kvokka
Finnish
Etymology
Adapted to Finnish spelling rules from English quokka; pronunciation is roughly the same.
Noun
kvokka
- quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
Usage notes
The term kvokka is a new one proposed by a committee aiming to limit the current confusion in the Finnish names of mammals.
Declension
| Inflection of kvokka (Kotus type 10/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kvokka | kvokat | |
| genitive | kvokan | kvokkien | |
| partitive | kvokkaa | kvokkia | |
| illative | kvokkaan | kvokkiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kvokka | kvokat | |
| accusative | nom. | kvokka | kvokat |
| gen. | kvokan | ||
| genitive | kvokan | kvokkien kvokkainrare | |
| partitive | kvokkaa | kvokkia | |
| inessive | kvokassa | kvokissa | |
| elative | kvokasta | kvokista | |
| illative | kvokkaan | kvokkiin | |
| adessive | kvokalla | kvokilla | |
| ablative | kvokalta | kvokilta | |
| allative | kvokalle | kvokille | |
| essive | kvokkana | kvokkina | |
| translative | kvokaksi | kvokiksi | |
| instructive | — | kvokin | |
| abessive | kvokatta | kvokitta | |
| comitative | — | kvokkineen | |
Synonyms
- lyhythäntäkenguru