meriharakka
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Haematopus ostralegus
Meriharakka.
Finnish
Etymology
meri (“sea”) + harakka (“magpie”)
Pronunciation
Noun
meriharakka
- Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
- oystercatcher (bird of the family Haematopodidae)
- (in the plural) The taxonomic family Haematopodidae, or, the genus Haematopus, the only genus in the family.
Declension
| Inflection of meriharakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meriharakka | meriharakat | |
| genitive | meriharakan | meriharakoiden meriharakoitten meriharakkojen | |
| partitive | meriharakkaa | meriharakoita meriharakkoja | |
| illative | meriharakkaan | meriharakoihin meriharakkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | meriharakka | meriharakat | |
| accusative | nom. | meriharakka | meriharakat |
| gen. | meriharakan | ||
| genitive | meriharakan | meriharakoiden meriharakoitten meriharakkojen meriharakkain rare | |
| partitive | meriharakkaa | meriharakoita meriharakkoja | |
| inessive | meriharakassa | meriharakoissa | |
| elative | meriharakasta | meriharakoista | |
| illative | meriharakkaan | meriharakoihin meriharakkoihin | |
| adessive | meriharakalla | meriharakoilla | |
| ablative | meriharakalta | meriharakoilta | |
| allative | meriharakalle | meriharakoille | |
| essive | meriharakkana | meriharakkoina | |
| translative | meriharakaksi | meriharakoiksi | |
| abessive | meriharakatta | meriharakoitta | |
| instructive | — | meriharakoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- patagonianmeriharakka (“Haematopus leucopodus, Magellanic oystercatcher”)
- chilenmeriharakka (“Haematopus ater, blackish oystercatcher”)
- alaskanmeriharakka (“Haematopus bachmani, American black oystercatcher”)
- amerikanmeriharakka (“Haematopus palliatus, American oystercatcher”)
- kanarianmeriharakka (“Haematopus meadewaldoi, Canary Island oystercatcher”)
- afrikanmeriharakka (“Haematopus moquini, African black oystercatcher”)
- uudenseelanninmeriharakka (“Haematopus finschi, South Island pied oystercatcher”)
- australianmeriharakka (“Haematopus longirostris, Australian pied oystercatcher”)
- nokimeriharakka (“Haematopus unicolor, variable oystercatcher”)
- sysimeriharakka (“Haematopus fuliginosus, sooty oystercatcher”)
Further reading
- “meriharakka”, 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 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Etymology
From meri (“sea”) + harakka (“magpie”). Akin to Finnish meriharakka.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌhɑrɑkːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌhɑrɑkːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑkː, -ɑrɑkːɑ
- Hyphenation: me‧ri‧ha‧rak‧ka
Noun
meriharakka
Declension
| Declension of meriharakka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | meriharakka | meriharakat |
| genitive | meriharakan | meriharakkoin |
| partitive | meriharakkaa | meriharakkoja |
| illative | meriharakkaa | meriharakkoihe |
| inessive | meriharakaas | meriharakois |
| elative | meriharakast | meriharakoist |
| allative | meriharakalle | meriharakoille |
| adessive | meriharakaal | meriharakoil |
| ablative | meriharakalt | meriharakoilt |
| translative | meriharakaks | meriharakoiks |
| essive | meriharakkanna, meriharakkaan | meriharakkoinna, meriharakkoin |
| exessive1) | meriharakkant | meriharakkoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 305
Karelian
Noun
meriharakka (genitive meriharakan, partitive meriharakkua)
- Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Synonym: merikukko
References
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “meriharakka”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN