koira

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koira, from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *kojera, from Proto-Uralic *koj(e)- (“male, man”). Finnish koiras from the same origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯rɑ/
  • Rhymes: -oirɑ
  • Hyphenation: koi‧ra

Noun

koira

  1. dog
  2. dog paddle (swimming stroke)
  3. (military slang) military police

Declension

Inflection of koira (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative koira koirat
genitive koiran koirien
partitive koiraa koiria
illative koiraan koiriin
singular plural
nominative koira koirat
accusative nom. koira koirat
gen. koiran
genitive koiran koirien
koirainrare
partitive koiraa koiria
inessive koirassa koirissa
elative koirasta koirista
illative koiraan koiriin
adessive koiralla koirilla
ablative koiralta koirilta
allative koiralle koirille
essive koirana koirina
translative koiraksi koiriksi
instructive — koirin
abessive koiratta koiritta
comitative — koirineen

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • koiramainen
  • koiruus
  • se koira älähtää, johon kalikka kalahtaa (it's the dog that gets hit that yelps) refers to the belief that the person protesting loudest is likely to be guilty; used similarly to English the lady doth protest too much

See also

Anagrams

Karelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koira, from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *kojera, from Proto-Uralic base *koj(e)- (“male, human”).

Noun

koira (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. dog

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koira, from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *kojera, from Proto-Uralic base *koj(e)- (“male, human”).

Noun

koira (genitive koiraa, partitive koiraa)

  1. dog

Inflection

Declension of koira
singular plural
nominative koira koirad
genitive koiraa koirõje
partitive koiraa koirõit
illative koiraa koirõisõ
inessive koiraz koirõiz
elative koirass koirõiss
allative koiralõ koirõilõ
adessive koirall koirõil
ablative koiralt koirõlt
translative koirassi koirõissi
essive koirana koirõina
comitative koiraka koirõika
terminative koiralõssa koirõilõssa

References

  • "koira" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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