tuatara

English
A tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

Noun

tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)

  1. A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Maori tuatara, probably via English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈt̪uɑˌt̪ɑrɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧a‧ta‧ra

Noun

tuatara

  1. tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
  2. Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).

Declension
Inflection of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tuatara tuatarat
genitive tuataran tuatarojen
partitive tuataraa tuataroja
illative tuataraan tuataroihin
singular plural
nominative tuatara tuatarat
accusative nom. tuatara tuatarat
gen. tuataran
genitive tuataran tuatarojen
tuatarainrare
partitive tuataraa tuataroja
inessive tuatarassa tuataroissa
elative tuatarasta tuataroista
illative tuataraan tuataroihin
adessive tuataralla tuataroilla
ablative tuataralta tuataroilta
allative tuataralle tuataroille
essive tuatarana tuataroina
translative tuataraksi tuataroiksi
instructive — tuataroin
abessive tuataratta tuataroitta
comitative — tuataroineen
Possessive forms of tuatara (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person tuatarani tuataramme
2nd person tuatarasi tuataranne
3rd person tuataransa

Maori

Etymology

Said to be from tua (“on the back”) +‎ tara (“spine”).

Noun

tuatara

  1. tuatara
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