tuatara
English
A tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori tuatara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/
- Hyphenation: tu‧a‧ta‧ra
Noun
tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)
- A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.
Translations
reptile
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See also
- Sphenodon
Further reading
tuatara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
From Maori tuatara, probably via English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈt̪uɑˌt̪ɑrɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
- Syllabification(key): tu‧a‧ta‧ra
Noun
tuatara
- tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
- Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).
Declension
| Inflection of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | |
| genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen | |
| partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | |
| illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tuatara | tuatarat | |
| accusative | nom. | tuatara | tuatarat |
| gen. | tuataran | ||
| genitive | tuataran | tuatarojen tuatarainrare | |
| partitive | tuataraa | tuataroja | |
| inessive | tuatarassa | tuataroissa | |
| elative | tuatarasta | tuataroista | |
| illative | tuataraan | tuataroihin | |
| adessive | tuataralla | tuataroilla | |
| ablative | tuataralta | tuataroilta | |
| allative | tuataralle | tuataroille | |
| essive | tuatarana | tuataroina | |
| translative | tuataraksi | tuataroiksi | |
| instructive | — | tuataroin | |
| abessive | tuataratta | tuataroitta | |
| comitative | — | tuataroineen | |
| Possessive forms of tuatara (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tuatarani | tuataramme |
| 2nd person | tuatarasi | tuataranne |
| 3rd person | tuataransa | |
Maori
Etymology
Said to be from tua (“on the back”) + tara (“spine”).
Noun
tuatara
- tuatara