Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tiira, of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːrɑ/, [ˈt̪iːrɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iːrɑ
- Syllabification(key): tii‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): tii‧ra
Noun
tiira
- tern (bird in the subfamily Terninae of family Laridae - gulls and terns)
Usage notes
- räyskä (“Caspian tern, Sterna caspia”) is the only bird in this subfamily that does not have tiira in its Finnish common name
- birds in the genus Anous that belongs to this subfamily are "noddies" in English
Declension
| Inflection of tiira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
tiira
|
tiirat
|
| genitive
|
tiiran
|
tiirojen
|
| partitive
|
tiiraa
|
tiiroja
|
| illative
|
tiiraan
|
tiiroihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tiira
|
tiirat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiira
|
tiirat
|
| gen.
|
tiiran
|
| genitive
|
tiiran
|
tiirojen
tiirain rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraa
|
tiiroja
|
| inessive
|
tiirassa
|
tiiroissa
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| elative
|
tiirasta
|
tiiroista
|
| illative
|
tiiraan
|
tiiroihin
|
| adessive
|
tiiralla
|
tiiroilla
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| ablative
|
tiiralta
|
tiiroilta
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| allative
|
tiiralle
|
tiiroille
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| essive
|
tiirana
|
tiiroina
|
| translative
|
tiiraksi
|
tiiroiksi
|
| abessive
|
tiiratta
|
tiiroitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
tiiroin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
tiirani
|
tiirani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiirani
|
tiirani
|
| gen.
|
tiirani
|
| genitive
|
tiirani
|
tiirojeni
tiiraini rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraani
|
tiirojani
|
| inessive
|
tiirassani
|
tiiroissani
|
| elative
|
tiirastani
|
tiiroistani
|
| illative
|
tiiraani
|
tiiroihini
|
| adessive
|
tiirallani
|
tiiroillani
|
| ablative
|
tiiraltani
|
tiiroiltani
|
| allative
|
tiiralleni
|
tiiroilleni
|
| essive
|
tiiranani
|
tiiroinani
|
| translative
|
tiirakseni
|
tiiroikseni
|
| abessive
|
tiirattani
|
tiiroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tiiroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tiirasi
|
tiirasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiirasi
|
tiirasi
|
| gen.
|
tiirasi
|
| genitive
|
tiirasi
|
tiirojesi
tiiraisi rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraasi
|
tiirojasi
|
| inessive
|
tiirassasi
|
tiiroissasi
|
| elative
|
tiirastasi
|
tiiroistasi
|
| illative
|
tiiraasi
|
tiiroihisi
|
| adessive
|
tiirallasi
|
tiiroillasi
|
| ablative
|
tiiraltasi
|
tiiroiltasi
|
| allative
|
tiirallesi
|
tiiroillesi
|
| essive
|
tiiranasi
|
tiiroinasi
|
| translative
|
tiiraksesi
|
tiiroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
tiirattasi
|
tiiroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tiiroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tiiramme
|
tiiramme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiiramme
|
tiiramme
|
| gen.
|
tiiramme
|
| genitive
|
tiiramme
|
tiirojemme
tiiraimme rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraamme
|
tiirojamme
|
| inessive
|
tiirassamme
|
tiiroissamme
|
| elative
|
tiirastamme
|
tiiroistamme
|
| illative
|
tiiraamme
|
tiiroihimme
|
| adessive
|
tiirallamme
|
tiiroillamme
|
| ablative
|
tiiraltamme
|
tiiroiltamme
|
| allative
|
tiirallemme
|
tiiroillemme
|
| essive
|
tiiranamme
|
tiiroinamme
|
| translative
|
tiiraksemme
|
tiiroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
tiirattamme
|
tiiroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tiiroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tiiranne
|
tiiranne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiiranne
|
tiiranne
|
| gen.
|
tiiranne
|
| genitive
|
tiiranne
|
tiirojenne
tiirainne rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraanne
|
tiirojanne
|
| inessive
|
tiirassanne
|
tiiroissanne
|
| elative
|
tiirastanne
|
tiiroistanne
|
| illative
|
tiiraanne
|
tiiroihinne
|
| adessive
|
tiirallanne
|
tiiroillanne
|
| ablative
|
tiiraltanne
|
tiiroiltanne
|
| allative
|
tiirallenne
|
tiiroillenne
|
| essive
|
tiirananne
|
tiiroinanne
|
| translative
|
tiiraksenne
|
tiiroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
tiirattanne
|
tiiroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tiiroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tiiransa
|
tiiransa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tiiransa
|
tiiransa
|
| gen.
|
tiiransa
|
| genitive
|
tiiransa
|
tiirojensa
tiirainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
tiiraansa
|
tiirojaan
tiirojansa
|
| inessive
|
tiirassaan
tiirassansa
|
tiiroissaan
tiiroissansa
|
| elative
|
tiirastaan
tiirastansa
|
tiiroistaan
tiiroistansa
|
| illative
|
tiiraansa
|
tiiroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
tiirallaan
tiirallansa
|
tiiroillaan
tiiroillansa
|
| ablative
|
tiiraltaan
tiiraltansa
|
tiiroiltaan
tiiroiltansa
|
| allative
|
tiiralleen
tiirallensa
|
tiiroilleen
tiiroillensa
|
| essive
|
tiiranaan
tiiranansa
|
tiiroinaan
tiiroinansa
|
| translative
|
tiirakseen
tiiraksensa
|
tiiroikseen
tiiroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
tiirattaan
tiirattansa
|
tiiroittaan
tiiroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tiiroineen
tiiroinensa
|
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