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inia

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See also: Inia, Īnia, and ʻĪnia

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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inia

  1. plural of inion

Etymology 2

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From the genus name.

Noun

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inia (plural inias)

  1. (zoology) Any South American freshwater dolphin of genus (Inia), with a hairy snout.

References

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From translingual Inia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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inia

  1. inia (South American fresh water dolphin of the genus Inia)

Usage notes

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  • The genus was formerly regarded as consisting of only one species, but is now divided into four. The indidvidual species don't seem to have accepted Finnish common names as of May 2022.

Declension

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Inflection of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative inia iniat
genitive inian inioiden
inioitten
partitive iniaa inioita
illative iniaan inioihin
singular plural
nominative inia iniat
accusative nom. inia iniat
gen. inian
genitive inian inioiden
inioitten
iniain rare
partitive iniaa inioita
inessive iniassa inioissa
elative iniasta inioista
illative iniaan inioihin
adessive inialla inioilla
ablative inialta inioilta
allative inialle inioille
essive iniana inioina
translative iniaksi inioiksi
abessive iniatta inioitta
instructive inioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative iniani iniani
accusative nom. iniani iniani
gen. iniani
genitive iniani inioideni
inioitteni
iniaini rare
partitive iniaani inioitani
inessive iniassani inioissani
elative iniastani inioistani
illative iniaani inioihini
adessive iniallani inioillani
ablative inialtani inioiltani
allative inialleni inioilleni
essive inianani inioinani
translative iniakseni inioikseni
abessive iniattani inioittani
instructive
comitative inioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative iniasi iniasi
accusative nom. iniasi iniasi
gen. iniasi
genitive iniasi inioidesi
inioittesi
iniaisi rare
partitive iniaasi inioitasi
inessive iniassasi inioissasi
elative iniastasi inioistasi
illative iniaasi inioihisi
adessive iniallasi inioillasi
ablative inialtasi inioiltasi
allative iniallesi inioillesi
essive inianasi inioinasi
translative iniaksesi inioiksesi
abessive iniattasi inioittasi
instructive
comitative inioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative iniamme iniamme
accusative nom. iniamme iniamme
gen. iniamme
genitive iniamme inioidemme
inioittemme
iniaimme rare
partitive iniaamme inioitamme
inessive iniassamme inioissamme
elative iniastamme inioistamme
illative iniaamme inioihimme
adessive iniallamme inioillamme
ablative inialtamme inioiltamme
allative iniallemme inioillemme
essive inianamme inioinamme
translative iniaksemme inioiksemme
abessive iniattamme inioittamme
instructive
comitative inioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative inianne inianne
accusative nom. inianne inianne
gen. inianne
genitive inianne inioidenne
inioittenne
iniainne rare
partitive iniaanne inioitanne
inessive iniassanne inioissanne
elative iniastanne inioistanne
illative iniaanne inioihinne
adessive iniallanne inioillanne
ablative inialtanne inioiltanne
allative iniallenne inioillenne
essive iniananne inioinanne
translative iniaksenne inioiksenne
abessive iniattanne inioittanne
instructive
comitative inioinenne

Synonyms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From translingual Inia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈi.nja/
  • Rhymes: -inja
  • Hyphenation: ì‧nia

Noun

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inia f (plural inie)

  1. Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
    Synonym: bonto

See also

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Kikuyu

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Etymology

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Causative form of kũina (to dance).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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inia (infinitive kũinia)

  1. (literally) to make someone dance
  2. to shake

Derived terms

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(Proverbs)

References

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  1. ^ “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.