Finnish

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Etymology

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onki (angle) +‎ liero (earthworm)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoŋkiˌlie̯ro/, [ˈo̞ŋk̟iˌlie̞̯ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -iero
  • Hyphenation(key): onki‧liero

Noun

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onkiliero

  1. (zoology) red earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus (earthworm species)
  2. (colloquial) angleworm (any earthworm species used as bait)

Declension

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Inflection of onkiliero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative onkiliero onkilierot
genitive onkilieron onkilierojen
partitive onkilieroa onkilieroja
illative onkilieroon onkilieroihin
singular plural
nominative onkiliero onkilierot
accusative nom. onkiliero onkilierot
gen. onkilieron
genitive onkilieron onkilierojen
partitive onkilieroa onkilieroja
inessive onkilierossa onkilieroissa
elative onkilierosta onkilieroista
illative onkilieroon onkilieroihin
adessive onkilierolla onkilieroilla
ablative onkilierolta onkilieroilta
allative onkilierolle onkilieroille
essive onkilierona onkilieroina
translative onkilieroksi onkilieroiksi
abessive onkilierotta onkilieroitta
instructive onkilieroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of onkiliero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Synonyms

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See also

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For other earthworm species, see liero.

Further reading

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  NODES
see 6