kirkonrotta

Finnish

Etymology

kirkon (“of church”) +‎ rotta (“rat”); identical in formation to Swedish kyrkråtta, so probably a calque in one direction or another

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkirkonˌrotːɑ/, [ˈk̟irko̞nˌro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kirkon‧rotta

Noun

kirkonrotta

1. A children's game; variant of hide and seek that has a "home base" the seeker must return to in order to tag players, but if any hiding players reach the home base first, they are considered safe; often caught players can also be rescued by any such players.
2. churchmouse, church mouse (very poor person, chiefly in similes)

   köyhä kuin kirkonrotta

   poor as a church mouse

Declension

Inflection of kirkonrotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		kirkonrotta	kirkonrotat
genitive		kirkonrotan	kirkonrottien
partitive		kirkonrottaa	kirkonrottia
illative		kirkonrottaan	kirkonrottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kirkonrotta	kirkonrotat
accusative	nom.	kirkonrotta	kirkonrotat
	gen.	kirkonrotan
genitive		kirkonrotan	kirkonrottien kirkonrottain rare
partitive		kirkonrottaa	kirkonrottia
inessive		kirkonrotassa	kirkonrotissa
elative		kirkonrotasta	kirkonrotista
illative		kirkonrottaan	kirkonrottiin
adessive		kirkonrotalla	kirkonrotilla
ablative		kirkonrotalta	kirkonrotilta
allative		kirkonrotalle	kirkonrotille
essive		kirkonrottana	kirkonrottina
translative		kirkonrotaksi	kirkonrotiksi
abessive		kirkonrotatta	kirkonrotitta
instructive		—	kirkonrotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kirkonrotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirkonrottani kirkonrottani accusative nom. kirkonrottani kirkonrottani gen. kirkonrottani genitive kirkonrottani kirkonrottieni kirkonrottaini rare partitive kirkonrottaani kirkonrottiani inessive kirkonrotassani kirkonrotissani elative kirkonrotastani kirkonrotistani illative kirkonrottaani kirkonrottiini adessive kirkonrotallani kirkonrotillani ablative kirkonrotaltani kirkonrotiltani allative kirkonrotalleni kirkonrotilleni essive kirkonrottanani kirkonrottinani translative kirkonrotakseni kirkonrotikseni abessive kirkonrotattani kirkonrotittani instructive — — comitative — kirkonrottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirkonrottasi kirkonrottasi accusative nom. kirkonrottasi kirkonrottasi gen. kirkonrottasi genitive kirkonrottasi kirkonrottiesi kirkonrottaisi rare partitive kirkonrottaasi kirkonrottiasi inessive kirkonrotassasi kirkonrotissasi elative kirkonrotastasi kirkonrotistasi illative kirkonrottaasi kirkonrottiisi adessive kirkonrotallasi kirkonrotillasi ablative kirkonrotaltasi kirkonrotiltasi allative kirkonrotallesi kirkonrotillesi essive kirkonrottanasi kirkonrottinasi translative kirkonrotaksesi kirkonrotiksesi abessive kirkonrotattasi kirkonrotittasi instructive — — comitative — kirkonrottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirkonrottamme kirkonrottamme accusative nom. kirkonrottamme kirkonrottamme gen. kirkonrottamme genitive kirkonrottamme kirkonrottiemme kirkonrottaimme rare partitive kirkonrottaamme kirkonrottiamme inessive kirkonrotassamme kirkonrotissamme elative kirkonrotastamme kirkonrotistamme illative kirkonrottaamme kirkonrottiimme adessive kirkonrotallamme kirkonrotillamme ablative kirkonrotaltamme kirkonrotiltamme allative kirkonrotallemme kirkonrotillemme essive kirkonrottanamme kirkonrottinamme translative kirkonrotaksemme kirkonrotiksemme abessive kirkonrotattamme kirkonrotittamme instructive — — comitative — kirkonrottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirkonrottanne kirkonrottanne accusative nom. kirkonrottanne kirkonrottanne gen. kirkonrottanne genitive kirkonrottanne kirkonrottienne kirkonrottainne rare partitive kirkonrottaanne kirkonrottianne inessive kirkonrotassanne kirkonrotissanne elative kirkonrotastanne kirkonrotistanne illative kirkonrottaanne kirkonrottiinne adessive kirkonrotallanne kirkonrotillanne ablative kirkonrotaltanne kirkonrotiltanne allative kirkonrotallenne kirkonrotillenne essive kirkonrottananne kirkonrottinanne translative kirkonrotaksenne kirkonrotiksenne abessive kirkonrotattanne kirkonrotittanne instructive — — comitative — kirkonrottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kirkonrottansa kirkonrottansa accusative nom. kirkonrottansa kirkonrottansa gen. kirkonrottansa genitive kirkonrottansa kirkonrottiensa kirkonrottainsa rare partitive kirkonrottaansa kirkonrottiaan kirkonrottiansa inessive kirkonrotassaan kirkonrotassansa kirkonrotissaan kirkonrotissansa elative kirkonrotastaan kirkonrotastansa kirkonrotistaan kirkonrotistansa illative kirkonrottaansa kirkonrottiinsa adessive kirkonrotallaan kirkonrotallansa kirkonrotillaan kirkonrotillansa ablative kirkonrotaltaan kirkonrotaltansa kirkonrotiltaan kirkonrotiltansa allative kirkonrotalleen kirkonrotallensa kirkonrotilleen kirkonrotillensa essive kirkonrottanaan kirkonrottanansa kirkonrottinaan kirkonrottinansa translative kirkonrotakseen kirkonrotaksensa kirkonrotikseen kirkonrotiksensa abessive kirkonrotattaan kirkonrotattansa kirkonrotittaan kirkonrotittansa instructive — — comitative — kirkonrottineen kirkonrottinensa

Derived terms

• kirkkis

 

See also

• karttupiilo
• kymmenen tikkua laudalla
• köyhä kuin kirkonrotta

Further reading

• “kirkonrotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02