Finnish

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Etymology

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karppi (carp) +‎ kala (fish)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrpːiˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rpːiˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): karppi‧kala

Noun

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karppikala

  1. cypriniform (fish of the order Cypriniformes)
  2. in plural also, Cypriniformes (the taxonomic order including carps, minnows, loaches and related fish)

Declension

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Inflection of karppikala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative karppikala karppikalat
genitive karppikalan karppikalojen
partitive karppikalaa karppikaloja
illative karppikalaan karppikaloihin
singular plural
nominative karppikala karppikalat
accusative nom. karppikala karppikalat
gen. karppikalan
genitive karppikalan karppikalojen
karppikalain rare
partitive karppikalaa karppikaloja
inessive karppikalassa karppikaloissa
elative karppikalasta karppikaloista
illative karppikalaan karppikaloihin
adessive karppikalalla karppikaloilla
ablative karppikalalta karppikaloilta
allative karppikalalle karppikaloille
essive karppikalana karppikaloina
translative karppikalaksi karppikaloiksi
abessive karppikalatta karppikaloitta
instructive karppikaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of karppikala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

Hyponyms

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superfamilies under Cypriniformes:

Further reading

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  NODES
Note 1