astumajalka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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astuma +‎ jalka

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑstumɑˌjɑlkɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠tumɑ̝ˌjɑ̝lkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): as‧tuma‧jalka

Noun

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astumajalka

  1. (zoology) walking foot (bird's foot form best adapted for walking: it has three separate toes forward and one backward, the backward toe being atrophic and slightly higher than the forward toes)

Declension

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Inflection of astumajalka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative astumajalka astumajalat
genitive astumajalan astumajalkojen
partitive astumajalkaa astumajalkoja
illative astumajalkaan astumajalkoihin
singular plural
nominative astumajalka astumajalat
accusative nom. astumajalka astumajalat
gen. astumajalan
genitive astumajalan astumajalkojen
astumajalkain rare
partitive astumajalkaa astumajalkoja
inessive astumajalassa astumajaloissa
elative astumajalasta astumajaloista
illative astumajalkaan astumajalkoihin
adessive astumajalalla astumajaloilla
ablative astumajalalta astumajaloilta
allative astumajalalle astumajaloille
essive astumajalkana astumajalkoina
translative astumajalaksi astumajaloiksi
abessive astumajalatta astumajaloitta
instructive astumajaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of astumajalka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
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Classification of birds' feet:

References

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  • Pieni tietosanakirja ("Small Encyclopedia"), Otava, 1925-28, pp. 1127-1128 [1]
  • The Toledo Zoo/ThinkingWorks - Teacher Overview for the Aviary Lessons [2]

Further reading

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