kilpikonna

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Finnish

Etymology

kilpi (shield) +‎ konna (toad); calque of Swedish sköldpadda, itself of Middle Low German schiltpadde

Pronunciation

Noun

kilpikonna

  1. turtle, tortoise (Testudines)

Declension

Inflection of kilpikonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kilpikonna kilpikonnat
genitive kilpikonnan kilpikonnien
partitive kilpikonnaa kilpikonnia
illative kilpikonnaan kilpikonniin
singular plural
nominative kilpikonna kilpikonnat
accusative nom. kilpikonna kilpikonnat
gen. kilpikonnan
genitive kilpikonnan kilpikonnien
kilpikonnain rare
partitive kilpikonnaa kilpikonnia
inessive kilpikonnassa kilpikonnissa
elative kilpikonnasta kilpikonnista
illative kilpikonnaan kilpikonniin
adessive kilpikonnalla kilpikonnilla
ablative kilpikonnalta kilpikonnilta
allative kilpikonnalle kilpikonnille
essive kilpikonnana kilpikonnina
translative kilpikonnaksi kilpikonniksi
abessive kilpikonnatta kilpikonnitta
instructive kilpikonnin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kilpikonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

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Further reading

Karelian

Noun

kilpikonna (genitive , partitive )

  1. turtle, tortoise (Testudines)