oravannahka

Finnish

Etymology

Genitive of oravan (“squirrel's”) + nahka (“skin”)

Noun

oravannahka

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

Declension

Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation)

		singular	plural
nominative		oravannahka	oravannahat
accusative	nom.?	oravannahka	oravannahat
	gen.	oravannahan
genitive		oravannahan	oravannahkojen oravannahkainrare
partitive		oravannahkaa	oravannahkoja
inessive		oravannahassa	oravannahoissa
elative		oravannahasta	oravannahoista
illative		oravannahkaan	oravannahkoihin
adessive		oravannahalla	oravannahoilla
ablative		oravannahalta	oravannahoilta
allative		oravannahalleˣ	oravannahoilleˣ
essive		oravannahkana	oravannahkoina
translative		oravannahaksi	oravannahoiksi
instructive		—	oravannahoin
abessive		oravannahatta	oravannahoitta
comitative		—	oravannahkoineen

Usage notes

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") is "squirrel skin".

Derived terms

• oravannahkakauppa