rantakaura
Finnish
Etymology
ranta (“beach”) + kaura (“oat”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑntɑˌkɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈrɑn̪t̪ɑˌkɑu̯rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
- Syllabification(key): ran‧ta‧kau‧ra
Noun
rantakaura
- beachgrass, marram (grass of the genus Ammophila)
- beachgrass, marram, European beachgrass, European marram grass, Ammophila arenaria (coarse grass native to sandy beaches of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of rantakaura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rantakaura | rantakaurat | |
| genitive | rantakauran | rantakaurojen | |
| partitive | rantakauraa | rantakauroja | |
| illative | rantakauraan | rantakauroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rantakaura | rantakaurat | |
| accusative | nom. | rantakaura | rantakaurat |
| gen. | rantakauran | ||
| genitive | rantakauran | rantakaurojen rantakaurainrare | |
| partitive | rantakauraa | rantakauroja | |
| inessive | rantakaurassa | rantakauroissa | |
| elative | rantakaurasta | rantakauroista | |
| illative | rantakauraan | rantakauroihin | |
| adessive | rantakauralla | rantakauroilla | |
| ablative | rantakauralta | rantakauroilta | |
| allative | rantakauralle | rantakauroille | |
| essive | rantakaurana | rantakauroina | |
| translative | rantakauraksi | rantakauroiksi | |
| instructive | — | rantakauroin | |
| abessive | rantakauratta | rantakauroitta | |
| comitative | — | rantakauroineen | |
| Possessive forms of rantakaura (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | rantakaurani | rantakauramme |
| 2nd person | rantakaurasi | rantakauranne |
| 3rd person | rantakauransa | |