vesirotta

Finnish

Etymology

vesi (“water”) +‎ rotta (“rat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): vesi‧rotta

Noun

vesirotta

1. water rat (rat of the genus Hydromys, found in Australia and Oceania)
2. (dated, colloquial) Synonym of piisami (“muskrat”).
3. (dated) Synonym of vesimyyrä (“European water vole, Arvicola terrestris”).

Usage notes

• The collocation vesirotta also appears in the common names of some other rodents. See the compounds below.

Declension

Inflection of vesirotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		vesirotta	vesirotat
genitive		vesirotan	vesirottien
partitive		vesirottaa	vesirottia
illative		vesirottaan	vesirottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		vesirotta	vesirotat
accusative	nom.	vesirotta	vesirotat
	gen.	vesirotan
genitive		vesirotan	vesirottien vesirottain rare
partitive		vesirottaa	vesirottia
inessive		vesirotassa	vesirotissa
elative		vesirotasta	vesirotista
illative		vesirottaan	vesirottiin
adessive		vesirotalla	vesirotilla
ablative		vesirotalta	vesirotilta
allative		vesirotalle	vesirotille
essive		vesirottana	vesirottina
translative		vesirotaksi	vesirotiksi
abessive		vesirotatta	vesirotitta
instructive		—	vesirotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vesirotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vesirottani vesirottani accusative nom. vesirottani vesirottani gen. vesirottani genitive vesirottani vesirottieni vesirottaini rare partitive vesirottaani vesirottiani inessive vesirotassani vesirotissani elative vesirotastani vesirotistani illative vesirottaani vesirottiini adessive vesirotallani vesirotillani ablative vesirotaltani vesirotiltani allative vesirotalleni vesirotilleni essive vesirottanani vesirottinani translative vesirotakseni vesirotikseni abessive vesirotattani vesirotittani instructive — — comitative — vesirottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vesirottasi vesirottasi accusative nom. vesirottasi vesirottasi gen. vesirottasi genitive vesirottasi vesirottiesi vesirottaisi rare partitive vesirottaasi vesirottiasi inessive vesirotassasi vesirotissasi elative vesirotastasi vesirotistasi illative vesirottaasi vesirottiisi adessive vesirotallasi vesirotillasi ablative vesirotaltasi vesirotiltasi allative vesirotallesi vesirotillesi essive vesirottanasi vesirottinasi translative vesirotaksesi vesirotiksesi abessive vesirotattasi vesirotittasi instructive — — comitative — vesirottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vesirottamme vesirottamme accusative nom. vesirottamme vesirottamme gen. vesirottamme genitive vesirottamme vesirottiemme vesirottaimme rare partitive vesirottaamme vesirottiamme inessive vesirotassamme vesirotissamme elative vesirotastamme vesirotistamme illative vesirottaamme vesirottiimme adessive vesirotallamme vesirotillamme ablative vesirotaltamme vesirotiltamme allative vesirotallemme vesirotillemme essive vesirottanamme vesirottinamme translative vesirotaksemme vesirotiksemme abessive vesirotattamme vesirotittamme instructive — — comitative — vesirottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vesirottanne vesirottanne accusative nom. vesirottanne vesirottanne gen. vesirottanne genitive vesirottanne vesirottienne vesirottainne rare partitive vesirottaanne vesirottianne inessive vesirotassanne vesirotissanne elative vesirotastanne vesirotistanne illative vesirottaanne vesirottiinne adessive vesirotallanne vesirotillanne ablative vesirotaltanne vesirotiltanne allative vesirotallenne vesirotillenne essive vesirottananne vesirottinanne translative vesirotaksenne vesirotiksenne abessive vesirotattanne vesirotittanne instructive — — comitative — vesirottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vesirottansa vesirottansa accusative nom. vesirottansa vesirottansa gen. vesirottansa genitive vesirottansa vesirottiensa vesirottainsa rare partitive vesirottaansa vesirottiaan vesirottiansa inessive vesirotassaan vesirotassansa vesirotissaan vesirotissansa elative vesirotastaan vesirotastansa vesirotistaan vesirotistansa illative vesirottaansa vesirottiinsa adessive vesirotallaan vesirotallansa vesirotillaan vesirotillansa ablative vesirotaltaan vesirotaltansa vesirotiltaan vesirotiltansa allative vesirotalleen vesirotallensa vesirotilleen vesirotillensa essive vesirottanaan vesirottanansa vesirottinaan vesirottinansa translative vesirotakseen vesirotaksensa vesirotikseen vesirotiksensa abessive vesirotattaan vesirotattansa vesirotittaan vesirotittansa instructive — — comitative — vesirottineen vesirottinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• afrikanvesirotta
• argentiinanvesirotta
• floridanvesirotta
• karkeakarvavesirotta
• korvatonvesirotta
• papuanvesirotta
• uuden-britannianvesirotta
• uuden-guineanvesirotta
• valevesirotta
• vuorivesirotta

 

Ingrian

Vesirotta.

Etymology

From vesi (“water”) +‎ rotta (“rat”). Akin to Finnish vesirotta.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞tː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ʒ̥iˌro̞tːɑ]
• Rhymes: -otː, -otːɑ
• Hyphenation: ve‧si‧rot‧ta

Noun

vesirotta

1. muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Declension

Declension of vesirotta (type 3/koira, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vesirotta	vesirotat
genitive	vesirotan	vesirottiin
partitive	vesirottaa	vesirottia
illative	vesirottaa	vesirottii
inessive	vesirotas	vesirotis
elative	vesirotast	vesirotist
allative	vesirotalle	vesirotille
adessive	vesirotal	vesirotil
ablative	vesirotalt	vesirotilt
translative	vesirotaks	vesirotiks
essive	vesirottanna, vesirottaan	vesirottinna, vesirottiin
exessive1)	vesirottant	vesirottint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 659