teeri
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tetri. Cognate with Estonian teder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tee‧ri
- IPA(key): [ˈteːri]
Noun
teeri
- black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, formerly Tetrao tetrix
Usage notes
The British have specific words for male and female of this bird:
- koirasteeri = blackcock, heath cock (male)
- naarasteeri = grey hen, heath hen (female)
Declension
| Inflection of teeri (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teeri | teeret | |
| genitive | teeren | teerten teerien | |
| partitive | teertä | teeriä | |
| illative | teereen | teeriin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | teeri | teeret | |
| accusative | nom. | teeri | teeret |
| gen. | teeren | ||
| genitive | teeren | teerten teerien | |
| partitive | teertä | teeriä | |
| inessive | teeressä | teerissä | |
| elative | teerestä | teeristä | |
| illative | teereen | teeriin | |
| adessive | teerellä | teerillä | |
| ablative | teereltä | teeriltä | |
| allative | teerelle | teerille | |
| essive | teerenä | teerinä | |
| translative | teereksi | teeriksi | |
| instructive | — | teerin | |
| abessive | teerettä | teerittä | |
| comitative | — | teerineen | |
Anagrams
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