tuatara

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.

Translations

reptile

• Assamese: টুৱাটাৰা (tuatara)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 楔齒蜥／楔齿蜥 (sit³ ci² sik¹)

  Mandarin: 楔齒蜥／楔齿蜥 (xiēchǐxī)

• Dutch: brughagedis (nl) m
• Finnish: tuatara (fi)
• French: sphénodon (fr) m
• German: Brückenechse f
• Japanese: ムカシトカゲ (mukashitokage)
• Maori: tuatara
• Polish: hatteria f, łupkoząb m, tuatara (pl) f
• Russian: гатте́рия (ru) f (gattɛ́rija), туата́ра (ru) f (tuatára)
• Samoan: tuatala
• Spanish: tuátara m
• Swedish: bryggödla c, tuatara c

See also

• Sphenodon

Further reading

• tuatara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Maori tuatara, probably via English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈt̪uɑ̝ˌt̪ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧a‧ta‧ra

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

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