iso (“big”) + kauris (“small deer”). Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. Before that this animal was called saksanhirvi (literally “German elk”) or punahirvi (literally “red elk”).
isokauris
| Inflection of isokauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | isokauris | isokauriit | |
| genitive | isokauriin | isokauriiden isokauriitten | |
| partitive | isokaurista | isokauriita | |
| illative | isokauriiseen | isokauriisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | isokauris | isokauriit | |
| accusative | nom. | isokauris | isokauriit |
| gen. | isokauriin | ||
| genitive | isokauriin | isokauriiden isokauriitten isokauristen rare | |
| partitive | isokaurista | isokauriita | |
| inessive | isokauriissa | isokauriissa | |
| elative | isokauriista | isokauriista | |
| illative | isokauriiseen | isokauriisiin isokauriihin rare | |
| adessive | isokauriilla | isokauriilla | |
| ablative | isokauriilta | isokauriilta | |
| allative | isokauriille | isokauriille | |
| essive | isokauriina | isokauriina | |
| translative | isokauriiksi | isokauriiksi | |
| abessive | isokauriitta | isokauriitta | |
| instructive | — | isokauriin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||