English
Etymology 1
Noun
inia
- plural of inion
Etymology 2
From the genus name.
Noun
inia (plural inias)
- (zoology) Any South American freshwater dolphin of genus (Inia), with a hairy snout.
References
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From taxonomic name Inia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiniɑ/, [ˈiniɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iniɑ
- Syllabification(key): i‧ni‧a
- Hyphenation(key): inia
Noun
inia
- inia (South American fresh water dolphin of the genus Inia)
Usage notes
- The genus was formerly regarded as consisting of only one species, but is now divided into four. The indidvidual species don't seem to have accepted Finnish common names as of May 2022.
Declension
| Inflection of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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inia
|
iniat
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| genitive
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inian
|
inioiden
inioitten
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| partitive
|
iniaa
|
inioita
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| illative
|
iniaan
|
inioihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
inia
|
iniat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
inia
|
iniat
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| gen.
|
inian
|
| genitive
|
inian
|
inioiden
inioitten
iniain rare
|
| partitive
|
iniaa
|
inioita
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| inessive
|
iniassa
|
inioissa
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| elative
|
iniasta
|
inioista
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| illative
|
iniaan
|
inioihin
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| adessive
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inialla
|
inioilla
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| ablative
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inialta
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inioilta
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| allative
|
inialle
|
inioille
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| essive
|
iniana
|
inioina
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| translative
|
iniaksi
|
inioiksi
|
| abessive
|
iniatta
|
inioitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
inioin
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| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
iniani
|
iniani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
iniani
|
iniani
|
| gen.
|
iniani
|
| genitive
|
iniani
|
inioideni
inioitteni
iniaini rare
|
| partitive
|
iniaani
|
inioitani
|
| inessive
|
iniassani
|
inioissani
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| elative
|
iniastani
|
inioistani
|
| illative
|
iniaani
|
inioihini
|
| adessive
|
iniallani
|
inioillani
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| ablative
|
inialtani
|
inioiltani
|
| allative
|
inialleni
|
inioilleni
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| essive
|
inianani
|
inioinani
|
| translative
|
iniakseni
|
inioikseni
|
| abessive
|
iniattani
|
inioittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inioineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
iniasi
|
iniasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
iniasi
|
iniasi
|
| gen.
|
iniasi
|
| genitive
|
iniasi
|
inioidesi
inioittesi
iniaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
iniaasi
|
inioitasi
|
| inessive
|
iniassasi
|
inioissasi
|
| elative
|
iniastasi
|
inioistasi
|
| illative
|
iniaasi
|
inioihisi
|
| adessive
|
iniallasi
|
inioillasi
|
| ablative
|
inialtasi
|
inioiltasi
|
| allative
|
iniallesi
|
inioillesi
|
| essive
|
inianasi
|
inioinasi
|
| translative
|
iniaksesi
|
inioiksesi
|
| abessive
|
iniattasi
|
inioittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inioinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
iniamme
|
iniamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
iniamme
|
iniamme
|
| gen.
|
iniamme
|
| genitive
|
iniamme
|
inioidemme
inioittemme
iniaimme rare
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| partitive
|
iniaamme
|
inioitamme
|
| inessive
|
iniassamme
|
inioissamme
|
| elative
|
iniastamme
|
inioistamme
|
| illative
|
iniaamme
|
inioihimme
|
| adessive
|
iniallamme
|
inioillamme
|
| ablative
|
inialtamme
|
inioiltamme
|
| allative
|
iniallemme
|
inioillemme
|
| essive
|
inianamme
|
inioinamme
|
| translative
|
iniaksemme
|
inioiksemme
|
| abessive
|
iniattamme
|
inioittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inioinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
inianne
|
inianne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
inianne
|
inianne
|
| gen.
|
inianne
|
| genitive
|
inianne
|
inioidenne
inioittenne
iniainne rare
|
| partitive
|
iniaanne
|
inioitanne
|
| inessive
|
iniassanne
|
inioissanne
|
| elative
|
iniastanne
|
inioistanne
|
| illative
|
iniaanne
|
inioihinne
|
| adessive
|
iniallanne
|
inioillanne
|
| ablative
|
inialtanne
|
inioiltanne
|
| allative
|
iniallenne
|
inioillenne
|
| essive
|
iniananne
|
inioinanne
|
| translative
|
iniaksenne
|
inioiksenne
|
| abessive
|
iniattanne
|
inioittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inioinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
iniansa
|
iniansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
iniansa
|
iniansa
|
| gen.
|
iniansa
|
| genitive
|
iniansa
|
inioidensa
inioittensa
iniainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
iniaansa
|
inioitaan
inioitansa
|
| inessive
|
iniassaan
iniassansa
|
inioissaan
inioissansa
|
| elative
|
iniastaan
iniastansa
|
inioistaan
inioistansa
|
| illative
|
iniaansa
|
inioihinsa
|
| adessive
|
iniallaan
iniallansa
|
inioillaan
inioillansa
|
| ablative
|
inialtaan
inialtansa
|
inioiltaan
inioiltansa
|
| allative
|
inialleen
iniallensa
|
inioilleen
inioillensa
|
| essive
|
inianaan
inianansa
|
inioinaan
inioinansa
|
| translative
|
iniakseen
iniaksensa
|
inioikseen
inioiksensa
|
| abessive
|
iniattaan
iniattansa
|
inioittaan
inioittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
inioineen
inioinensa
|
|
Synonyms
- amazonasinjokidelfiini (dated)
Italian
Etymology
From translingual Inia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.nja/
- Rhymes: -inja
- Hyphenation: ì‧nia
Noun
inia f (plural inie)
- Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
- Synonym: bonto
See also
Kikuyu
Etymology
Causative form of kũina (“to dance”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
inia (infinitive kũinia)
- (literally) to make someone dance
- to shake
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- gatuma kainagia mũrigwa
- kanyĩrĩ kainagio nĩ mwene
- mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ
References
- ^ “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.