saiga

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See also: Saiga and saïga

English

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A saiga

Etymology

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From Russian сайга́ (sajgá), alternative form of сайга́к (sajgák), from Chagatai سایغاق (saiɣak, chamois).

Noun

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saiga (plural saigas)

  1. Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.
    Synonym: saiga antelope
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205:
      Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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< Russian сайга́ (sajgá)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sai‧ga

Noun

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saiga

  1. saiga (Saiga tatarica)

Declension

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Inflection of saiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative saiga saigat
genitive saigan saigojen
partitive saigaa saigoja
illative saigaan saigoihin
singular plural
nominative saiga saigat
accusative nom. saiga saigat
gen. saigan
genitive saigan saigojen
saigain rare
partitive saigaa saigoja
inessive saigassa saigoissa
elative saigasta saigoista
illative saigaan saigoihin
adessive saigalla saigoilla
ablative saigalta saigoilta
allative saigalle saigoille
essive saigana saigoina
translative saigaksi saigoiksi
abessive saigatta saigoitta
instructive saigoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of saiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saigani saigani
accusative nom. saigani saigani
gen. saigani
genitive saigani saigojeni
saigaini rare
partitive saigaani saigojani
inessive saigassani saigoissani
elative saigastani saigoistani
illative saigaani saigoihini
adessive saigallani saigoillani
ablative saigaltani saigoiltani
allative saigalleni saigoilleni
essive saiganani saigoinani
translative saigakseni saigoikseni
abessive saigattani saigoittani
instructive
comitative saigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saigasi saigasi
accusative nom. saigasi saigasi
gen. saigasi
genitive saigasi saigojesi
saigaisi rare
partitive saigaasi saigojasi
inessive saigassasi saigoissasi
elative saigastasi saigoistasi
illative saigaasi saigoihisi
adessive saigallasi saigoillasi
ablative saigaltasi saigoiltasi
allative saigallesi saigoillesi
essive saiganasi saigoinasi
translative saigaksesi saigoiksesi
abessive saigattasi saigoittasi
instructive
comitative saigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saigamme saigamme
accusative nom. saigamme saigamme
gen. saigamme
genitive saigamme saigojemme
saigaimme rare
partitive saigaamme saigojamme
inessive saigassamme saigoissamme
elative saigastamme saigoistamme
illative saigaamme saigoihimme
adessive saigallamme saigoillamme
ablative saigaltamme saigoiltamme
allative saigallemme saigoillemme
essive saiganamme saigoinamme
translative saigaksemme saigoiksemme
abessive saigattamme saigoittamme
instructive
comitative saigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saiganne saiganne
accusative nom. saiganne saiganne
gen. saiganne
genitive saiganne saigojenne
saigainne rare
partitive saigaanne saigojanne
inessive saigassanne saigoissanne
elative saigastanne saigoistanne
illative saigaanne saigoihinne
adessive saigallanne saigoillanne
ablative saigaltanne saigoiltanne
allative saigallenne saigoillenne
essive saigananne saigoinanne
translative saigaksenne saigoiksenne
abessive saigattanne saigoittanne
instructive
comitative saigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative saigansa saigansa
accusative nom. saigansa saigansa
gen. saigansa
genitive saigansa saigojensa
saigainsa rare
partitive saigaansa saigojaan
saigojansa
inessive saigassaan
saigassansa
saigoissaan
saigoissansa
elative saigastaan
saigastansa
saigoistaan
saigoistansa
illative saigaansa saigoihinsa
adessive saigallaan
saigallansa
saigoillaan
saigoillansa
ablative saigaltaan
saigaltansa
saigoiltaan
saigoiltansa
allative saigalleen
saigallensa
saigoilleen
saigoillensa
essive saiganaan
saiganansa
saigoinaan
saigoinansa
translative saigakseen
saigaksensa
saigoikseen
saigoiksensa
abessive saigattaan
saigattansa
saigoittaan
saigoittansa
instructive
comitative saigoineen
saigoinensa

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compounds

Italian

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Etymology

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From Russian сайга́ (sajgá).

Noun

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saiga f (plural saighe)

  1. saiga

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer, definite plural saigaene)

  1. saiga

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer or saigaar, definite plural saigaene or saigaane)

  1. saiga

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaj.ɡa/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡa]

  • Hyphenation: sai‧ga

Noun

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saiga f (plural saigas)

  1. saiga (Saiga tatarica, an antelope of Siberia)

Spanish

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Noun

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saiga m (plural saigas)

  1. saiga

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