oravannahka
Finnish
Etymology
Genitive of oravan (“squirrel's”) + nahka (“skin”).
Noun
oravannahka
- A squirrel fur.
- (colloquial) money.
- (heraldry) vair
Usage notes
Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha ("money") is "squirrel skin".
Declension
| Inflection of oravannahka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oravannahka | oravannahat | |
| genitive | oravannahan | oravannahkojen | |
| partitive | oravannahkaa | oravannahkoja | |
| illative | oravannahkaan | oravannahkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | oravannahka | oravannahat | |
| accusative | nom. | oravannahka | oravannahat |
| gen. | oravannahan | ||
| genitive | oravannahan | oravannahkojen oravannahkainrare | |
| partitive | oravannahkaa | oravannahkoja | |
| inessive | oravannahassa | oravannahoissa | |
| elative | oravannahasta | oravannahoista | |
| illative | oravannahkaan | oravannahkoihin | |
| adessive | oravannahalla | oravannahoilla | |
| ablative | oravannahalta | oravannahoilta | |
| allative | oravannahalle | oravannahoille | |
| essive | oravannahkana | oravannahkoina | |
| translative | oravannahaksi | oravannahoiksi | |
| instructive | — | oravannahoin | |
| abessive | oravannahatta | oravannahoitta | |
| comitative | — | oravannahkoineen | |
Derived terms
- oravannahkakauppa