chilendegu
Finnish
Etymology
Chilen (“of Chile”) + degu (“degu”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃi(ː)lenˌdeɡu/, [ˈʃi(ː)le̞nˌde̞ɡu]
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃi(ː)lenˌdeɡu/, [ˈt̪ʃi(ː)le̞nˌde̞ɡu]
Noun
chilendegu
- Bridges' degu, Octodon bridgesi (small rodent in the family Octodontidae found in southern Argentina and Chile)
- moon-toothed degu, Octodon lunatus
Usage notes
As the term chilendegu has actually been used of two different species, it may be advisable to use the synonym andiendegu of the species O. bridgesi.
Declension
| Inflection of chilendegu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chilendegu | chilendegut | |
| genitive | chilendegun | chilendegujen | |
| partitive | chilendegua | chilendeguja | |
| illative | chilendeguun | chilendeguihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | chilendegu | chilendegut | |
| accusative | nom. | chilendegu | chilendegut |
| gen. | chilendegun | ||
| genitive | chilendegun | chilendegujen | |
| partitive | chilendegua | chilendeguja | |
| inessive | chilendegussa | chilendeguissa | |
| elative | chilendegusta | chilendeguista | |
| illative | chilendeguun | chilendeguihin | |
| adessive | chilendegulla | chilendeguilla | |
| ablative | chilendegulta | chilendeguilta | |
| allative | chilendegulle | chilendeguille | |
| essive | chilendeguna | chilendeguina | |
| translative | chilendeguksi | chilendeguiksi | |
| instructive | — | chilendeguin | |
| abessive | chilendegutta | chilendeguitta | |
| comitative | — | chilendeguineen | |
| Possessive forms of chilendegu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | chilendeguni | chilendegumme |
| 2nd person | chilendegusi | chilendegunne |
| 3rd person | chilendegunsa | |
Synonyms
- (Octodon bridgesi): andiendegu