huuhkaja
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Karelian huuhkaja and Estonian huuk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huuhkaja
- eagle owl (Old World owl of the genus Bubo)
- horned owl (New World owl of the genus Bubo)
- Eurasian eagle-owl, eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
- (in the plural, usually capitalized) A nickname of the Finnish national soccer team - see Huuhkajat.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of huuhkaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | huuhkaja | huuhkajat | ||
genitive | huuhkajan | huuhkajien | ||
partitive | huuhkajaa | huuhkajia | ||
illative | huuhkajaan | huuhkajiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | huuhkaja | huuhkajat | ||
accusative | nom. | huuhkaja | huuhkajat | |
gen. | huuhkajan | |||
genitive | huuhkajan | huuhkajien huuhkajainrare | ||
partitive | huuhkajaa | huuhkajia | ||
inessive | huuhkajassa | huuhkajissa | ||
elative | huuhkajasta | huuhkajista | ||
illative | huuhkajaan | huuhkajiin | ||
adessive | huuhkajalla | huuhkajilla | ||
ablative | huuhkajalta | huuhkajilta | ||
allative | huuhkajalle | huuhkajille | ||
essive | huuhkajana | huuhkajina | ||
translative | huuhkajaksi | huuhkajiksi | ||
instructive | — | huuhkajin | ||
abessive | huuhkajatta | huuhkajitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (Bubo bubo): huuhkain
Derived terms[edit]
- aavikkohuuhkaja (“Bubo ascalaphus, desert eagle owl”)
- afrikanhuuhkaja (“Bubo capensis, Cape eagle owl”)
- amerikanhuuhkaja (“Bubo virginianus, great horned owl”)
- filippiinienhuuhkaja (“Bubo philippensis, Philippine eagle owl”)
- harmaahuuhkaja (“Bubo coromandus, dusky eagle owl”)
- hyönteishuuhkaja (“Bubo leucostictus, Akun eagle owl”)
- intianhuuhkaja (“Bubo nipalensis, spot-bellied eagle owl”)
- kalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa zeylonensis (syn. Bubo zeylonensis), brown fish owl; fish owl (as group)”)
- pikkuraitahuuhkaja (“Bubo poensis, Fraser’s eagle owl”)
- raitahuuhkaja (“Bubo shelleyi, Shelley’s eagle owl”)
- savannihuuhkaja (“Bubo lacteus, Verreaux’s eagle owl”)
- sundanhuuhkaja (“Bubo sumatranus, barred eagle owl”)
- sundankalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa ketupu (syn. Bubo ketupu), buffy fish owl”)
- tuhkahuuhkaja (“Bubo cinerascens, greyish eagle owl”)
- täplähuuhkaja (“Bubo africanus, spotted eagle owl”)
- usambaranhuuhkaja (“Bubo vosseleri, Usambara eagle owl”)
- vuorikalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa flavipes (syn. Bubo flavipes), tawny fish owl”)
- äyriäishuuhkaja (“Bubo blakistoni (syn. Ketupa blakistoni, Blakiston’s fish owl”)
Further reading[edit]
- "huuhkaja" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).