voikala
Appearance
Finnish
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Etymology
[edit]voi (“butter”) + kala (“fish”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯ˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯ˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): voi‧ka‧la
- Hyphenation(key): voi‧kala
Noun
[edit]voikala
- butterfish (perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus)
Usage notes
[edit]The English term "butterfish" may refer to a number of distinct fish.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of voikala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | voikala | voikalat | |
| genitive | voikalan | voikalojen | |
| partitive | voikalaa | voikaloja | |
| illative | voikalaan | voikaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | voikala | voikalat | |
| accusative | nom. | voikala | voikalat |
| gen. | voikalan | ||
| genitive | voikalan | voikalojen voikalain rare | |
| partitive | voikalaa | voikaloja | |
| inessive | voikalassa | voikaloissa | |
| elative | voikalasta | voikaloista | |
| illative | voikalaan | voikaloihin | |
| adessive | voikalalla | voikaloilla | |
| ablative | voikalalta | voikaloilta | |
| allative | voikalalle | voikaloille | |
| essive | voikalana | voikaloina | |
| translative | voikalaksi | voikaloiksi | |
| abessive | voikalatta | voikaloitta | |
| instructive | — | voikaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||