jalohaukka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
jalo (“noble”) + haukka (“hawk”)
Noun[edit]
jalohaukka
- A bird of prey of the taxonomic family Falconidae, which includes eleven genera of falcons, falconets and caracaras.
- A bird of the genus Falco within the family Falconidae, which includes falcons, kestrels, hobbies, and the merlin.
- In plural (jalohaukat) the family Falconidae or the genus Falco.
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalohaukka | jalohaukat | |
| accusative | zero? | jalohaukka | jalohaukat |
| normal | jalohaukan | ||
| genitive | jalohaukan | jalohaukkojen jalohaukkainrare |
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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)
