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isokauris

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Finnish

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Etymology

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iso (big) +‎ kauris (small deer). Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. Before that this animal was called saksanhirvi (literally German elk) or punahirvi (literally red elk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈisoˌkɑu̯ris/, [ˈis̠o̞ˌkɑ̝u̯ris̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuris
  • Hyphenation(key): iso‧kauris

Noun

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isokauris

  1. red deer, Cervus elaphus

Usage notes

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  • This term is slowly gaining ground, but saksanhirvi still appears to be clearly more commonly used (in 2017).

Declension

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Inflection of isokauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative isokauris isokauriit
genitive isokauriin isokauriiden
isokauriitten
partitive isokaurista isokauriita
illative isokauriiseen isokauriisiin
singular plural
nominative isokauris isokauriit
accusative nom. isokauris isokauriit
gen. isokauriin
genitive isokauriin isokauriiden
isokauriitten
isokauristen rare
partitive isokaurista isokauriita
inessive isokauriissa isokauriissa
elative isokauriista isokauriista
illative isokauriiseen isokauriisiin
isokauriihin rare
adessive isokauriilla isokauriilla
ablative isokauriilta isokauriilta
allative isokauriille isokauriille
essive isokauriina isokauriina
translative isokauriiksi isokauriiksi
abessive isokauriitta isokauriitta
instructive isokauriin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of isokauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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