oravannahka

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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 oravannahkainrare
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
instructive		—	oravannahoin
abessive		oravannahatta	oravannahoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oravannahka (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkani oravannahkani accusative nom. oravannahkani oravannahkani gen. oravannahkani genitive oravannahkani oravannahkojeni oravannahkainirare 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 instructive — — abessive oravannahattani oravannahoittani comitative — oravannahkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkasi oravannahkasi accusative nom. oravannahkasi oravannahkasi gen. oravannahkasi genitive oravannahkasi oravannahkojesi oravannahkaisirare 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 instructive — — abessive oravannahattasi oravannahoittasi comitative — oravannahkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkamme oravannahkamme accusative nom. oravannahkamme oravannahkamme gen. oravannahkamme genitive oravannahkamme oravannahkojemme oravannahkaimmerare 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 instructive — — abessive oravannahattamme oravannahoittamme comitative — oravannahkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkanne oravannahkanne accusative nom. oravannahkanne oravannahkanne gen. oravannahkanne genitive oravannahkanne oravannahkojenne oravannahkainnerare 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 instructive — — abessive oravannahattanne oravannahoittanne comitative — oravannahkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oravannahkansa oravannahkansa accusative nom. oravannahkansa oravannahkansa gen. oravannahkansa genitive oravannahkansa oravannahkojensa oravannahkainsarare 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 instructive — — abessive oravannahattaan oravannahattansa oravannahoittaan oravannahoittansa comitative — oravannahkoineen oravannahkoinensa

Derived terms

• oravannahkakauppa