mustekala

Finnish

Etymology

muste (“ink”) +‎ kala (“fish”), calque of Swedish bläckfisk (“octopus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmusteˣˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈmus̠te̞k̚ˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mus‧te‧ka‧la

Noun

mustekala

1. Any of the coleoid species, which form the taxonomic subclass Coleoidea; including e.g.octopus, squid (calamari), cuttlefish.
2. bungee (elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end)
3. British Bulldog, octopus tag (children's game in which on every turn players run from one end of a the playfield to another, with an in-field player tagging players which then become stationary taggers themselves)

   Synonym: kuka pelkää mustaa miestä

Usage notes

“Inkfish” usually denotes “cuttlefish” in English, whereas its Finnish calque mustekala refers to any animal in the subclass Coleoidea, within which the Sepiida are an order. These terms are thus false friends.

Declension

Inflection of mustekala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mustekala	mustekalat
genitive		mustekalan	mustekalojen
partitive		mustekalaa	mustekaloja
illative		mustekalaan	mustekaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mustekala	mustekalat
accusative	nom.	mustekala	mustekalat
	gen.	mustekalan
genitive		mustekalan	mustekalojen mustekalainrare
partitive		mustekalaa	mustekaloja
inessive		mustekalassa	mustekaloissa
elative		mustekalasta	mustekaloista
illative		mustekalaan	mustekaloihin
adessive		mustekalalla	mustekaloilla
ablative		mustekalalta	mustekaloilta
allative		mustekalalle	mustekaloille
essive		mustekalana	mustekaloina
translative		mustekalaksi	mustekaloiksi
abessive		mustekalatta	mustekaloitta
instructive		—	mustekaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mustekala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustekalani mustekalani accusative nom. mustekalani mustekalani gen. mustekalani genitive mustekalani mustekalojeni mustekalainirare partitive mustekalaani mustekalojani inessive mustekalassani mustekaloissani elative mustekalastani mustekaloistani illative mustekalaani mustekaloihini adessive mustekalallani mustekaloillani ablative mustekalaltani mustekaloiltani allative mustekalalleni mustekaloilleni essive mustekalanani mustekaloinani translative mustekalakseni mustekaloikseni abessive mustekalattani mustekaloittani instructive — — comitative — mustekaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustekalasi mustekalasi accusative nom. mustekalasi mustekalasi gen. mustekalasi genitive mustekalasi mustekalojesi mustekalaisirare partitive mustekalaasi mustekalojasi inessive mustekalassasi mustekaloissasi elative mustekalastasi mustekaloistasi illative mustekalaasi mustekaloihisi adessive mustekalallasi mustekaloillasi ablative mustekalaltasi mustekaloiltasi allative mustekalallesi mustekaloillesi essive mustekalanasi mustekaloinasi translative mustekalaksesi mustekaloiksesi abessive mustekalattasi mustekaloittasi instructive — — comitative — mustekaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustekalamme mustekalamme accusative nom. mustekalamme mustekalamme gen. mustekalamme genitive mustekalamme mustekalojemme mustekalaimmerare partitive mustekalaamme mustekalojamme inessive mustekalassamme mustekaloissamme elative mustekalastamme mustekaloistamme illative mustekalaamme mustekaloihimme adessive mustekalallamme mustekaloillamme ablative mustekalaltamme mustekaloiltamme allative mustekalallemme mustekaloillemme essive mustekalanamme mustekaloinamme translative mustekalaksemme mustekaloiksemme abessive mustekalattamme mustekaloittamme instructive — — comitative — mustekaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustekalanne mustekalanne accusative nom. mustekalanne mustekalanne gen. mustekalanne genitive mustekalanne mustekalojenne mustekalainnerare partitive mustekalaanne mustekalojanne inessive mustekalassanne mustekaloissanne elative mustekalastanne mustekaloistanne illative mustekalaanne mustekaloihinne adessive mustekalallanne mustekaloillanne ablative mustekalaltanne mustekaloiltanne allative mustekalallenne mustekaloillenne essive mustekalananne mustekaloinanne translative mustekalaksenne mustekaloiksenne abessive mustekalattanne mustekaloittanne instructive — — comitative — mustekaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mustekalansa mustekalansa accusative nom. mustekalansa mustekalansa gen. mustekalansa genitive mustekalansa mustekalojensa mustekalainsarare partitive mustekalaansa mustekalojaan mustekalojansa inessive mustekalassaan mustekalassansa mustekaloissaan mustekaloissansa elative mustekalastaan mustekalastansa mustekaloistaan mustekaloistansa illative mustekalaansa mustekaloihinsa adessive mustekalallaan mustekalallansa mustekaloillaan mustekaloillansa ablative mustekalaltaan mustekalaltansa mustekaloiltaan mustekaloiltansa allative mustekalalleen mustekalallensa mustekaloilleen mustekaloillensa essive mustekalanaan mustekalanansa mustekaloinaan mustekaloinansa translative mustekalakseen mustekalaksensa mustekaloikseen mustekaloiksensa abessive mustekalattaan mustekalattansa mustekaloittaan mustekaloittansa instructive — — comitative — mustekaloineen mustekaloinensa

Synonyms

• (cephalopod): pääjalkainen
• (elastic strap): kiinnikeremmi, kumiköysi

Hyponyms

• postitorvi (Spirulida)
• pikkuseepia (Sepiolida)
• seepia (Sepiida)
• kalmari (Teuthida)
• tursas (Octopoda)
• vampyyritursas (Vampyromorphida)

See also

• kalmari

Further reading

• “mustekala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• astekulma, kulma-aste, lukemasta