miekkavalas

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Etymology

miekka (sword) +‎ valas (whale)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmie̯kːɑˌʋɑlɑs/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑs
  • Syllabification(key): miek‧ka‧va‧las

Noun

miekkavalas

  1. orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca (sea mammal)

Declension

Inflection of miekkavalas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative miekkavalas miekkavalaat
genitive miekkavalaan miekkavalaiden
miekkavalaitten
partitive miekkavalasta miekkavalaita
illative miekkavalaaseen miekkavalaisiin
singular plural
nominative miekkavalas miekkavalaat
accusative nom. miekkavalas miekkavalaat
gen. miekkavalaan
genitive miekkavalaan miekkavalaiden
miekkavalaitten
miekkavalasten rare
partitive miekkavalasta miekkavalaita
inessive miekkavalaassa miekkavalaissa
elative miekkavalaasta miekkavalaista
illative miekkavalaaseen miekkavalaisiin
miekkavalaihin rare
adessive miekkavalaalla miekkavalailla
ablative miekkavalaalta miekkavalailta
allative miekkavalaalle miekkavalaille
essive miekkavalaana miekkavalaina
translative miekkavalaaksi miekkavalaiksi
abessive miekkavalaatta miekkavalaitta
instructive miekkavalain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of miekkavalas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

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