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keltanokka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From kelta (yellow) +‎ nokka (nose, beak); an allusion to newborn chicks. Compare French béjaune.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkeltɑˌnokːɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞l̪t̪ɑ̝ˌno̞kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -okːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kelta‧nokka

Noun

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keltanokka (informal)

  1. greenhorn, rookie
    Synonym: märkäkorva

Declension

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Inflection of keltanokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative keltanokka keltanokat
genitive keltanokan keltanokkien
partitive keltanokkaa keltanokkia
illative keltanokkaan keltanokkiin
singular plural
nominative keltanokka keltanokat
accusative nom. keltanokka keltanokat
gen. keltanokan
genitive keltanokan keltanokkien
keltanokkain rare
partitive keltanokkaa keltanokkia
inessive keltanokassa keltanokissa
elative keltanokasta keltanokista
illative keltanokkaan keltanokkiin
adessive keltanokalla keltanokilla
ablative keltanokalta keltanokilta
allative keltanokalle keltanokille
essive keltanokkana keltanokkina
translative keltanokaksi keltanokiksi
abessive keltanokatta keltanokitta
instructive keltanokin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of keltanokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

See also

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Further reading

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