jalohaukka

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Etymology

jalo (“noble”) +‎ haukka (“hawk”)

Noun

jalohaukka

1. A bird of prey of the taxonomic family Falconidae, which includes eleven genera of falcons, falconets and caracaras.
2. A bird of the genus Falco within the family Falconidae, which includes falcons, kestrels, hobbies, and the merlin.
3. In plural (jalohaukat) the family Falconidae or the genus Falco.

Declension

Declension of jalohaukka (Kotus type 9/kala)

	singular	plural
nominative	jalohaukka	jalohaukat
genitive	jalohaukan	jalohaukkojen jalohaukkainrare
partitive	jalohaukkaa	jalohaukkoja
accusative	jalohaukan	jalohaukat
inessive	jalohaukassa	jalohaukoissa
elative	jalohaukasta	jalohaukoista
illative	jalohaukkaan	jalohaukkoihin
adessive	jalohaukalla	jalohaukoilla
ablative	jalohaukalta	jalohaukoilta
allative	jalohaukalle	jalohaukoille
essive	jalohaukkana	jalohaukkoina
translative	jalohaukaksi	jalohaukoiksi
instructive	—	jalohaukoin
abessive	jalohaukatta	jalohaukoitta
comitative	—	jalohaukkoineen

Usage notes

To avoid the obvious possibility for confusion the genus Falco may also be called aitojalohaukat (“true falcons”). The other genera in the family Falconidae are called:

• aasianhaukkaset (“Microhierax - falconets”)
• kääpiöhaukat (“Polhierax - pygmy falcons”)
• pampahaukkaset (“Spiziapteryx - spot-winged falconets”)
• amerikanhaukkaset (“Micrastur - forest falcons”)
• nauruhaukat (“Herpetotheres - laughing falcons”)
• pikkukarakarat (“Milvago”)
• töyhtökarakarat (“Caracara”)
• etelänkarakarat (“Phalcoboenus”)
• naurukarakarat (“Ibycter”)
• mustakarakarat (“Daptrius”).

Derived terms

• hopeajalohaukka, Falco hypoleucos (grey falcon)
• intianjalohaukka, Falco jugger (laggar falcon)
• keikarijalohaukka, Falco femoralis (aplomado falcon)
• mustajalohaukka, Falco subniger (black falcon)
• pikkujalohaukka, Falco rufigularis (bat falcon)
• punajalohaukka, Falco deiroleucus (orange-breasted falcon)
• rotkojalohaukka, Falco fasciinucha (Taita falcon)
• ruskojalohaukka, Falco berigora (brown falcon)