selkäaivo

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Ingrian

Etymology

From selkä (back) +‎ aivo (brain). Calque of Russian спинной мозг (spinnoj mozg).

Pronunciation

Noun

selkäaivo

  1. (neuroanatomy) spinal cord
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 97:
      Selkäaivot ovat niku pitkä valkia șnurarihma ja hänest männöö 31 pari nervoja.
      The spinal cord is like a long white thread and from it go 31 pairs of nerves.

Declension

Declension of selkäaivo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative selkäaivo selkäaivot
genitive selkäaivon selkäaivoin, selkäaivoloin
partitive selkäaivoa selkäaivoja, selkäaivoloja
illative selkäaivoo selkäaivoi, selkäaivoloihe
inessive selkäaivoos selkäaivois, selkäaivolois
elative selkäaivost selkäaivoist, selkäaivoloist
allative selkäaivolle selkäaivoille, selkäaivoloille
adessive selkäaivool selkäaivoil, selkäaivoloil
ablative selkäaivolt selkäaivoilt, selkäaivoloilt
translative selkäaivoks selkäaivoiks, selkäaivoloiks
essive selkäaivonna, selkäaivoon selkäaivoinna, selkäaivoloinna, selkäaivoin, selkäaivoloin
exessive1) selkäaivont selkäaivoint, selkäaivoloint
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.