nokkasiili

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Finnish

Etymology

nokka (beak) +‎ siili (hedgehog)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnokːɑˌsiːli/,
  • Rhymes: -iːli
  • Hyphenation(key): nokka‧siili

Noun

nokkasiili

  1. short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, the only surviving species in the taxonomic genus Tachyglossus.
  2. Any of the four species of echidna in two taxonomic families Tachyglossus and Zaglossus, commonly known as spiny anteaters.

Declension

Inflection of nokkasiili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative nokkasiili nokkasiilit
genitive nokkasiilin nokkasiilien
partitive nokkasiiliä nokkasiilejä
illative nokkasiiliin nokkasiileihin
singular plural
nominative nokkasiili nokkasiilit
accusative nom. nokkasiili nokkasiilit
gen. nokkasiilin
genitive nokkasiilin nokkasiilien
partitive nokkasiiliä nokkasiilejä
inessive nokkasiilissä nokkasiileissä
elative nokkasiilistä nokkasiileistä
illative nokkasiiliin nokkasiileihin
adessive nokkasiilillä nokkasiileillä
ablative nokkasiililtä nokkasiileiltä
allative nokkasiilille nokkasiileille
essive nokkasiilinä nokkasiileinä
translative nokkasiiliksi nokkasiileiksi
abessive nokkasiilittä nokkasiileittä
instructive nokkasiilein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nokkasiili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds