piraija
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Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish piraya, from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirãia.
Pronunciation
Noun
piraija
Declension
| Inflection of piraija (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | piraija | piraijat | |
| genitive | piraijan | piraijoiden piraijoitten | |
| partitive | piraijaa | piraijoita | |
| illative | piraijaan | piraijoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | piraija | piraijat | |
| accusative | nom. | piraija | piraijat |
| gen. | piraijan | ||
| genitive | piraijan | piraijoiden piraijoitten piraijain rare | |
| partitive | piraijaa | piraijoita | |
| inessive | piraijassa | piraijoissa | |
| elative | piraijasta | piraijoista | |
| illative | piraijaan | piraijoihin | |
| adessive | piraijalla | piraijoilla | |
| ablative | piraijalta | piraijoilta | |
| allative | piraijalle | piraijoille | |
| essive | piraijana | piraijoina | |
| translative | piraijaksi | piraijoiksi | |
| abessive | piraijatta | piraijoitta | |
| instructive | — | piraijoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “piraija”, 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