jalopeura

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Etymology

Compound of jalo (noble, i.e., king of the beasts) +‎ peura (deer; in a primitive sense, any beast of the forest); one of the many words first known to have been written down by Mikael Agricola when translating the New Testament into Finnish in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑloˌpeu̯rɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -eurɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): jalo‧peura

Noun

jalopeura (archaic)

  1. (biblical) lion
    • 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Pietarin ensimmäinen kirje (1 Peter) 5:8:
      Teidän vastustajanne, perkele, käy ympäri niinkuin kiljuva jalopeura, etsien, kenen hän saisi niellä
      (...) your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour

Usage notes

Often used together with the epithet kiljuva, as it appeared in the Finnish Bible up to the 1938 translation.

Declension

Inflection of jalopeura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative jalopeura jalopeurat
genitive jalopeuran jalopeurojen
partitive jalopeuraa jalopeuroja
illative jalopeuraan jalopeuroihin
singular plural
nominative jalopeura jalopeurat
accusative nom. jalopeura jalopeurat
gen. jalopeuran
genitive jalopeuran jalopeurojen
jalopeurain rare
partitive jalopeuraa jalopeuroja
inessive jalopeurassa jalopeuroissa
elative jalopeurasta jalopeuroista
illative jalopeuraan jalopeuroihin
adessive jalopeuralla jalopeuroilla
ablative jalopeuralta jalopeuroilta
allative jalopeuralle jalopeuroille
essive jalopeurana jalopeuroina
translative jalopeuraksi jalopeuroiksi
abessive jalopeuratta jalopeuroitta
instructive jalopeuroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jalopeura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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