tonnikala

Finnish

Etymology

tonni +‎ kala (“fish”); partial calque of Swedish tonfisk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtonːiˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞nːiˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ton‧ni‧ka‧la

Noun

tonnikala

1. A tuna.

Declension

Inflection of tonnikala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		tonnikala	tonnikalat
genitive		tonnikalan	tonnikalojen
partitive		tonnikalaa	tonnikaloja
illative		tonnikalaan	tonnikaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tonnikala	tonnikalat
accusative	nom.	tonnikala	tonnikalat
	gen.	tonnikalan
genitive		tonnikalan	tonnikalojen tonnikalain rare
partitive		tonnikalaa	tonnikaloja
inessive		tonnikalassa	tonnikaloissa
elative		tonnikalasta	tonnikaloista
illative		tonnikalaan	tonnikaloihin
adessive		tonnikalalla	tonnikaloilla
ablative		tonnikalalta	tonnikaloilta
allative		tonnikalalle	tonnikaloille
essive		tonnikalana	tonnikaloina
translative		tonnikalaksi	tonnikaloiksi
abessive		tonnikalatta	tonnikaloitta
instructive		—	tonnikaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tonnikala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tonnikalani tonnikalani accusative nom. tonnikalani tonnikalani gen. tonnikalani genitive tonnikalani tonnikalojeni tonnikalaini rare partitive tonnikalaani tonnikalojani inessive tonnikalassani tonnikaloissani elative tonnikalastani tonnikaloistani illative tonnikalaani tonnikaloihini adessive tonnikalallani tonnikaloillani ablative tonnikalaltani tonnikaloiltani allative tonnikalalleni tonnikaloilleni essive tonnikalanani tonnikaloinani translative tonnikalakseni tonnikaloikseni abessive tonnikalattani tonnikaloittani instructive — — comitative — tonnikaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tonnikalasi tonnikalasi accusative nom. tonnikalasi tonnikalasi gen. tonnikalasi genitive tonnikalasi tonnikalojesi tonnikalaisi rare partitive tonnikalaasi tonnikalojasi inessive tonnikalassasi tonnikaloissasi elative tonnikalastasi tonnikaloistasi illative tonnikalaasi tonnikaloihisi adessive tonnikalallasi tonnikaloillasi ablative tonnikalaltasi tonnikaloiltasi allative tonnikalallesi tonnikaloillesi essive tonnikalanasi tonnikaloinasi translative tonnikalaksesi tonnikaloiksesi abessive tonnikalattasi tonnikaloittasi instructive — — comitative — tonnikaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tonnikalamme tonnikalamme accusative nom. tonnikalamme tonnikalamme gen. tonnikalamme genitive tonnikalamme tonnikalojemme tonnikalaimme rare partitive tonnikalaamme tonnikalojamme inessive tonnikalassamme tonnikaloissamme elative tonnikalastamme tonnikaloistamme illative tonnikalaamme tonnikaloihimme adessive tonnikalallamme tonnikaloillamme ablative tonnikalaltamme tonnikaloiltamme allative tonnikalallemme tonnikaloillemme essive tonnikalanamme tonnikaloinamme translative tonnikalaksemme tonnikaloiksemme abessive tonnikalattamme tonnikaloittamme instructive — — comitative — tonnikaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tonnikalanne tonnikalanne accusative nom. tonnikalanne tonnikalanne gen. tonnikalanne genitive tonnikalanne tonnikalojenne tonnikalainne rare partitive tonnikalaanne tonnikalojanne inessive tonnikalassanne tonnikaloissanne elative tonnikalastanne tonnikaloistanne illative tonnikalaanne tonnikaloihinne adessive tonnikalallanne tonnikaloillanne ablative tonnikalaltanne tonnikaloiltanne allative tonnikalallenne tonnikaloillenne essive tonnikalananne tonnikaloinanne translative tonnikalaksenne tonnikaloiksenne abessive tonnikalattanne tonnikaloittanne instructive — — comitative — tonnikaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tonnikalansa tonnikalansa accusative nom. tonnikalansa tonnikalansa gen. tonnikalansa genitive tonnikalansa tonnikalojensa tonnikalainsa rare partitive tonnikalaansa tonnikalojaan tonnikalojansa inessive tonnikalassaan tonnikalassansa tonnikaloissaan tonnikaloissansa elative tonnikalastaan tonnikalastansa tonnikaloistaan tonnikaloistansa illative tonnikalaansa tonnikaloihinsa adessive tonnikalallaan tonnikalallansa tonnikaloillaan tonnikaloillansa ablative tonnikalaltaan tonnikalaltansa tonnikaloiltaan tonnikaloiltansa allative tonnikalalleen tonnikalallensa tonnikaloilleen tonnikaloillensa essive tonnikalanaan tonnikalanansa tonnikaloinaan tonnikaloinansa translative tonnikalakseen tonnikalaksensa tonnikaloikseen tonnikaloiksensa abessive tonnikalattaan tonnikalattansa tonnikaloittaan tonnikaloittansa instructive — — comitative — tonnikaloineen tonnikaloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• isosilmätonnikala
• keltaevätonnikala
• tonnikalapizza
• valkotonnikala

 

Further reading

• “tonnikala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kannoilta