ristisorsa
Finnish
Etymology
risti (“cross”) + sorsa (“duck”); from the coloring of the common shelduck, which is the only shelduck species endemic to Finland
Noun
ristisorsa
- shelduck (any bird in the genus Tadorna)
- common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Declension
Inflection of ristisorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ristisorsa | ristisorsat | |
genitive | ristisorsan | ristisorsien | |
partitive | ristisorsaa | ristisorsia | |
illative | ristisorsaan | ristisorsiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ristisorsa | ristisorsat | |
accusative | nom. | ristisorsa | ristisorsat |
gen. | ristisorsan | ||
genitive | ristisorsan | ristisorsien ristisorsain rare | |
partitive | ristisorsaa | ristisorsia | |
inessive | ristisorsassa | ristisorsissa | |
elative | ristisorsasta | ristisorsista | |
illative | ristisorsaan | ristisorsiin | |
adessive | ristisorsalla | ristisorsilla | |
ablative | ristisorsalta | ristisorsilta | |
allative | ristisorsalle | ristisorsille | |
essive | ristisorsana | ristisorsina | |
translative | ristisorsaksi | ristisorsiksi | |
abessive | ristisorsatta | ristisorsitta | |
instructive | — | ristisorsin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |