kivinilkka

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Etymology

kivi (stone) +‎ nilkka, either nilkka (ankle) or possibly from niljakas (slimy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiʋiˌnilkːɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ilkːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ki‧vi‧nilk‧ka

Noun

kivinilkka

  1. viviparous blenny (UK), viviparous eelpout (US), Zoarces viviparus.
  2. Any fish in the taxonomic family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.

Declension

Inflection of kivinilkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative kivinilkka kivinilkat
genitive kivinilkan kivinilkkojen
partitive kivinilkkaa kivinilkkoja
illative kivinilkkaan kivinilkkoihin
singular plural
nominative kivinilkka kivinilkat
accusative nom. kivinilkka kivinilkat
gen. kivinilkan
genitive kivinilkan kivinilkkojen
kivinilkkain rare
partitive kivinilkkaa kivinilkkoja
inessive kivinilkassa kivinilkoissa
elative kivinilkasta kivinilkoista
illative kivinilkkaan kivinilkkoihin
adessive kivinilkalla kivinilkoilla
ablative kivinilkalta kivinilkoilta
allative kivinilkalle kivinilkoille
essive kivinilkkana kivinilkkoina
translative kivinilkaksi kivinilkoiksi
abessive kivinilkatta kivinilkoitta
instructive kivinilkoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kivinilkka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)

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