opossumi

Finnish

Etymology

< English opossum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoposːumi/, [ˈo̞po̞s̠ˌs̠umi]
• Rhymes: -umi
• Syllabification^(key): o‧pos‧su‧mi

Noun

opossumi

1. opossum (marsupial of the family Didelphidae)

Usage notes

• The word opossumi appears in the common names of two other families of marsupials:
  • supiaisopossumi (“shrew opossum”) (family Paucituberculata)
  • kolokolo-opossumi (“monito del monte”) (family Microbitheriidae)

Declension

Inflection of opossumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		opossumi	opossumit
genitive		opossumin	opossumien
partitive		opossumia	opossumeja
illative		opossumiin	opossumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		opossumi	opossumit
accusative	nom.	opossumi	opossumit
	gen.	opossumin
genitive		opossumin	opossumien
partitive		opossumia	opossumeja
inessive		opossumissa	opossumeissa
elative		opossumista	opossumeista
illative		opossumiin	opossumeihin
adessive		opossumilla	opossumeilla
ablative		opossumilta	opossumeilta
allative		opossumille	opossumeille
essive		opossumina	opossumeina
translative		opossumiksi	opossumeiksi
abessive		opossumitta	opossumeitta
instructive		—	opossumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of opossumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative opossumini opossumini accusative nom. opossumini opossumini gen. opossumini genitive opossumini opossumieni partitive opossumiani opossumejani inessive opossumissani opossumeissani elative opossumistani opossumeistani illative opossumiini opossumeihini adessive opossumillani opossumeillani ablative opossumiltani opossumeiltani allative opossumilleni opossumeilleni essive opossuminani opossumeinani translative opossumikseni opossumeikseni abessive opossumittani opossumeittani instructive — — comitative — opossumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative opossumisi opossumisi accusative nom. opossumisi opossumisi gen. opossumisi genitive opossumisi opossumiesi partitive opossumiasi opossumejasi inessive opossumissasi opossumeissasi elative opossumistasi opossumeistasi illative opossumiisi opossumeihisi adessive opossumillasi opossumeillasi ablative opossumiltasi opossumeiltasi allative opossumillesi opossumeillesi essive opossuminasi opossumeinasi translative opossumiksesi opossumeiksesi abessive opossumittasi opossumeittasi instructive — — comitative — opossumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative opossumimme opossumimme accusative nom. opossumimme opossumimme gen. opossumimme genitive opossumimme opossumiemme partitive opossumiamme opossumejamme inessive opossumissamme opossumeissamme elative opossumistamme opossumeistamme illative opossumiimme opossumeihimme adessive opossumillamme opossumeillamme ablative opossumiltamme opossumeiltamme allative opossumillemme opossumeillemme essive opossuminamme opossumeinamme translative opossumiksemme opossumeiksemme abessive opossumittamme opossumeittamme instructive — — comitative — opossumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative opossuminne opossuminne accusative nom. opossuminne opossuminne gen. opossuminne genitive opossuminne opossumienne partitive opossumianne opossumejanne inessive opossumissanne opossumeissanne elative opossumistanne opossumeistanne illative opossumiinne opossumeihinne adessive opossumillanne opossumeillanne ablative opossumiltanne opossumeiltanne allative opossumillenne opossumeillenne essive opossuminanne opossumeinanne translative opossumiksenne opossumeiksenne abessive opossumittanne opossumeittanne instructive — — comitative — opossumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative opossuminsa opossuminsa accusative nom. opossuminsa opossuminsa gen. opossuminsa genitive opossuminsa opossumiensa partitive opossumiaan opossumiansa opossumejaan opossumejansa inessive opossumissaan opossumissansa opossumeissaan opossumeissansa elative opossumistaan opossumistansa opossumeistaan opossumeistansa illative opossumiinsa opossumeihinsa adessive opossumillaan opossumillansa opossumeillaan opossumeillansa ablative opossumiltaan opossumiltansa opossumeiltaan opossumeiltansa allative opossumilleen opossumillensa opossumeilleen opossumeillensa essive opossuminaan opossuminansa opossumeinaan opossumeinansa translative opossumikseen opossumiksensa opossumeikseen opossumeiksensa abessive opossumittaan opossumittansa opossumeittaan opossumeittansa instructive — — comitative — opossumeineen opossumeinensa

Synonyms

• pussirotta (dated)

Derived terms

compounds

• hiiriopossumi
• isokorvaopossumi
• kaulusvillaopossumi
• mustahartiaopossumi
• oravaopossumi
• päästäisopossumi
• villaopossumi

 

Further reading

• “opossumi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03