jalopeura

See also: Jalopeura

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of jalo (noble, i.e., king of the beasts) + peura (deer; in a primitive sense, any beast of the forest); one of the many words first known to have been written down by Michael Agricola when translating the New Testament to Finnish in 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑloˌpeu̯rɑ/, [ˈjɑlo̞ˌpe̞u̯rɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lo‧peu‧ra

Noun

jalopeura

  1. (archaic, biblical) lion

Declension

Inflection of jalopeura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative jalopeura jalopeurat
genitive jalopeuran jalopeurojen
partitive jalopeuraa jalopeuroja
illative jalopeuraan jalopeuroihin
singular plural
nominative jalopeura jalopeurat
accusative nom. jalopeura jalopeurat
gen. jalopeuran
genitive jalopeuran jalopeurojen
jalopeurainrare
partitive jalopeuraa jalopeuroja
inessive jalopeurassa jalopeuroissa
elative jalopeurasta jalopeuroista
illative jalopeuraan jalopeuroihin
adessive jalopeuralla jalopeuroilla
ablative jalopeuralta jalopeuroilta
allative jalopeuralle jalopeuroille
essive jalopeurana jalopeuroina
translative jalopeuraksi jalopeuroiksi
instructive jalopeuroin
abessive jalopeuratta jalopeuroitta
comitative jalopeuroineen

Synonyms

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