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rasvarauhanen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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rasva (grease) +‎ rauhanen (gland)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑsʋɑˌrɑu̯hɑnen/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ʋɑ̝ˌrɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhɑnen
  • Hyphenation(key): rasva‧rauha‧nen

Noun

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rasvarauhanen

  1. (zoology) uropygial gland (secretory organ, at the base of a bird's tail, that secretes the oil used in preening)
    Synonym: uropygiaalirauhanen
  2. (zoology) grease gland (gland located at the end of guinea pig's spine, that secretes a thick, oily substance with which the animals mark their territory)

Declension

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Inflection of rasvarauhanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative rasvarauhanen rasvarauhaset
genitive rasvarauhasen rasvarauhasten
rasvarauhasien
partitive rasvarauhasta rasvarauhasia
illative rasvarauhaseen rasvarauhasiin
singular plural
nominative rasvarauhanen rasvarauhaset
accusative nom. rasvarauhanen rasvarauhaset
gen. rasvarauhasen
genitive rasvarauhasen rasvarauhasten
rasvarauhasien
partitive rasvarauhasta rasvarauhasia
inessive rasvarauhasessa rasvarauhasissa
elative rasvarauhasesta rasvarauhasista
illative rasvarauhaseen rasvarauhasiin
adessive rasvarauhasella rasvarauhasilla
ablative rasvarauhaselta rasvarauhasilta
allative rasvarauhaselle rasvarauhasille
essive rasvarauhasena rasvarauhasina
translative rasvarauhaseksi rasvarauhasiksi
abessive rasvarauhasetta rasvarauhasitta
instructive rasvarauhasin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rasvarauhanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)