uakari

English

A bald uakari (Cacajao calvus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese uacari, borrowed from Nheengatu wakarí, possibly from Old Tupi akaka'i.

Noun

uakari (plural uakaris or uakari)

1. Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.

Translations

monkey of the genus Cacajao

• Finnish: uakari
• Nheengatu: wakarí
• Portuguese: uacari (pt) m (Brazil)

Further reading

• Adrian A. Barnett (2004 December) “The meanings of Cacajao and Uacari: Folk Etymology in Neotropical Primate Taxonomy”, in Neotropical Primates, volume 12, number 3, →DOI, pages 147–152

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese uacari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɑkɑri/, [ˈuɑ̝ˌkɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Hyphenation^(key): ua‧ka‧ri

Noun

uakari

1. uakari (monkey)

Declension

Inflection of uakari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		uakari	uakarit
genitive		uakarin	uakarien uakareiden uakareitten
partitive		uakaria	uakareita uakareja
illative		uakariin	uakareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uakari	uakarit
accusative	nom.	uakari	uakarit
	gen.	uakarin
genitive		uakarin	uakarien uakareiden uakareitten
partitive		uakaria	uakareita uakareja
inessive		uakarissa	uakareissa
elative		uakarista	uakareista
illative		uakariin	uakareihin
adessive		uakarilla	uakareilla
ablative		uakarilta	uakareilta
allative		uakarille	uakareille
essive		uakarina	uakareina
translative		uakariksi	uakareiksi
abessive		uakaritta	uakareitta
instructive		—	uakarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uakari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uakarini uakarini accusative nom. uakarini uakarini gen. uakarini genitive uakarini uakarieni uakareideni uakareitteni partitive uakariani uakareitani uakarejani inessive uakarissani uakareissani elative uakaristani uakareistani illative uakariini uakareihini adessive uakarillani uakareillani ablative uakariltani uakareiltani allative uakarilleni uakareilleni essive uakarinani uakareinani translative uakarikseni uakareikseni abessive uakarittani uakareittani instructive — — comitative — uakareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uakarisi uakarisi accusative nom. uakarisi uakarisi gen. uakarisi genitive uakarisi uakariesi uakareidesi uakareittesi partitive uakariasi uakareitasi uakarejasi inessive uakarissasi uakareissasi elative uakaristasi uakareistasi illative uakariisi uakareihisi adessive uakarillasi uakareillasi ablative uakariltasi uakareiltasi allative uakarillesi uakareillesi essive uakarinasi uakareinasi translative uakariksesi uakareiksesi abessive uakarittasi uakareittasi instructive — — comitative — uakareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uakarimme uakarimme accusative nom. uakarimme uakarimme gen. uakarimme genitive uakarimme uakariemme uakareidemme uakareittemme partitive uakariamme uakareitamme uakarejamme inessive uakarissamme uakareissamme elative uakaristamme uakareistamme illative uakariimme uakareihimme adessive uakarillamme uakareillamme ablative uakariltamme uakareiltamme allative uakarillemme uakareillemme essive uakarinamme uakareinamme translative uakariksemme uakareiksemme abessive uakarittamme uakareittamme instructive — — comitative — uakareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uakarinne uakarinne accusative nom. uakarinne uakarinne gen. uakarinne genitive uakarinne uakarienne uakareidenne uakareittenne partitive uakarianne uakareitanne uakarejanne inessive uakarissanne uakareissanne elative uakaristanne uakareistanne illative uakariinne uakareihinne adessive uakarillanne uakareillanne ablative uakariltanne uakareiltanne allative uakarillenne uakareillenne essive uakarinanne uakareinanne translative uakariksenne uakareiksenne abessive uakarittanne uakareittanne instructive — — comitative — uakareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uakarinsa uakarinsa accusative nom. uakarinsa uakarinsa gen. uakarinsa genitive uakarinsa uakariensa uakareidensa uakareittensa partitive uakariaan uakariansa uakareitaan uakarejaan uakareitansa uakarejansa inessive uakarissaan uakarissansa uakareissaan uakareissansa elative uakaristaan uakaristansa uakareistaan uakareistansa illative uakariinsa uakareihinsa adessive uakarillaan uakarillansa uakareillaan uakareillansa ablative uakariltaan uakariltansa uakareiltaan uakareiltansa allative uakarilleen uakarillensa uakareilleen uakareillensa essive uakarinaan uakarinansa uakareinaan uakareinansa translative uakarikseen uakariksensa uakareikseen uakareiksensa abessive uakarittaan uakarittansa uakareittaan uakareittansa instructive — — comitative — uakareineen uakareinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• kalju-uakari
• mustanaamauakari