Finnish
Etymology
leijua (“to hover”) + -uri. In the sense "anomalure", coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. The older term for these animals is suomuhäntäorava (“lit. scale-tailed squirrel”), which still appears to be more frequently used (2012).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlei̯juri/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)uri]
- Rhymes: -eijuri
- Syllabification(key): lei‧ju‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): lei‧ju‧ri
Noun
leijuri
- (zoology) anomalure, anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel (any member of the family Anomaluridae, a family of rodents found in central Africa)
- (science fiction, computer games) A fictional aircraft capable of hovering.
- (historical) helicopter (Finnish-language term proposed by professor Aarni Penttilä, which never gained ground, but survives as curiosity)
Declension
| Inflection of leijuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
leijuri
|
leijurit
|
| genitive
|
leijurin
|
leijurien
leijureiden
leijureitten
|
| partitive
|
leijuria
|
leijureita
leijureja
|
| illative
|
leijuriin
|
leijureihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijuri
|
leijurit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijuri
|
leijurit
|
| gen.
|
leijurin
|
| genitive
|
leijurin
|
leijurien
leijureiden
leijureitten
|
| partitive
|
leijuria
|
leijureita
leijureja
|
| inessive
|
leijurissa
|
leijureissa
|
| elative
|
leijurista
|
leijureista
|
| illative
|
leijuriin
|
leijureihin
|
| adessive
|
leijurilla
|
leijureilla
|
| ablative
|
leijurilta
|
leijureilta
|
| allative
|
leijurille
|
leijureille
|
| essive
|
leijurina
|
leijureina
|
| translative
|
leijuriksi
|
leijureiksi
|
| abessive
|
leijuritta
|
leijureitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
leijurein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijurini
|
leijurini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijurini
|
leijurini
|
| gen.
|
leijurini
|
| genitive
|
leijurini
|
leijurieni
leijureideni
leijureitteni
|
| partitive
|
leijuriani
|
leijureitani
leijurejani
|
| inessive
|
leijurissani
|
leijureissani
|
| elative
|
leijuristani
|
leijureistani
|
| illative
|
leijuriini
|
leijureihini
|
| adessive
|
leijurillani
|
leijureillani
|
| ablative
|
leijuriltani
|
leijureiltani
|
| allative
|
leijurilleni
|
leijureilleni
|
| essive
|
leijurinani
|
leijureinani
|
| translative
|
leijurikseni
|
leijureikseni
|
| abessive
|
leijurittani
|
leijureittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijureineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijurisi
|
leijurisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijurisi
|
leijurisi
|
| gen.
|
leijurisi
|
| genitive
|
leijurisi
|
leijuriesi
leijureidesi
leijureittesi
|
| partitive
|
leijuriasi
|
leijureitasi
leijurejasi
|
| inessive
|
leijurissasi
|
leijureissasi
|
| elative
|
leijuristasi
|
leijureistasi
|
| illative
|
leijuriisi
|
leijureihisi
|
| adessive
|
leijurillasi
|
leijureillasi
|
| ablative
|
leijuriltasi
|
leijureiltasi
|
| allative
|
leijurillesi
|
leijureillesi
|
| essive
|
leijurinasi
|
leijureinasi
|
| translative
|
leijuriksesi
|
leijureiksesi
|
| abessive
|
leijurittasi
|
leijureittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijureinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijurimme
|
leijurimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijurimme
|
leijurimme
|
| gen.
|
leijurimme
|
| genitive
|
leijurimme
|
leijuriemme
leijureidemme
leijureittemme
|
| partitive
|
leijuriamme
|
leijureitamme
leijurejamme
|
| inessive
|
leijurissamme
|
leijureissamme
|
| elative
|
leijuristamme
|
leijureistamme
|
| illative
|
leijuriimme
|
leijureihimme
|
| adessive
|
leijurillamme
|
leijureillamme
|
| ablative
|
leijuriltamme
|
leijureiltamme
|
| allative
|
leijurillemme
|
leijureillemme
|
| essive
|
leijurinamme
|
leijureinamme
|
| translative
|
leijuriksemme
|
leijureiksemme
|
| abessive
|
leijurittamme
|
leijureittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijureinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijurinne
|
leijurinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijurinne
|
leijurinne
|
| gen.
|
leijurinne
|
| genitive
|
leijurinne
|
leijurienne
leijureidenne
leijureittenne
|
| partitive
|
leijurianne
|
leijureitanne
leijurejanne
|
| inessive
|
leijurissanne
|
leijureissanne
|
| elative
|
leijuristanne
|
leijureistanne
|
| illative
|
leijuriinne
|
leijureihinne
|
| adessive
|
leijurillanne
|
leijureillanne
|
| ablative
|
leijuriltanne
|
leijureiltanne
|
| allative
|
leijurillenne
|
leijureillenne
|
| essive
|
leijurinanne
|
leijureinanne
|
| translative
|
leijuriksenne
|
leijureiksenne
|
| abessive
|
leijurittanne
|
leijureittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijureinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leijurinsa
|
leijurinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leijurinsa
|
leijurinsa
|
| gen.
|
leijurinsa
|
| genitive
|
leijurinsa
|
leijuriensa
leijureidensa
leijureittensa
|
| partitive
|
leijuriaan
leijuriansa
|
leijureitaan
leijurejaan
leijureitansa
leijurejansa
|
| inessive
|
leijurissaan
leijurissansa
|
leijureissaan
leijureissansa
|
| elative
|
leijuristaan
leijuristansa
|
leijureistaan
leijureistansa
|
| illative
|
leijuriinsa
|
leijureihinsa
|
| adessive
|
leijurillaan
leijurillansa
|
leijureillaan
leijureillansa
|
| ablative
|
leijuriltaan
leijuriltansa
|
leijureiltaan
leijureiltansa
|
| allative
|
leijurilleen
leijurillensa
|
leijureilleen
leijureillensa
|
| essive
|
leijurinaan
leijurinansa
|
leijureinaan
leijureinansa
|
| translative
|
leijurikseen
leijuriksensa
|
leijureikseen
leijureiksensa
|
| abessive
|
leijurittaan
leijurittansa
|
leijureittaan
leijureittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leijureineen
leijureinensa
|
|
Synonyms
See also