Finnish

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Etymology

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alku- (primeval, proto-)apina (ape, monkey)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌɑpinɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌɑ̝pinɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpinɑ
  • Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧a‧pi‧na

Noun

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alkuapina

  1. primeval ape (unspecified primitive ape, used also figuratively to refer to the primitive side of humans)

Declension

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Inflection of alkuapina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative alkuapina alkuapinat
genitive alkuapinan alkuapinoiden
alkuapinoitten
partitive alkuapinaa alkuapinoita
illative alkuapinaan alkuapinoihin
singular plural
nominative alkuapina alkuapinat
accusative nom. alkuapina alkuapinat
gen. alkuapinan
genitive alkuapinan alkuapinoiden
alkuapinoitten
alkuapinain rare
partitive alkuapinaa alkuapinoita
inessive alkuapinassa alkuapinoissa
elative alkuapinasta alkuapinoista
illative alkuapinaan alkuapinoihin
adessive alkuapinalla alkuapinoilla
ablative alkuapinalta alkuapinoilta
allative alkuapinalle alkuapinoille
essive alkuapinana alkuapinoina
translative alkuapinaksi alkuapinoiksi
abessive alkuapinatta alkuapinoitta
instructive alkuapinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of alkuapina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)