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ristisorsa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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risti (cross) +‎ sorsa (duck); from the coloring of the common shelduck, which is the only shelduck species endemic to Finland

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈristiˌsorsɑ/, [ˈris̠tiˌs̠o̞rs̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orsɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): risti‧sorsa

Noun

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ristisorsa

  1. shelduck (any bird in the genus Tadorna)
  2. common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna

Declension

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Inflection of ristisorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ristisorsa ristisorsat
genitive ristisorsan ristisorsien
partitive ristisorsaa ristisorsia
illative ristisorsaan ristisorsiin
singular plural
nominative ristisorsa ristisorsat
accusative nom. ristisorsa ristisorsat
gen. ristisorsan
genitive ristisorsan ristisorsien
ristisorsain rare
partitive ristisorsaa ristisorsia
inessive ristisorsassa ristisorsissa
elative ristisorsasta ristisorsista
illative ristisorsaan ristisorsiin
adessive ristisorsalla ristisorsilla
ablative ristisorsalta ristisorsilta
allative ristisorsalle ristisorsille
essive ristisorsana ristisorsina
translative ristisorsaksi ristisorsiksi
abessive ristisorsatta ristisorsitta
instructive ristisorsin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ristisorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)