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oravannahka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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oravan (squirrel's) +‎ nahka (skin)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝nˌnɑ̝xkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ra‧van‧nah‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): oravan‧nahka

Noun

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oravannahka

  1. squirrel fur
  2. (colloquial) money
  3. (heraldry) vair

Usage notes

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Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (money) was "squirrel skin".

Declension

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Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative oravannahka oravannahat
genitive oravannahan oravannahkojen
partitive oravannahkaa oravannahkoja
illative oravannahkaan oravannahkoihin
singular plural
nominative oravannahka oravannahat
accusative nom. oravannahka oravannahat
gen. oravannahan
genitive oravannahan oravannahkojen
oravannahkain rare
partitive oravannahkaa oravannahkoja
inessive oravannahassa oravannahoissa
elative oravannahasta oravannahoista
illative oravannahkaan oravannahkoihin
adessive oravannahalla oravannahoilla
ablative oravannahalta oravannahoilta
allative oravannahalle oravannahoille
essive oravannahkana oravannahkoina
translative oravannahaksi oravannahoiksi
abessive oravannahatta oravannahoitta
instructive oravannahoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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