apina

See also: Apina, apiña, apiñá, apiņa, and apīņa

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish apina, apinia (compare Swedish apinja), from Old Norse apynja (female monkey). Compare Old Norse api.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑpinɑ/, [ˈɑ̝pinɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpinɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧pi‧na

Noun

apina

  1. (zoology) simian (ape, monkey or human; animal belonging to the infraorder Simiiformes within the order Primates)
  2. monkey (any nonhuman simian primate)
    Simpanssien tiedetään muodostavan laumoja ja metsästävän muita apinoita.
    Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.
  3. (informal, derogatory) ape (uncivilized person)

Usage notes

  • In zoology, apina means any simian, including humans. In everyday language, apina is understood to refer to any simian except humans. In English "monkey" can be used similarly, but "ape" normally refers only to the most human-like simians of the clade Hominoidea, which the Finnish may call ihmisapina but usually don't, using mere apina instead.

Declension

Inflection of apina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative apina apinat
genitive apinan apinoiden
apinoitten
partitive apinaa apinoita
illative apinaan apinoihin
singular plural
nominative apina apinat
accusative nom. apina apinat
gen. apinan
genitive apinan apinoiden
apinoitten
apinainrare
partitive apinaa apinoita
inessive apinassa apinoissa
elative apinasta apinoista
illative apinaan apinoihin
adessive apinalla apinoilla
ablative apinalta apinoilta
allative apinalle apinoille
essive apinana apinoina
translative apinaksi apinoiksi
abessive apinatta apinoitta
instructive apinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of apina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apinani apinani
accusative nom. apinani apinani
gen. apinani
genitive apinani apinoideni
apinoitteni
apinainirare
partitive apinaani apinoitani
inessive apinassani apinoissani
elative apinastani apinoistani
illative apinaani apinoihini
adessive apinallani apinoillani
ablative apinaltani apinoiltani
allative apinalleni apinoilleni
essive apinanani apinoinani
translative apinakseni apinoikseni
abessive apinattani apinoittani
instructive
comitative apinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apinasi apinasi
accusative nom. apinasi apinasi
gen. apinasi
genitive apinasi apinoidesi
apinoittesi
apinaisirare
partitive apinaasi apinoitasi
inessive apinassasi apinoissasi
elative apinastasi apinoistasi
illative apinaasi apinoihisi
adessive apinallasi apinoillasi
ablative apinaltasi apinoiltasi
allative apinallesi apinoillesi
essive apinanasi apinoinasi
translative apinaksesi apinoiksesi
abessive apinattasi apinoittasi
instructive
comitative apinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apinamme apinamme
accusative nom. apinamme apinamme
gen. apinamme
genitive apinamme apinoidemme
apinoittemme
apinaimmerare
partitive apinaamme apinoitamme
inessive apinassamme apinoissamme
elative apinastamme apinoistamme
illative apinaamme apinoihimme
adessive apinallamme apinoillamme
ablative apinaltamme apinoiltamme
allative apinallemme apinoillemme
essive apinanamme apinoinamme
translative apinaksemme apinoiksemme
abessive apinattamme apinoittamme
instructive
comitative apinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apinanne apinanne
accusative nom. apinanne apinanne
gen. apinanne
genitive apinanne apinoidenne
apinoittenne
apinainnerare
partitive apinaanne apinoitanne
inessive apinassanne apinoissanne
elative apinastanne apinoistanne
illative apinaanne apinoihinne
adessive apinallanne apinoillanne
ablative apinaltanne apinoiltanne
allative apinallenne apinoillenne
essive apinananne apinoinanne
translative apinaksenne apinoiksenne
abessive apinattanne apinoittanne
instructive
comitative apinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative apinansa apinansa
accusative nom. apinansa apinansa
gen. apinansa
genitive apinansa apinoidensa
apinoittensa
apinainsarare
partitive apinaansa apinoitaan
apinoitansa
inessive apinassaan
apinassansa
apinoissaan
apinoissansa
elative apinastaan
apinastansa
apinoistaan
apinoistansa
illative apinaansa apinoihinsa
adessive apinallaan
apinallansa
apinoillaan
apinoillansa
ablative apinaltaan
apinaltansa
apinoiltaan
apinoiltansa
allative apinalleen
apinallensa
apinoilleen
apinoillensa
essive apinanaan
apinanansa
apinoinaan
apinoinansa
translative apinakseen
apinaksensa
apinoikseen
apinoiksensa
abessive apinattaan
apinattansa
apinoittaan
apinoittansa
instructive
comitative apinoineen
apinoinensa

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