tuatara

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English

A tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

Noun

tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)

  1. A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Maori tuatara, probably via English.

Pronunciation

Noun

tuatara

  1. tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
  2. Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).

Declension

Inflection of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tuatara tuatarat
genitive tuataran tuatarojen
partitive tuataraa tuataroja
illative tuataraan tuataroihin
singular plural
nominative tuatara tuatarat
accusative nom. tuatara tuatarat
gen. tuataran
genitive tuataran tuatarojen
tuatarain rare
partitive tuataraa tuataroja
inessive tuatarassa tuataroissa
elative tuatarasta tuataroista
illative tuataraan tuataroihin
adessive tuataralla tuataroilla
ablative tuataralta tuataroilta
allative tuataralle tuataroille
essive tuatarana tuataroina
translative tuataraksi tuataroiksi
abessive tuataratta tuataroitta
instructive — tuataroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tuatarani tuatarani
accusative nom. tuatarani tuatarani
gen. tuatarani
genitive tuatarani tuatarojeni
tuataraini rare
partitive tuataraani tuatarojani
inessive tuatarassani tuataroissani
elative tuatarastani tuataroistani
illative tuataraani tuataroihini
adessive tuatarallani tuataroillani
ablative tuataraltani tuataroiltani
allative tuataralleni tuataroilleni
essive tuataranani tuataroinani
translative tuatarakseni tuataroikseni
abessive tuatarattani tuataroittani
instructive — —
comitative — tuataroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tuatarasi tuatarasi
accusative nom. tuatarasi tuatarasi
gen. tuatarasi
genitive tuatarasi tuatarojesi
tuataraisi rare
partitive tuataraasi tuatarojasi
inessive tuatarassasi tuataroissasi
elative tuatarastasi tuataroistasi
illative tuataraasi tuataroihisi
adessive tuatarallasi tuataroillasi
ablative tuataraltasi tuataroiltasi
allative tuatarallesi tuataroillesi
essive tuataranasi tuataroinasi
translative tuataraksesi tuataroiksesi
abessive tuatarattasi tuataroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — tuataroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tuataramme tuataramme
accusative nom. tuataramme tuataramme
gen. tuataramme
genitive tuataramme tuatarojemme
tuataraimme rare
partitive tuataraamme tuatarojamme
inessive tuatarassamme tuataroissamme
elative tuatarastamme tuataroistamme
illative tuataraamme tuataroihimme
adessive tuatarallamme tuataroillamme
ablative tuataraltamme tuataroiltamme
allative tuatarallemme tuataroillemme
essive tuataranamme tuataroinamme
translative tuataraksemme tuataroiksemme
abessive tuatarattamme tuataroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — tuataroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tuataranne tuataranne
accusative nom. tuataranne tuataranne
gen. tuataranne
genitive tuataranne tuatarojenne
tuatarainne rare
partitive tuataraanne tuatarojanne
inessive tuatarassanne tuataroissanne
elative tuatarastanne tuataroistanne
illative tuataraanne tuataroihinne
adessive tuatarallanne tuataroillanne
ablative tuataraltanne tuataroiltanne
allative tuatarallenne tuataroillenne
essive tuatarananne tuataroinanne
translative tuataraksenne tuataroiksenne
abessive tuatarattanne tuataroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — tuataroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tuataransa tuataransa
accusative nom. tuataransa tuataransa
gen. tuataransa
genitive tuataransa tuatarojensa
tuatarainsa rare
partitive tuataraansa tuatarojaan
tuatarojansa
inessive tuatarassaan
tuatarassansa 		tuataroissaan
tuataroissansa
elative tuatarastaan
tuatarastansa 		tuataroistaan
tuataroistansa
illative tuataraansa tuataroihinsa
adessive tuatarallaan
tuatarallansa 		tuataroillaan
tuataroillansa
ablative tuataraltaan
tuataraltansa 		tuataroiltaan
tuataroiltansa
allative tuataralleen
tuatarallensa 		tuataroilleen
tuataroillensa
essive tuataranaan
tuataranansa 		tuataroinaan
tuataroinansa
translative tuatarakseen
tuataraksensa 		tuataroikseen
tuataroiksensa
abessive tuatarattaan
tuatarattansa 		tuataroittaan
tuataroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — tuataroineen
tuataroinensa

Maori

Etymology

Said to be from tua (“on the back”) +‎ tara (“spike”).

Noun

tuatara

  1. tuatara

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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tuatara

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.aˈta.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

Noun

tuatara f

  1. hatteria, tuatara
    Synonyms: hatteria, łupkoząb

Declension

Declension of tuatara
singular plural
nominative tuatara tuatary
genitive tuatary tuatar
dative tuatarze tuatarom
accusative tuatarę tuatary
instrumental tuatarą tuatarami
locative tuatarze tuatarach
vocative tuataro tuatary

Further reading

  • tuatara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Wikious
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