beisa

English

A female beisa

Etymology

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Noun

beisa

1. A species of antelope from East Africa (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)

Further reading

• beisa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English beisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbei̯sɑ/, [ˈbe̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eisɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): bei‧sa

Noun

beisa

1. gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (species of antelope native to southern Africa)
2. beisa, East African oryx, Oryx beisa (species of antelope native to eastern Africa)

Usage notes

O. gazella and O. beisa were formerly regarded as one species. Both are still commonly called beisa/keihäsantilooppi in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of beisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		beisa	beisat
genitive		beisan	beisojen
partitive		beisaa	beisoja
illative		beisaan	beisoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		beisa	beisat
accusative	nom.	beisa	beisat
	gen.	beisan
genitive		beisan	beisojen beisain rare
partitive		beisaa	beisoja
inessive		beisassa	beisoissa
elative		beisasta	beisoista
illative		beisaan	beisoihin
adessive		beisalla	beisoilla
ablative		beisalta	beisoilta
allative		beisalle	beisoille
essive		beisana	beisoina
translative		beisaksi	beisoiksi
abessive		beisatta	beisoitta
instructive		—	beisoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of beisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beisani beisani accusative nom. beisani beisani gen. beisani genitive beisani beisojeni beisaini rare partitive beisaani beisojani inessive beisassani beisoissani elative beisastani beisoistani illative beisaani beisoihini adessive beisallani beisoillani ablative beisaltani beisoiltani allative beisalleni beisoilleni essive beisanani beisoinani translative beisakseni beisoikseni abessive beisattani beisoittani instructive — — comitative — beisoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beisasi beisasi accusative nom. beisasi beisasi gen. beisasi genitive beisasi beisojesi beisaisi rare partitive beisaasi beisojasi inessive beisassasi beisoissasi elative beisastasi beisoistasi illative beisaasi beisoihisi adessive beisallasi beisoillasi ablative beisaltasi beisoiltasi allative beisallesi beisoillesi essive beisanasi beisoinasi translative beisaksesi beisoiksesi abessive beisattasi beisoittasi instructive — — comitative — beisoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beisamme beisamme accusative nom. beisamme beisamme gen. beisamme genitive beisamme beisojemme beisaimme rare partitive beisaamme beisojamme inessive beisassamme beisoissamme elative beisastamme beisoistamme illative beisaamme beisoihimme adessive beisallamme beisoillamme ablative beisaltamme beisoiltamme allative beisallemme beisoillemme essive beisanamme beisoinamme translative beisaksemme beisoiksemme abessive beisattamme beisoittamme instructive — — comitative — beisoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beisanne beisanne accusative nom. beisanne beisanne gen. beisanne genitive beisanne beisojenne beisainne rare partitive beisaanne beisojanne inessive beisassanne beisoissanne elative beisastanne beisoistanne illative beisaanne beisoihinne adessive beisallanne beisoillanne ablative beisaltanne beisoiltanne allative beisallenne beisoillenne essive beisananne beisoinanne translative beisaksenne beisoiksenne abessive beisattanne beisoittanne instructive — — comitative — beisoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative beisansa beisansa accusative nom. beisansa beisansa gen. beisansa genitive beisansa beisojensa beisainsa rare partitive beisaansa beisojaan beisojansa inessive beisassaan beisassansa beisoissaan beisoissansa elative beisastaan beisastansa beisoistaan beisoistansa illative beisaansa beisoihinsa adessive beisallaan beisallansa beisoillaan beisoillansa ablative beisaltaan beisaltansa beisoiltaan beisoiltansa allative beisalleen beisallensa beisoilleen beisoillensa essive beisanaan beisanansa beisoinaan beisoinansa translative beisakseen beisaksensa beisoikseen beisoiksensa abessive beisattaan beisattansa beisoittaan beisoittansa instructive — — comitative — beisoineen beisoinensa

Synonyms

• keihäsantilooppi

Derived terms

compounds

• sapelibeisa
• valkobeisa

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

beisa (present tense beisar, past tense beisa, past participle beisa, passive infinitive beisast, present participle beisande, imperative beisa/beis)

1. alternative form of beise