ilves
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Ilves.
See also: Ilves
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilbes.
Noun
ilves (genitive ilvese, partitive ilvest)
Inflection
| Declension of ilves (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ilves | ilvesed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ilvese | ||
| genitive | ilveste | ||
| partitive | ilvest | ilveseid | |
| illative | ilvesesse | ilvestesse ilveseisse | |
| inessive | ilveses | ilvestes ilveseis | |
| elative | ilvesest | ilvestest ilveseist | |
| allative | ilvesele | ilvestele ilveseile | |
| adessive | ilvesel | ilvestel ilveseil | |
| ablative | ilveselt | ilvestelt ilveseilt | |
| translative | ilveseks | ilvesteks ilveseiks | |
| terminative | ilveseni | ilvesteni | |
| essive | ilvesena | ilvestena | |
| abessive | ilveseta | ilvesteta | |
| comitative | ilvesega | ilvestega | |
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilbes.
Pronunciation
Noun
ilves
- lynx (any of the four species in genus Lynx)
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Usage notes
The species Lynx lynx is the only one naturally occurring in Finland. In some texts it is called euraasialainen ilves in order to avoid confusion with the other species.
Declension
| Inflection of ilves (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilves | ilvekset | ||
| genitive | ilveksen | ilvesten ilveksien | ||
| partitive | ilvestä | ilveksiä | ||
| illative | ilvekseen | ilveksiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | ilves | ilvekset | ||
| accusative | nom. | ilves | ilvekset | |
| gen. | ilveksen | |||
| genitive | ilveksen | ilvesten ilveksien | ||
| partitive | ilvestä | ilveksiä | ||
| inessive | ilveksessä | ilveksissä | ||
| elative | ilveksestä | ilveksistä | ||
| illative | ilvekseen | ilveksiin | ||
| adessive | ilveksellä | ilveksillä | ||
| ablative | ilvekseltä | ilveksiltä | ||
| allative | ilvekselle | ilveksille | ||
| essive | ilveksenä | ilveksinä | ||
| translative | ilvekseksi | ilveksiksi | ||
| abessive | ilveksettä | ilveksittä | ||
| instructive | — | ilveksin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ilves”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilbes. Cognates include Finnish ilves and Estonian ilves.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈilʋes/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈilʲʋes/,
- Rhymes: -ilʋes, -ilʲʋes
- Hyphenation: il‧ves
Noun
ilves
Declension
| Declension of ilves (type 2/petos, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ilves | ilvekset |
| genitive | ilveksen | ilveksiin |
| partitive | ilvestä, ilvest | ilveksiä |
| illative | ilveksee | ilveksii |
| inessive | ilveksees | ilveksiis |
| elative | ilveksest | ilveksist |
| allative | ilvekselle | ilveksille |
| adessive | ilvekseel | ilveksiil |
| ablative | ilvekselt | ilveksilt |
| translative | ilvekseks | ilveksiks |
| essive | ilveksennä, ilvekseen | ilveksinnä, ilveksiin |
| exessive1) | ilveksent | ilveksint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 92
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilbes.
Noun
ilves (genitive ilveksen, partitive ilvesty)
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ilbes.
Noun
ilves (genitive ilvese or ilvesse, partitive ilvest)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.