beisa
English
Noun
beisa
- An antelope (Oryx beisa, East African oryx)
Finnish
Etymology
From English beisa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbei̯sɑ/, [ˈbe̞i̯s̠ɑ]
- Rhymes: -eisɑ
- Syllabification(key): bei‧sa
Noun
beisa
- gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (species of antelope native to southern Africa)
- beisa, East African oryx, Oryx beisa (species of antelope native to eastern Africa)
Usage notes
O. gazella and O. beisa were formerly regarded as one species. Both are still commonly called beisa / keihäsantilooppi in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of beisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | beisa | beisat | |
| genitive | beisan | beisojen | |
| partitive | beisaa | beisoja | |
| illative | beisaan | beisoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | beisa | beisat | |
| accusative | nom. | beisa | beisat |
| gen. | beisan | ||
| genitive | beisan | beisojen beisainrare | |
| partitive | beisaa | beisoja | |
| inessive | beisassa | beisoissa | |
| elative | beisasta | beisoista | |
| illative | beisaan | beisoihin | |
| adessive | beisalla | beisoilla | |
| ablative | beisalta | beisoilta | |
| allative | beisalle | beisoille | |
| essive | beisana | beisoina | |
| translative | beisaksi | beisoiksi | |
| instructive | — | beisoin | |
| abessive | beisatta | beisoitta | |
| comitative | — | beisoineen | |
| Possessive forms of beisa (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | beisani | beisamme |
| 2nd person | beisasi | beisanne |
| 3rd person | beisansa | |
Synonyms
- keihäsantilooppi
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
beisa (present tense beisar, past tense beisa, past participle beisa, passive infinitive beisast, present participle beisande, imperative beisa/beis)
- alternative form of beise