kissakala
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kissa (“cat”) + kala (“fish”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kissakala
Usage notes
[edit]- kissakala is sometimes used as Finnish translation for catfish (Siluriformes), but that should be considered a false friend. The correct Finnish term for catfish is monni.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kissakala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kissakala | kissakalat | |
genitive | kissakalan | kissakalojen | |
partitive | kissakalaa | kissakaloja | |
illative | kissakalaan | kissakaloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kissakala | kissakalat | |
accusative | nom. | kissakala | kissakalat |
gen. | kissakalan | ||
genitive | kissakalan | kissakalojen kissakalain rare | |
partitive | kissakalaa | kissakaloja | |
inessive | kissakalassa | kissakaloissa | |
elative | kissakalasta | kissakaloista | |
illative | kissakalaan | kissakaloihin | |
adessive | kissakalalla | kissakaloilla | |
ablative | kissakalalta | kissakaloilta | |
allative | kissakalalle | kissakaloille | |
essive | kissakalana | kissakaloina | |
translative | kissakalaksi | kissakaloiksi | |
abessive | kissakalatta | kissakaloitta | |
instructive | — | kissakaloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |