huuhkaja
Finnish
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Karelian huuhkaja and Estonian huuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuːhkɑjɑ/, [ˈhuːxkɑjɑ]
- Rhymes: -uːhkɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): huuh‧ka‧ja
Noun
huuhkaja
- eagle owl (Old World owl of the genus Bubo)
- horned owl (New World owl of the genus Bubo)
- Eurasian eagle-owl, eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
- (in the plural, usually capitalized) A nickname of the Finnish national soccer team - see Huuhkajat.
Declension
| Inflection of huuhkaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | huuhkaja | huuhkajat | |
| genitive | huuhkajan | huuhkajien | |
| partitive | huuhkajaa | huuhkajia | |
| illative | huuhkajaan | huuhkajiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | huuhkaja | huuhkajat | |
| accusative | nom. | huuhkaja | huuhkajat |
| gen. | huuhkajan | ||
| genitive | huuhkajan | huuhkajien huuhkajainrare | |
| partitive | huuhkajaa | huuhkajia | |
| inessive | huuhkajassa | huuhkajissa | |
| elative | huuhkajasta | huuhkajista | |
| illative | huuhkajaan | huuhkajiin | |
| adessive | huuhkajalla | huuhkajilla | |
| ablative | huuhkajalta | huuhkajilta | |
| allative | huuhkajalle | huuhkajille | |
| essive | huuhkajana | huuhkajina | |
| translative | huuhkajaksi | huuhkajiksi | |
| instructive | — | huuhkajin | |
| abessive | huuhkajatta | huuhkajitta | |
| comitative | — | huuhkajineen | |
| Possessive forms of huuhkaja (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | huuhkajani | huuhkajamme |
| 2nd person | huuhkajasi | huuhkajanne |
| 3rd person | huuhkajansa | |
Synonyms
- (Bubo bubo): huuhkain
Derived terms
- aavikkohuuhkaja (“Bubo ascalaphus, desert eagle owl”)
- afrikanhuuhkaja (“Bubo capensis, Cape eagle owl”)
- amerikanhuuhkaja (“Bubo virginianus, great horned owl”)
- filippiinienhuuhkaja (“Bubo philippensis, Philippine eagle owl”)
- harmaahuuhkaja (“Bubo coromandus, dusky eagle owl”)
- hyönteishuuhkaja (“Bubo leucostictus, Akun eagle owl”)
- intianhuuhkaja (“Bubo nipalensis, spot-bellied eagle owl”)
- kalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa zeylonensis (syn. Bubo zeylonensis), brown fish owl; fish owl (as group)”)
- pikkuraitahuuhkaja (“Bubo poensis, Fraser’s eagle owl”)
- raitahuuhkaja (“Bubo shelleyi, Shelley’s eagle owl”)
- savannihuuhkaja (“Bubo lacteus, Verreaux’s eagle owl”)
- sundanhuuhkaja (“Bubo sumatranus, barred eagle owl”)
- sundankalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa ketupu (syn. Bubo ketupu), buffy fish owl”)
- tuhkahuuhkaja (“Bubo cinerascens, greyish eagle owl”)
- täplähuuhkaja (“Bubo africanus, spotted eagle owl”)
- usambaranhuuhkaja (“Bubo vosseleri, Usambara eagle owl”)
- vuorikalahuuhkaja (“Ketupa flavipes (syn. Bubo flavipes), tawny fish owl”)
- äyriäishuuhkaja (“Bubo blakistoni (syn. Ketupa blakistoni, Blakiston’s fish owl”)