- (figurative) woman
Declension
| Inflection of kottarainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kottarainen | kottaraiset | |
| genitive | kottaraisen | kottaraisten kottaraisien | |
| partitive | kottaraista | kottaraisia | |
| illative | kottaraiseen | kottaraisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kottarainen | kottaraiset | |
| accusative | nom. | kottarainen | kottaraiset |
| gen. | kottaraisen | ||
| genitive | kottaraisen | kottaraisten kottaraisien | |
| partitive | kottaraista | kottaraisia | |
| inessive | kottaraisessa | kottaraisissa | |
| elative | kottaraisesta | kottaraisista | |
| illative | kottaraiseen | kottaraisiin | |
| adessive | kottaraisella | kottaraisilla | |
| ablative | kottaraiselta | kottaraisilta | |
| allative | kottaraiselle | kottaraisille | |
| essive | kottaraisena | kottaraisina | |
| translative | kottaraiseksi | kottaraisiksi | |
| instructive | — | kottaraisin | |
| abessive | kottaraisetta | kottaraisitta | |
| comitative | — | kottaraisineen | |
| Possessive forms of kottarainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kottaraiseni | kottaraisemme |
| 2nd person | kottaraisesi | kottaraisenne |
| 3rd person | kottaraisensa | |
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013) Suomalaisen linnunnimistön etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Finnish Bird Names] (Turun yliopiston suomen kielen ja suomalais-ugrilaisen kielentutkimuksen oppiaineen julkaisuja 4) (in Finnish), Turku: University of Turku, →ISBN
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