leijuri

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Finnish

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Etymology

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leijua (to hover) +‎ -uri. In the sense "anomalure", coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. The older term for these animals is suomuhäntäorava (lit. scale-tailed squirrel), which still appears to be more frequently used (2012).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯juri/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)uri]
  • Rhymes: -eijuri
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧ju‧ri

Noun

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leijuri

  1. (zoology) anomalure, anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel (any member of the family Anomaluridae, a family of rodents found in central Africa)
  2. (science fiction, computer games) A fictional aircraft capable of hovering.
  3. (historical) helicopter (Finnish-language term proposed by professor Aarni Penttilä, which never gained ground, but survives as curiosity)

Declension

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Inflection of leijuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative leijuri leijurit
genitive leijurin leijurien
leijureiden
leijureitten
partitive leijuria leijureita
leijureja
illative leijuriin leijureihin
singular plural
nominative leijuri leijurit
accusative nom. leijuri leijurit
gen. leijurin
genitive leijurin leijurien
leijureiden
leijureitten
partitive leijuria leijureita
leijureja
inessive leijurissa leijureissa
elative leijurista leijureista
illative leijuriin leijureihin
adessive leijurilla leijureilla
ablative leijurilta leijureilta
allative leijurille leijureille
essive leijurina leijureina
translative leijuriksi leijureiksi
abessive leijuritta leijureitta
instructive leijurein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leijuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leijurini leijurini
accusative nom. leijurini leijurini
gen. leijurini
genitive leijurini leijurieni
leijureideni
leijureitteni
partitive leijuriani leijureitani
leijurejani
inessive leijurissani leijureissani
elative leijuristani leijureistani
illative leijuriini leijureihini
adessive leijurillani leijureillani
ablative leijuriltani leijureiltani
allative leijurilleni leijureilleni
essive leijurinani leijureinani
translative leijurikseni leijureikseni
abessive leijurittani leijureittani
instructive
comitative leijureineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leijurisi leijurisi
accusative nom. leijurisi leijurisi
gen. leijurisi
genitive leijurisi leijuriesi
leijureidesi
leijureittesi
partitive leijuriasi leijureitasi
leijurejasi
inessive leijurissasi leijureissasi
elative leijuristasi leijureistasi
illative leijuriisi leijureihisi
adessive leijurillasi leijureillasi
ablative leijuriltasi leijureiltasi
allative leijurillesi leijureillesi
essive leijurinasi leijureinasi
translative leijuriksesi leijureiksesi
abessive leijurittasi leijureittasi
instructive
comitative leijureinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leijurimme leijurimme
accusative nom. leijurimme leijurimme
gen. leijurimme
genitive leijurimme leijuriemme
leijureidemme
leijureittemme
partitive leijuriamme leijureitamme
leijurejamme
inessive leijurissamme leijureissamme
elative leijuristamme leijureistamme
illative leijuriimme leijureihimme
adessive leijurillamme leijureillamme
ablative leijuriltamme leijureiltamme
allative leijurillemme leijureillemme
essive leijurinamme leijureinamme
translative leijuriksemme leijureiksemme
abessive leijurittamme leijureittamme
instructive
comitative leijureinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leijurinne leijurinne
accusative nom. leijurinne leijurinne
gen. leijurinne
genitive leijurinne leijurienne
leijureidenne
leijureittenne
partitive leijurianne leijureitanne
leijurejanne
inessive leijurissanne leijureissanne
elative leijuristanne leijureistanne
illative leijuriinne leijureihinne
adessive leijurillanne leijureillanne
ablative leijuriltanne leijureiltanne
allative leijurillenne leijureillenne
essive leijurinanne leijureinanne
translative leijuriksenne leijureiksenne
abessive leijurittanne leijureittanne
instructive
comitative leijureinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative leijurinsa leijurinsa
accusative nom. leijurinsa leijurinsa
gen. leijurinsa
genitive leijurinsa leijuriensa
leijureidensa
leijureittensa
partitive leijuriaan
leijuriansa
leijureitaan
leijurejaan
leijureitansa
leijurejansa
inessive leijurissaan
leijurissansa
leijureissaan
leijureissansa
elative leijuristaan
leijuristansa
leijureistaan
leijureistansa
illative leijuriinsa leijureihinsa
adessive leijurillaan
leijurillansa
leijureillaan
leijureillansa
ablative leijuriltaan
leijuriltansa
leijureiltaan
leijureiltansa
allative leijurilleen
leijurillensa
leijureilleen
leijureillensa
essive leijurinaan
leijurinansa
leijureinaan
leijureinansa
translative leijurikseen
leijuriksensa
leijureikseen
leijureiksensa
abessive leijurittaan
leijurittansa
leijureittaan
leijureittansa
instructive
comitative leijureineen
leijureinensa

Synonyms

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See also

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