jalohaukka

Finnish

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

Inflection of jalohaukka (Kotus type 9/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative		jalohaukka	jalohaukat
genitive		jalohaukan	jalohaukkojen
partitive		jalohaukkaa	jalohaukkoja
illative		jalohaukkaan	jalohaukkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jalohaukka	jalohaukat
accusative	nom.	jalohaukka	jalohaukat
	gen.	jalohaukan
genitive		jalohaukan	jalohaukkojen jalohaukkainrare
partitive		jalohaukkaa	jalohaukkoja
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 (“Polihierax - 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)