Finnish

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Etymology

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rotta (rat) +‎ sota (war)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrotːɑˌsotɑ/, [ˈro̞t̪ːɑ̝ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -otɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): rotta‧sota

Noun

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rottasota

  1. A campaign to destroy rats in a given area, often carried out in late autumn - early winter when the rats seek shelter in heated buildings. During such campaign houseowners are encouraged to install rat traps in their premises so as to leave the rats as few places to hide as possible.

Declension

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Inflection of rottasota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
nominative rottasota rottasodat
genitive rottasodan rottasotien
partitive rottasotaa rottasotia
illative rottasotaan rottasotiin
singular plural
nominative rottasota rottasodat
accusative nom. rottasota rottasodat
gen. rottasodan
genitive rottasodan rottasotien
rottasotain rare
partitive rottasotaa rottasotia
inessive rottasodassa rottasodissa
elative rottasodasta rottasodista
illative rottasotaan rottasotiin
adessive rottasodalla rottasodilla
ablative rottasodalta rottasodilta
allative rottasodalle rottasodille
essive rottasotana rottasotina
translative rottasodaksi rottasodiksi
abessive rottasodatta rottasoditta
instructive rottasodin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rottasota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rottasotani rottasotani
accusative nom. rottasotani rottasotani
gen. rottasotani
genitive rottasotani rottasotieni
rottasotaini rare
partitive rottasotaani rottasotiani
inessive rottasodassani rottasodissani
elative rottasodastani rottasodistani
illative rottasotaani rottasotiini
adessive rottasodallani rottasodillani
ablative rottasodaltani rottasodiltani
allative rottasodalleni rottasodilleni
essive rottasotanani rottasotinani
translative rottasodakseni rottasodikseni
abessive rottasodattani rottasodittani
instructive
comitative rottasotineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rottasotasi rottasotasi
accusative nom. rottasotasi rottasotasi
gen. rottasotasi
genitive rottasotasi rottasotiesi
rottasotaisi rare
partitive rottasotaasi rottasotiasi
inessive rottasodassasi rottasodissasi
elative rottasodastasi rottasodistasi
illative rottasotaasi rottasotiisi
adessive rottasodallasi rottasodillasi
ablative rottasodaltasi rottasodiltasi
allative rottasodallesi rottasodillesi
essive rottasotanasi rottasotinasi
translative rottasodaksesi rottasodiksesi
abessive rottasodattasi rottasodittasi
instructive
comitative rottasotinesi

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