oravannahka

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

oravannahka

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

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”) was "squirrel skin".

Declension

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)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkani oravannahkani accusative nom. oravannahkani oravannahkani gen. oravannahkani genitive oravannahkani oravannahkojeni oravannahkaini rare partitive oravannahkaani oravannahkojani inessive oravannahassani oravannahoissani elative oravannahastani oravannahoistani illative oravannahkaani oravannahkoihini adessive oravannahallani oravannahoillani ablative oravannahaltani oravannahoiltani allative oravannahalleni oravannahoilleni essive oravannahkanani oravannahkoinani translative oravannahakseni oravannahoikseni abessive oravannahattani oravannahoittani instructive — — comitative — oravannahkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkasi oravannahkasi accusative nom. oravannahkasi oravannahkasi gen. oravannahkasi genitive oravannahkasi oravannahkojesi oravannahkaisi rare partitive oravannahkaasi oravannahkojasi inessive oravannahassasi oravannahoissasi elative oravannahastasi oravannahoistasi illative oravannahkaasi oravannahkoihisi adessive oravannahallasi oravannahoillasi ablative oravannahaltasi oravannahoiltasi allative oravannahallesi oravannahoillesi essive oravannahkanasi oravannahkoinasi translative oravannahaksesi oravannahoiksesi abessive oravannahattasi oravannahoittasi instructive — — comitative — oravannahkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkamme oravannahkamme accusative nom. oravannahkamme oravannahkamme gen. oravannahkamme genitive oravannahkamme oravannahkojemme oravannahkaimme rare partitive oravannahkaamme oravannahkojamme inessive oravannahassamme oravannahoissamme elative oravannahastamme oravannahoistamme illative oravannahkaamme oravannahkoihimme adessive oravannahallamme oravannahoillamme ablative oravannahaltamme oravannahoiltamme allative oravannahallemme oravannahoillemme essive oravannahkanamme oravannahkoinamme translative oravannahaksemme oravannahoiksemme abessive oravannahattamme oravannahoittamme instructive — — comitative — oravannahkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkanne oravannahkanne accusative nom. oravannahkanne oravannahkanne gen. oravannahkanne genitive oravannahkanne oravannahkojenne oravannahkainne rare partitive oravannahkaanne oravannahkojanne inessive oravannahassanne oravannahoissanne elative oravannahastanne oravannahoistanne illative oravannahkaanne oravannahkoihinne adessive oravannahallanne oravannahoillanne ablative oravannahaltanne oravannahoiltanne allative oravannahallenne oravannahoillenne essive oravannahkananne oravannahkoinanne translative oravannahaksenne oravannahoiksenne abessive oravannahattanne oravannahoittanne instructive — — comitative — oravannahkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkansa oravannahkansa accusative nom. oravannahkansa oravannahkansa gen. oravannahkansa genitive oravannahkansa oravannahkojensa oravannahkainsa rare partitive oravannahkaansa oravannahkojaan oravannahkojansa inessive oravannahassaan oravannahassansa oravannahoissaan oravannahoissansa elative oravannahastaan oravannahastansa oravannahoistaan oravannahoistansa illative oravannahkaansa oravannahkoihinsa adessive oravannahallaan oravannahallansa oravannahoillaan oravannahoillansa ablative oravannahaltaan oravannahaltansa oravannahoiltaan oravannahoiltansa allative oravannahalleen oravannahallensa oravannahoilleen oravannahoillensa essive oravannahkanaan oravannahkanansa oravannahkoinaan oravannahkoinansa translative oravannahakseen oravannahaksensa oravannahoikseen oravannahoiksensa abessive oravannahattaan oravannahattansa oravannahoittaan oravannahoittansa instructive — — comitative — oravannahkoineen oravannahkoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• oravannahkakauppa

Further reading

• “oravannahka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03