Finnish
Etymology
oravan (“squirrel's”) + nahka (“skin”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝nˌnɑ̝xkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
- Syllabification(key): o‧ra‧van‧nah‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): oravan‧nahka
Noun
oravannahka
- squirrel fur
- (colloquial) money
- (heraldry) vair
Usage notes
Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (“money”) was "squirrel skin".
Declension
| Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
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| nominative
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oravannahka
|
oravannahat
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| genitive
|
oravannahan
|
oravannahkojen
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaa
|
oravannahkoja
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaan
|
oravannahkoihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
oravannahka
|
oravannahat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
oravannahka
|
oravannahat
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| gen.
|
oravannahan
|
| genitive
|
oravannahan
|
oravannahkojen
oravannahkain rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaa
|
oravannahkoja
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassa
|
oravannahoissa
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| elative
|
oravannahasta
|
oravannahoista
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| illative
|
oravannahkaan
|
oravannahkoihin
|
| adessive
|
oravannahalla
|
oravannahoilla
|
| ablative
|
oravannahalta
|
oravannahoilta
|
| allative
|
oravannahalle
|
oravannahoille
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| essive
|
oravannahkana
|
oravannahkoina
|
| translative
|
oravannahaksi
|
oravannahoiksi
|
| abessive
|
oravannahatta
|
oravannahoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
oravannahoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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oravannahkani
|
oravannahkani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
oravannahkani
|
oravannahkani
|
| gen.
|
oravannahkani
|
| genitive
|
oravannahkani
|
oravannahkojeni
oravannahkaini rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaani
|
oravannahkojani
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassani
|
oravannahoissani
|
| elative
|
oravannahastani
|
oravannahoistani
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaani
|
oravannahkoihini
|
| adessive
|
oravannahallani
|
oravannahoillani
|
| ablative
|
oravannahaltani
|
oravannahoiltani
|
| allative
|
oravannahalleni
|
oravannahoilleni
|
| essive
|
oravannahkanani
|
oravannahkoinani
|
| translative
|
oravannahakseni
|
oravannahoikseni
|
| abessive
|
oravannahattani
|
oravannahoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oravannahkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oravannahkasi
|
oravannahkasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oravannahkasi
|
oravannahkasi
|
| gen.
|
oravannahkasi
|
| genitive
|
oravannahkasi
|
oravannahkojesi
oravannahkaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaasi
|
oravannahkojasi
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassasi
|
oravannahoissasi
|
| elative
|
oravannahastasi
|
oravannahoistasi
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaasi
|
oravannahkoihisi
|
| adessive
|
oravannahallasi
|
oravannahoillasi
|
| ablative
|
oravannahaltasi
|
oravannahoiltasi
|
| allative
|
oravannahallesi
|
oravannahoillesi
|
| essive
|
oravannahkanasi
|
oravannahkoinasi
|
| translative
|
oravannahaksesi
|
oravannahoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
oravannahattasi
|
oravannahoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oravannahkoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oravannahkamme
|
oravannahkamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oravannahkamme
|
oravannahkamme
|
| gen.
|
oravannahkamme
|
| genitive
|
oravannahkamme
|
oravannahkojemme
oravannahkaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaamme
|
oravannahkojamme
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassamme
|
oravannahoissamme
|
| elative
|
oravannahastamme
|
oravannahoistamme
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaamme
|
oravannahkoihimme
|
| adessive
|
oravannahallamme
|
oravannahoillamme
|
| ablative
|
oravannahaltamme
|
oravannahoiltamme
|
| allative
|
oravannahallemme
|
oravannahoillemme
|
| essive
|
oravannahkanamme
|
oravannahkoinamme
|
| translative
|
oravannahaksemme
|
oravannahoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
oravannahattamme
|
oravannahoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oravannahkoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oravannahkanne
|
oravannahkanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
oravannahkanne
|
oravannahkanne
|
| gen.
|
oravannahkanne
|
| genitive
|
oravannahkanne
|
oravannahkojenne
oravannahkainne rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaanne
|
oravannahkojanne
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassanne
|
oravannahoissanne
|
| elative
|
oravannahastanne
|
oravannahoistanne
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaanne
|
oravannahkoihinne
|
| adessive
|
oravannahallanne
|
oravannahoillanne
|
| ablative
|
oravannahaltanne
|
oravannahoiltanne
|
| allative
|
oravannahallenne
|
oravannahoillenne
|
| essive
|
oravannahkananne
|
oravannahkoinanne
|
| translative
|
oravannahaksenne
|
oravannahoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
oravannahattanne
|
oravannahoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oravannahkoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
oravannahkansa
|
oravannahkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
oravannahkansa
|
oravannahkansa
|
| gen.
|
oravannahkansa
|
| genitive
|
oravannahkansa
|
oravannahkojensa
oravannahkainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
oravannahkaansa
|
oravannahkojaan
oravannahkojansa
|
| inessive
|
oravannahassaan
oravannahassansa
|
oravannahoissaan
oravannahoissansa
|
| elative
|
oravannahastaan
oravannahastansa
|
oravannahoistaan
oravannahoistansa
|
| illative
|
oravannahkaansa
|
oravannahkoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
oravannahallaan
oravannahallansa
|
oravannahoillaan
oravannahoillansa
|
| ablative
|
oravannahaltaan
oravannahaltansa
|
oravannahoiltaan
oravannahoiltansa
|
| allative
|
oravannahalleen
oravannahallensa
|
oravannahoilleen
oravannahoillensa
|
| essive
|
oravannahkanaan
oravannahkanansa
|
oravannahkoinaan
oravannahkoinansa
|
| translative
|
oravannahakseen
oravannahaksensa
|
oravannahoikseen
oravannahoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
oravannahattaan
oravannahattansa
|
oravannahoittaan
oravannahoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
oravannahkoineen
oravannahkoinensa
|
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Derived terms
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