pesukarhu

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Finnish

Etymology

Compound of pesu (washing) +‎ karhu (bear); calque of Swedish tvättbjörn and German Waschbär (raccoon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpesuˌkɑrhu/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑrhu
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧su‧kar‧hu

Noun

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pesukarhu

  1. raccoon, Procyon lotor
  2. raccoon (any species in the genus Procyon)

Usage notes

A working group for naming mammals proposed in 2008 that the raccoon be named supi in Finnish because a) all other species in the genus have supi in their name (although the genus is called pesukarhut), b) the raccoon is not a karhu (bear), and c) the term supi has been used for raccoon fur in Finland and for the animal by Finnish Americans. Opponents claim that this proposed change would be confusing because the term pesukarhu is unambiguous and raccoon dog is supikoira in Finnish and is often called supi in colloquial speech. As a result, supi has not gained popularity as the Finnish name for the raccoon.

Declension

Inflection of pesukarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative pesukarhu pesukarhut
genitive pesukarhun pesukarhujen
partitive pesukarhua pesukarhuja
illative pesukarhuun pesukarhuihin
singular plural
nominative pesukarhu pesukarhut
accusative nom. pesukarhu pesukarhut
gen. pesukarhun
genitive pesukarhun pesukarhujen
partitive pesukarhua pesukarhuja
inessive pesukarhussa pesukarhuissa
elative pesukarhusta pesukarhuista
illative pesukarhuun pesukarhuihin
adessive pesukarhulla pesukarhuilla
ablative pesukarhulta pesukarhuilta
allative pesukarhulle pesukarhuille
essive pesukarhuna pesukarhuina
translative pesukarhuksi pesukarhuiksi
abessive pesukarhutta pesukarhuitta
instructive pesukarhuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pesukarhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pesukarhuni pesukarhuni
accusative nom. pesukarhuni pesukarhuni
gen. pesukarhuni
genitive pesukarhuni pesukarhujeni
partitive pesukarhuani pesukarhujani
inessive pesukarhussani pesukarhuissani
elative pesukarhustani pesukarhuistani
illative pesukarhuuni pesukarhuihini
adessive pesukarhullani pesukarhuillani
ablative pesukarhultani pesukarhuiltani
allative pesukarhulleni pesukarhuilleni
essive pesukarhunani pesukarhuinani
translative pesukarhukseni pesukarhuikseni
abessive pesukarhuttani pesukarhuittani
instructive
comitative pesukarhuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pesukarhusi pesukarhusi
accusative nom. pesukarhusi pesukarhusi
gen. pesukarhusi
genitive pesukarhusi pesukarhujesi
partitive pesukarhuasi pesukarhujasi
inessive pesukarhussasi pesukarhuissasi
elative pesukarhustasi pesukarhuistasi
illative pesukarhuusi pesukarhuihisi
adessive pesukarhullasi pesukarhuillasi
ablative pesukarhultasi pesukarhuiltasi
allative pesukarhullesi pesukarhuillesi
essive pesukarhunasi pesukarhuinasi
translative pesukarhuksesi pesukarhuiksesi
abessive pesukarhuttasi pesukarhuittasi
instructive
comitative pesukarhuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pesukarhumme pesukarhumme
accusative nom. pesukarhumme pesukarhumme
gen. pesukarhumme
genitive pesukarhumme pesukarhujemme
partitive pesukarhuamme pesukarhujamme
inessive pesukarhussamme pesukarhuissamme
elative pesukarhustamme pesukarhuistamme
illative pesukarhuumme pesukarhuihimme
adessive pesukarhullamme pesukarhuillamme
ablative pesukarhultamme pesukarhuiltamme
allative pesukarhullemme pesukarhuillemme
essive pesukarhunamme pesukarhuinamme
translative pesukarhuksemme pesukarhuiksemme
abessive pesukarhuttamme pesukarhuittamme
instructive
comitative pesukarhuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pesukarhunne pesukarhunne
accusative nom. pesukarhunne pesukarhunne
gen. pesukarhunne
genitive pesukarhunne pesukarhujenne
partitive pesukarhuanne pesukarhujanne
inessive pesukarhussanne pesukarhuissanne
elative pesukarhustanne pesukarhuistanne
illative pesukarhuunne pesukarhuihinne
adessive pesukarhullanne pesukarhuillanne
ablative pesukarhultanne pesukarhuiltanne
allative pesukarhullenne pesukarhuillenne
essive pesukarhunanne pesukarhuinanne
translative pesukarhuksenne pesukarhuiksenne
abessive pesukarhuttanne pesukarhuittanne
instructive
comitative pesukarhuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pesukarhunsa pesukarhunsa
accusative nom. pesukarhunsa pesukarhunsa
gen. pesukarhunsa
genitive pesukarhunsa pesukarhujensa
partitive pesukarhuaan
pesukarhuansa
pesukarhujaan
pesukarhujansa
inessive pesukarhussaan
pesukarhussansa
pesukarhuissaan
pesukarhuissansa
elative pesukarhustaan
pesukarhustansa
pesukarhuistaan
pesukarhuistansa
illative pesukarhuunsa pesukarhuihinsa
adessive pesukarhullaan
pesukarhullansa
pesukarhuillaan
pesukarhuillansa
ablative pesukarhultaan
pesukarhultansa
pesukarhuiltaan
pesukarhuiltansa
allative pesukarhulleen
pesukarhullensa
pesukarhuilleen
pesukarhuillensa
essive pesukarhunaan
pesukarhunansa
pesukarhuinaan
pesukarhuinansa
translative pesukarhukseen
pesukarhuksensa
pesukarhuikseen
pesukarhuiksensa
abessive pesukarhuttaan
pesukarhuttansa
pesukarhuittaan
pesukarhuittansa
instructive
comitative pesukarhuineen
pesukarhuinensa

Synonyms

  • supi (disputed, see "Usage notes" above)

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading