metsokana

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From metso (capercaillie) +‎ kana (hen).

Pronunciation

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  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmet͡soˌkɑnɑ/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞ˌkɑnɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯ˌkɑnɑ/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯ˌɡ̊ɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation: met‧so‧ka‧na

Noun

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metsokana

  1. female capercaillie

Declension

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Declension of metsokana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative metsokana metsokanat
genitive metsokanan metsokannoin
partitive metsokannaa metsokanoja
illative metsokannaa metsokannoi
inessive metsokanas metsokanois
elative metsokanast metsokanoist
allative metsokanalle metsokanoille
adessive metsokanal metsokanoil
ablative metsokanalt metsokanoilt
translative metsokanaks metsokanoiks
essive metsokananna, metsokannaan metsokanoinna, metsokannoin
exessive1) metsokanant metsokanoint
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

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307