Finnish
Etymology
kirkon (“of church”) + rotta (“rat”); identical in formation to Swedish kyrkråtta, so probably a calque in one direction or another
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirkonˌrotːɑ/, [ˈk̟irko̞nˌro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -otːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kir‧kon‧rot‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): kirkon‧rotta
Noun
kirkonrotta
- A children's game; variant of hide and seek that has a "home base" the seeker must return to in order to tag players, but if any hiding players reach the home base first, they are considered safe; often caught players can also be rescued by any such players.
- churchmouse, church mouse (very poor person, chiefly in similes)
köyhä kuin kirkonrotta- poor as a church mouse
Declension
| Inflection of kirkonrotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrotta
|
kirkonrotat
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrotan
|
kirkonrottien
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaa
|
kirkonrottia
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaan
|
kirkonrottiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrotta
|
kirkonrotat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrotta
|
kirkonrotat
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrotan
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrotan
|
kirkonrottien
kirkonrottain rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaa
|
kirkonrottia
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassa
|
kirkonrotissa
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotasta
|
kirkonrotista
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaan
|
kirkonrottiin
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotalla
|
kirkonrotilla
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotalta
|
kirkonrotilta
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotalle
|
kirkonrotille
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottana
|
kirkonrottina
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotaksi
|
kirkonrotiksi
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotatta
|
kirkonrotitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kirkonrotin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrottani
|
kirkonrottani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrottani
|
kirkonrottani
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrottani
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrottani
|
kirkonrottieni
kirkonrottaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaani
|
kirkonrottiani
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassani
|
kirkonrotissani
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotastani
|
kirkonrotistani
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaani
|
kirkonrottiini
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotallani
|
kirkonrotillani
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotaltani
|
kirkonrotiltani
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotalleni
|
kirkonrotilleni
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottanani
|
kirkonrottinani
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotakseni
|
kirkonrotikseni
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotattani
|
kirkonrotittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirkonrottineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrottasi
|
kirkonrottasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrottasi
|
kirkonrottasi
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrottasi
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrottasi
|
kirkonrottiesi
kirkonrottaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaasi
|
kirkonrottiasi
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassasi
|
kirkonrotissasi
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotastasi
|
kirkonrotistasi
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaasi
|
kirkonrottiisi
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotallasi
|
kirkonrotillasi
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotaltasi
|
kirkonrotiltasi
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotallesi
|
kirkonrotillesi
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottanasi
|
kirkonrottinasi
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotaksesi
|
kirkonrotiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotattasi
|
kirkonrotittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirkonrottinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrottamme
|
kirkonrottamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrottamme
|
kirkonrottamme
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrottamme
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrottamme
|
kirkonrottiemme
kirkonrottaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaamme
|
kirkonrottiamme
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassamme
|
kirkonrotissamme
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotastamme
|
kirkonrotistamme
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaamme
|
kirkonrottiimme
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotallamme
|
kirkonrotillamme
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotaltamme
|
kirkonrotiltamme
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotallemme
|
kirkonrotillemme
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottanamme
|
kirkonrottinamme
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotaksemme
|
kirkonrotiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotattamme
|
kirkonrotittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirkonrottinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrottanne
|
kirkonrottanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrottanne
|
kirkonrottanne
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrottanne
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrottanne
|
kirkonrottienne
kirkonrottainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaanne
|
kirkonrottianne
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassanne
|
kirkonrotissanne
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotastanne
|
kirkonrotistanne
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaanne
|
kirkonrottiinne
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotallanne
|
kirkonrotillanne
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotaltanne
|
kirkonrotiltanne
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotallenne
|
kirkonrotillenne
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottananne
|
kirkonrottinanne
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotaksenne
|
kirkonrotiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotattanne
|
kirkonrotittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirkonrottinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkonrottansa
|
kirkonrottansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirkonrottansa
|
kirkonrottansa
|
| gen.
|
kirkonrottansa
|
| genitive
|
kirkonrottansa
|
kirkonrottiensa
kirkonrottainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kirkonrottaansa
|
kirkonrottiaan
kirkonrottiansa
|
| inessive
|
kirkonrotassaan
kirkonrotassansa
|
kirkonrotissaan
kirkonrotissansa
|
| elative
|
kirkonrotastaan
kirkonrotastansa
|
kirkonrotistaan
kirkonrotistansa
|
| illative
|
kirkonrottaansa
|
kirkonrottiinsa
|
| adessive
|
kirkonrotallaan
kirkonrotallansa
|
kirkonrotillaan
kirkonrotillansa
|
| ablative
|
kirkonrotaltaan
kirkonrotaltansa
|
kirkonrotiltaan
kirkonrotiltansa
|
| allative
|
kirkonrotalleen
kirkonrotallensa
|
kirkonrotilleen
kirkonrotillensa
|
| essive
|
kirkonrottanaan
kirkonrottanansa
|
kirkonrottinaan
kirkonrottinansa
|
| translative
|
kirkonrotakseen
kirkonrotaksensa
|
kirkonrotikseen
kirkonrotiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kirkonrotattaan
kirkonrotattansa
|
kirkonrotittaan
kirkonrotittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirkonrottineen
kirkonrottinensa
|
|
Derived terms
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