seepra

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːprɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ːprɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːprɑ
• Syllabification^(key): seep‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): seep‧ra

Noun

seepra

1. zebra (any of the three species of zebra - Equus grevyi, E. quagga and E. zebra - all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.)

Declension

Inflection of seepra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		seepra	seeprat
genitive		seepran	seeprojen
partitive		seepraa	seeproja
illative		seepraan	seeproihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seepra	seeprat
accusative	nom.	seepra	seeprat
	gen.	seepran
genitive		seepran	seeprojen seeprain rare
partitive		seepraa	seeproja
inessive		seeprassa	seeproissa
elative		seeprasta	seeproista
illative		seepraan	seeproihin
adessive		seepralla	seeproilla
ablative		seepralta	seeproilta
allative		seepralle	seeproille
essive		seeprana	seeproina
translative		seepraksi	seeproiksi
abessive		seepratta	seeproitta
instructive		—	seeproin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seepra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seeprani seeprani accusative nom. seeprani seeprani gen. seeprani genitive seeprani seeprojeni seepraini rare partitive seepraani seeprojani inessive seeprassani seeproissani elative seeprastani seeproistani illative seepraani seeproihini adessive seeprallani seeproillani ablative seepraltani seeproiltani allative seepralleni seeproilleni essive seepranani seeproinani translative seeprakseni seeproikseni abessive seeprattani seeproittani instructive — — comitative — seeproineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seeprasi seeprasi accusative nom. seeprasi seeprasi gen. seeprasi genitive seeprasi seeprojesi seepraisi rare partitive seepraasi seeprojasi inessive seeprassasi seeproissasi elative seeprastasi seeproistasi illative seepraasi seeproihisi adessive seeprallasi seeproillasi ablative seepraltasi seeproiltasi allative seeprallesi seeproillesi essive seepranasi seeproinasi translative seepraksesi seeproiksesi abessive seeprattasi seeproittasi instructive — — comitative — seeproinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seepramme seepramme accusative nom. seepramme seepramme gen. seepramme genitive seepramme seeprojemme seepraimme rare partitive seepraamme seeprojamme inessive seeprassamme seeproissamme elative seeprastamme seeproistamme illative seepraamme seeproihimme adessive seeprallamme seeproillamme ablative seepraltamme seeproiltamme allative seeprallemme seeproillemme essive seepranamme seeproinamme translative seepraksemme seeproiksemme abessive seeprattamme seeproittamme instructive — — comitative — seeproinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seepranne seepranne accusative nom. seepranne seepranne gen. seepranne genitive seepranne seeprojenne seeprainne rare partitive seepraanne seeprojanne inessive seeprassanne seeproissanne elative seeprastanne seeproistanne illative seepraanne seeproihinne adessive seeprallanne seeproillanne ablative seepraltanne seeproiltanne allative seeprallenne seeproillenne essive seeprananne seeproinanne translative seepraksenne seeproiksenne abessive seeprattanne seeproittanne instructive — — comitative — seeproinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative seepransa seepransa accusative nom. seepransa seepransa gen. seepransa genitive seepransa seeprojensa seeprainsa rare partitive seepraansa seeprojaan seeprojansa inessive seeprassaan seeprassansa seeproissaan seeproissansa elative seeprastaan seeprastansa seeproistaan seeproistansa illative seepraansa seeproihinsa adessive seeprallaan seeprallansa seeproillaan seeproillansa ablative seepraltaan seepraltansa seeproiltaan seeproiltansa allative seepralleen seeprallensa seeproilleen seeproillensa essive seepranaan seepranansa seeproinaan seeproinansa translative seeprakseen seepraksensa seeproikseen seeproiksensa abessive seeprattaan seeprattansa seeproittaan seeproittansa instructive — — comitative — seeproineen seeproinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aroseepra
• böhminseepra
• damaranseepra
• etelänseepra
• grevynseepra
• isoseepra
• kuningasseepra
• savanniseepra
• seeprahai
• seeprahiiri
• seeprahyppijä
• seeprakakku
• seeprakala
• seeprakirjoahven
• seeprakotiloahven
• seepraluhtakana
• seepramaija
• seepramakrilli
• seepramalawinahven
• seepramangusti
• seepramanikki
• seepramyrkkyluikero
• seepranuolikko
• seepranuolimonni
• seeprapallokala
• seeprapeippo
• seeprapleko
• seeprapreussinahven
• seepraraidoitus
• seepraraita
• seeprasarvihai
• seeprasiipisimppu
• seeprasimpukka
• seepravuokkokala
• seepravälskäri
• vuoriseepra

Further reading

• “seepra”, 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 3 July 2023