Finnish
Etymology
vesi (“water”) + rotta (“rat”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -otːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ve‧si‧rot‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): vesi‧rotta
Noun
vesirotta
- water rat (rat of the genus Hydromys, found in Australia and Oceania)
- (dated, colloquial) synonym of piisami (“muskrat”)
- (dated) synonym of vesimyyrä (“European water vole, Arvicola terrestris”).
Usage notes
- The collocation vesirotta also appears in the common names of some other rodents. See the compounds below.
Declension
| Inflection of vesirotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
|
vesirotta
|
vesirotat
|
| genitive
|
vesirotan
|
vesirottien
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaa
|
vesirottia
|
| illative
|
vesirottaan
|
vesirottiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirotta
|
vesirotat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirotta
|
vesirotat
|
| gen.
|
vesirotan
|
| genitive
|
vesirotan
|
vesirottien
vesirottain rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaa
|
vesirottia
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| inessive
|
vesirotassa
|
vesirotissa
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| elative
|
vesirotasta
|
vesirotista
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| illative
|
vesirottaan
|
vesirottiin
|
| adessive
|
vesirotalla
|
vesirotilla
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| ablative
|
vesirotalta
|
vesirotilta
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| allative
|
vesirotalle
|
vesirotille
|
| essive
|
vesirottana
|
vesirottina
|
| translative
|
vesirotaksi
|
vesirotiksi
|
| abessive
|
vesirotatta
|
vesirotitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
vesirotin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirottani
|
vesirottani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirottani
|
vesirottani
|
| gen.
|
vesirottani
|
| genitive
|
vesirottani
|
vesirottieni
vesirottaini rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaani
|
vesirottiani
|
| inessive
|
vesirotassani
|
vesirotissani
|
| elative
|
vesirotastani
|
vesirotistani
|
| illative
|
vesirottaani
|
vesirottiini
|
| adessive
|
vesirotallani
|
vesirotillani
|
| ablative
|
vesirotaltani
|
vesirotiltani
|
| allative
|
vesirotalleni
|
vesirotilleni
|
| essive
|
vesirottanani
|
vesirottinani
|
| translative
|
vesirotakseni
|
vesirotikseni
|
| abessive
|
vesirotattani
|
vesirotittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vesirottineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirottasi
|
vesirottasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirottasi
|
vesirottasi
|
| gen.
|
vesirottasi
|
| genitive
|
vesirottasi
|
vesirottiesi
vesirottaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaasi
|
vesirottiasi
|
| inessive
|
vesirotassasi
|
vesirotissasi
|
| elative
|
vesirotastasi
|
vesirotistasi
|
| illative
|
vesirottaasi
|
vesirottiisi
|
| adessive
|
vesirotallasi
|
vesirotillasi
|
| ablative
|
vesirotaltasi
|
vesirotiltasi
|
| allative
|
vesirotallesi
|
vesirotillesi
|
| essive
|
vesirottanasi
|
vesirottinasi
|
| translative
|
vesirotaksesi
|
vesirotiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vesirotattasi
|
vesirotittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vesirottinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirottamme
|
vesirottamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirottamme
|
vesirottamme
|
| gen.
|
vesirottamme
|
| genitive
|
vesirottamme
|
vesirottiemme
vesirottaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaamme
|
vesirottiamme
|
| inessive
|
vesirotassamme
|
vesirotissamme
|
| elative
|
vesirotastamme
|
vesirotistamme
|
| illative
|
vesirottaamme
|
vesirottiimme
|
| adessive
|
vesirotallamme
|
vesirotillamme
|
| ablative
|
vesirotaltamme
|
vesirotiltamme
|
| allative
|
vesirotallemme
|
vesirotillemme
|
| essive
|
vesirottanamme
|
vesirottinamme
|
| translative
|
vesirotaksemme
|
vesirotiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vesirotattamme
|
vesirotittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vesirottinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirottanne
|
vesirottanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirottanne
|
vesirottanne
|
| gen.
|
vesirottanne
|
| genitive
|
vesirottanne
|
vesirottienne
vesirottainne rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaanne
|
vesirottianne
|
| inessive
|
vesirotassanne
|
vesirotissanne
|
| elative
|
vesirotastanne
|
vesirotistanne
|
| illative
|
vesirottaanne
|
vesirottiinne
|
| adessive
|
vesirotallanne
|
vesirotillanne
|
| ablative
|
vesirotaltanne
|
vesirotiltanne
|
| allative
|
vesirotallenne
|
vesirotillenne
|
| essive
|
vesirottananne
|
vesirottinanne
|
| translative
|
vesirotaksenne
|
vesirotiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vesirotattanne
|
vesirotittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vesirottinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirottansa
|
vesirottansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vesirottansa
|
vesirottansa
|
| gen.
|
vesirottansa
|
| genitive
|
vesirottansa
|
vesirottiensa
vesirottainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaansa
|
vesirottiaan
vesirottiansa
|
| inessive
|
vesirotassaan
vesirotassansa
|
vesirotissaan
vesirotissansa
|
| elative
|
vesirotastaan
vesirotastansa
|
vesirotistaan
vesirotistansa
|
| illative
|
vesirottaansa
|
vesirottiinsa
|
| adessive
|
vesirotallaan
vesirotallansa
|
vesirotillaan
vesirotillansa
|
| ablative
|
vesirotaltaan
vesirotaltansa
|
vesirotiltaan
vesirotiltansa
|
| allative
|
vesirotalleen
vesirotallensa
|
vesirotilleen
vesirotillensa
|
| essive
|
vesirottanaan
vesirottanansa
|
vesirottinaan
vesirottinansa
|
| translative
|
vesirotakseen
vesirotaksensa
|
vesirotikseen
vesirotiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vesirotattaan
vesirotattansa
|
vesirotittaan
vesirotittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vesirottineen
vesirottinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From vesi (“water”) + rotta (“rat”). Akin to Finnish vesirotta.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌro̞tː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌrotːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ʒ̥iˌro̞tːɑ]
- Rhymes: -otː, -otːɑ
- Hyphenation: ve‧si‧rot‧ta
Noun
vesirotta
- muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vesirotta
|
vesirotat
|
| genitive
|
vesirotan
|
vesirottiin
|
| partitive
|
vesirottaa
|
vesirottia
|
| illative
|
vesirottaa
|
vesirottii
|
| inessive
|
vesirotas
|
vesirotis
|
| elative
|
vesirotast
|
vesirotist
|
| allative
|
vesirotalle
|
vesirotille
|
| adessive
|
vesirotal
|
vesirotil
|
| ablative
|
vesirotalt
|
vesirotilt
|
| translative
|
vesirotaks
|
vesirotiks
|
| essive
|
vesirottanna, vesirottaan
|
vesirottinna, vesirottiin
|
| exessive1)
|
vesirottant
|
vesirottint
|
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 659