laika
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Russian ла́йка (lájka, “laika”, literally “barker”).
Noun[edit]
laika (plural laikas)
- A type of hunting dog from Russia.
- 1957, The New Yorker, volume 33, page 54:
- Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule. Do you think a dachshund would have been a wiser choice?
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 287:
- Indeed, they have been hybridising for a very long time, as is evidenced by the laika, a wolf-like dog that even today accompanies various Siberian peoples.
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Translations[edit]
hunting dog from Russia
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Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
laika (accusative singular laikan, plural laikaj, accusative plural laikajn)
Finnish[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
laika
Declension[edit]
Inflection of laika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | laika | laikat | ||
genitive | laikan | laikojen | ||
partitive | laikaa | laikoja | ||
illative | laikaan | laikoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | laika | laikat | ||
accusative | nom. | laika | laikat | |
gen. | laikan | |||
genitive | laikan | laikojen laikainrare | ||
partitive | laikaa | laikoja | ||
inessive | laikassa | laikoissa | ||
elative | laikasta | laikoista | ||
illative | laikaan | laikoihin | ||
adessive | laikalla | laikoilla | ||
ablative | laikalta | laikoilta | ||
allative | laikalle | laikoille | ||
essive | laikana | laikoina | ||
translative | laikaksi | laikoiksi | ||
abessive | laikatta | laikoitta | ||
instructive | — | laikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Latvian[edit]
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laika m
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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laika
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
laika m (plural laikas)
- Laika (dog breed)
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