mustekala

Finnish

Etymology

muste (ink) + kala (fish), calque of Swedish bläckfisk (octopus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmusteˣˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈmus̠te̞k̚ˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧te‧ka‧la

Noun

mustekala

  1. Any of the coleoid species, which form the taxonomic subclass Coleoidea; including e.g.octopus, squid (calamari), cuttlefish.
  2. bungee (elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end)
  3. British Bulldog, octopus tag (children's game in which on every turn players run from one end of a the playfield to another, with an in-field player tagging players which then become stationary taggers themselves)
    Synonym: kuka pelkää mustaa miestä

Usage notes

“Inkfish” usually denotes “cuttlefish” in English, whereas its Finnish calque mustekala refers to any animal in the subclass Coleoidea, within which the Sepiida are an order. These terms are thus false friends.

Declension

Inflection of mustekala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative mustekala mustekalat
genitive mustekalan mustekalojen
partitive mustekalaa mustekaloja
illative mustekalaan mustekaloihin
singular plural
nominative mustekala mustekalat
accusative nom. mustekala mustekalat
gen. mustekalan
genitive mustekalan mustekalojen
mustekalainrare
partitive mustekalaa mustekaloja
inessive mustekalassa mustekaloissa
elative mustekalasta mustekaloista
illative mustekalaan mustekaloihin
adessive mustekalalla mustekaloilla
ablative mustekalalta mustekaloilta
allative mustekalalle mustekaloille
essive mustekalana mustekaloina
translative mustekalaksi mustekaloiksi
abessive mustekalatta mustekaloitta
instructive mustekaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mustekala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mustekalani mustekalani
accusative nom. mustekalani mustekalani
gen. mustekalani
genitive mustekalani mustekalojeni
mustekalainirare
partitive mustekalaani mustekalojani
inessive mustekalassani mustekaloissani
elative mustekalastani mustekaloistani
illative mustekalaani mustekaloihini
adessive mustekalallani mustekaloillani
ablative mustekalaltani mustekaloiltani
allative mustekalalleni mustekaloilleni
essive mustekalanani mustekaloinani
translative mustekalakseni mustekaloikseni
abessive mustekalattani mustekaloittani
instructive
comitative mustekaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mustekalasi mustekalasi
accusative nom. mustekalasi mustekalasi
gen. mustekalasi
genitive mustekalasi mustekalojesi
mustekalaisirare
partitive mustekalaasi mustekalojasi
inessive mustekalassasi mustekaloissasi
elative mustekalastasi mustekaloistasi
illative mustekalaasi mustekaloihisi
adessive mustekalallasi mustekaloillasi
ablative mustekalaltasi mustekaloiltasi
allative mustekalallesi mustekaloillesi
essive mustekalanasi mustekaloinasi
translative mustekalaksesi mustekaloiksesi
abessive mustekalattasi mustekaloittasi
instructive
comitative mustekaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mustekalamme mustekalamme
accusative nom. mustekalamme mustekalamme
gen. mustekalamme
genitive mustekalamme mustekalojemme
mustekalaimmerare
partitive mustekalaamme mustekalojamme
inessive mustekalassamme mustekaloissamme
elative mustekalastamme mustekaloistamme
illative mustekalaamme mustekaloihimme
adessive mustekalallamme mustekaloillamme
ablative mustekalaltamme mustekaloiltamme
allative mustekalallemme mustekaloillemme
essive mustekalanamme mustekaloinamme
translative mustekalaksemme mustekaloiksemme
abessive mustekalattamme mustekaloittamme
instructive
comitative mustekaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mustekalanne mustekalanne
accusative nom. mustekalanne mustekalanne
gen. mustekalanne
genitive mustekalanne mustekalojenne
mustekalainnerare
partitive mustekalaanne mustekalojanne
inessive mustekalassanne mustekaloissanne
elative mustekalastanne mustekaloistanne
illative mustekalaanne mustekaloihinne
adessive mustekalallanne mustekaloillanne
ablative mustekalaltanne mustekaloiltanne
allative mustekalallenne mustekaloillenne
essive mustekalananne mustekaloinanne
translative mustekalaksenne mustekaloiksenne
abessive mustekalattanne mustekaloittanne
instructive
comitative mustekaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mustekalansa mustekalansa
accusative nom. mustekalansa mustekalansa
gen. mustekalansa
genitive mustekalansa mustekalojensa
mustekalainsarare
partitive mustekalaansa mustekalojaan
mustekalojansa
inessive mustekalassaan
mustekalassansa
mustekaloissaan
mustekaloissansa
elative mustekalastaan
mustekalastansa
mustekaloistaan
mustekaloistansa
illative mustekalaansa mustekaloihinsa
adessive mustekalallaan
mustekalallansa
mustekaloillaan
mustekaloillansa
ablative mustekalaltaan
mustekalaltansa
mustekaloiltaan
mustekaloiltansa
allative mustekalalleen
mustekalallensa
mustekaloilleen
mustekaloillensa
essive mustekalanaan
mustekalanansa
mustekaloinaan
mustekaloinansa
translative mustekalakseen
mustekalaksensa
mustekaloikseen
mustekaloiksensa
abessive mustekalattaan
mustekalattansa
mustekaloittaan
mustekaloittansa
instructive
comitative mustekaloineen
mustekaloinensa

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