kottarainen

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Etymology

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kotta- +‎ -ra +‎ -inen. Derived from kotti in the sense "case, enclosure", referring to a starling's nest.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkotːɑrɑi̯nen/, [ˈko̞t̪ːɑ̝ˌrɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kot‧ta‧rai‧nen

Noun

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kottarainen

  1. European starling, common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  2. starling (any bird of the family Sturnidae)
  3. (informal, figurative) woman

Declension

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Inflection of kottarainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kottarainen kottaraiset
genitive kottaraisen kottaraisten
kottaraisien
partitive kottaraista kottaraisia
illative kottaraiseen kottaraisiin
singular plural
nominative kottarainen kottaraiset
accusative nom. kottarainen kottaraiset
gen. kottaraisen
genitive kottaraisen kottaraisten
kottaraisien
partitive kottaraista kottaraisia
inessive kottaraisessa kottaraisissa
elative kottaraisesta kottaraisista
illative kottaraiseen kottaraisiin
adessive kottaraisella kottaraisilla
ablative kottaraiselta kottaraisilta
allative kottaraiselle kottaraisille
essive kottaraisena kottaraisina
translative kottaraiseksi kottaraisiksi
abessive kottaraisetta kottaraisitta
instructive kottaraisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kottarainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013) Suomalaisen linnunnimistön etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Finnish Bird Names] (Turun yliopiston suomen kielen ja suomalais-ugrilaisen kielentutkimuksen oppiaineen julkaisuja 4) (in Finnish), Turku: University of Turku, →ISBN

Further reading

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