lapasorsa
Finnish
Etymology
lapa (“blade; from the shape of its bill”) + sorsa (“duck”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑpɑˌsorsɑ/, [ˈlɑpɑˌs̠o̞rs̠ɑ]
- Rhymes: -orsɑ
- Syllabification(key): la‧pa‧sor‧sa
Noun
lapasorsa
- shoveler (any dabbling duck of the genus Spatula)
- northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Usage notes
- The genus Spatula also includes tavit (“teals”).
Declension
| Inflection of lapasorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lapasorsa | lapasorsat | |
| genitive | lapasorsan | lapasorsien | |
| partitive | lapasorsaa | lapasorsia | |
| illative | lapasorsaan | lapasorsiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lapasorsa | lapasorsat | |
| accusative | nom. | lapasorsa | lapasorsat |
| gen. | lapasorsan | ||
| genitive | lapasorsan | lapasorsien lapasorsainrare | |
| partitive | lapasorsaa | lapasorsia | |
| inessive | lapasorsassa | lapasorsissa | |
| elative | lapasorsasta | lapasorsista | |
| illative | lapasorsaan | lapasorsiin | |
| adessive | lapasorsalla | lapasorsilla | |
| ablative | lapasorsalta | lapasorsilta | |
| allative | lapasorsalle | lapasorsille | |
| essive | lapasorsana | lapasorsina | |
| translative | lapasorsaksi | lapasorsiksi | |
| instructive | — | lapasorsin | |
| abessive | lapasorsatta | lapasorsitta | |
| comitative | — | lapasorsineen | |
| Possessive forms of lapasorsa (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lapasorsani | lapasorsamme |
| 2nd person | lapasorsasi | lapasorsanne |
| 3rd person | lapasorsansa | |
Compounds
- argentiinanlapasorsa
- australianlapasorsa
- kapinlapasorsa