# kirkonrotta
## Finnish
### Etymology

kirkon (“of church”) +‎ rotta (“rat”); identical in formation to Swedish kyrkråtta, so probably a calque in one direction or another

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkirkonˌrotːɑ/, [ˈk̟irko̞nˌro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otːɑ
* Hyphenation: kirkon‧rotta

### Noun

kirkonrotta
* A children's game; variant of hide and seek that has a "home base" the seeker must return to in order to tag players, but if any hiding players reach the home base first, they are considered safe; often caught players can also be rescued by any such players.
* churchmouse, church mouse (very poor person, chiefly in similes)
    köyhä kuin kirkonrottapoor as a church mouse

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kirkonrotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirkonrottani
kirkonrottani
accusative
nom.
kirkonrottani
kirkonrottani
gen.
kirkonrottani
genitive
kirkonrottani
kirkonrottieni kirkonrottaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kirkonrottaani
kirkonrottiani
inessive
kirkonrotassani
kirkonrotissani
elative
kirkonrotastani
kirkonrotistani
illative
kirkonrottaani
kirkonrottiini
adessive
kirkonrotallani
kirkonrotillani
ablative
kirkonrotaltani
kirkonrotiltani
allative
kirkonrotalleni
kirkonrotilleni
essive
kirkonrottanani
kirkonrottinani
translative
kirkonrotakseni
kirkonrotikseni
abessive
kirkonrotattani
kirkonrotittani
instructive
comitative
—kirkonrottineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirkonrottasi
kirkonrottasi
accusative
nom.
kirkonrottasi
kirkonrottasi
gen.
kirkonrottasi
genitive
kirkonrottasi
kirkonrottiesi kirkonrottaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kirkonrottaasi
kirkonrottiasi
inessive
kirkonrotassasi
kirkonrotissasi
elative
kirkonrotastasi
kirkonrotistasi
illative
kirkonrottaasi
kirkonrottiisi
adessive
kirkonrotallasi
kirkonrotillasi
ablative
kirkonrotaltasi
kirkonrotiltasi
allative
kirkonrotallesi
kirkonrotillesi
essive
kirkonrottanasi
kirkonrottinasi
translative
kirkonrotaksesi
kirkonrotiksesi
abessive
kirkonrotattasi
kirkonrotittasi
instructive
comitative
—kirkonrottinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirkonrottamme
kirkonrottamme
accusative
nom.
kirkonrottamme
kirkonrottamme
gen.
kirkonrottamme
genitive
kirkonrottamme
kirkonrottiemme kirkonrottaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kirkonrottaamme
kirkonrottiamme
inessive
kirkonrotassamme
kirkonrotissamme
elative
kirkonrotastamme
kirkonrotistamme
illative
kirkonrottaamme
kirkonrottiimme
adessive
kirkonrotallamme
kirkonrotillamme
ablative
kirkonrotaltamme
kirkonrotiltamme
allative
kirkonrotallemme
kirkonrotillemme
essive
kirkonrottanamme
kirkonrottinamme
translative
kirkonrotaksemme
kirkonrotiksemme
abessive
kirkonrotattamme
kirkonrotittamme
instructive
comitative
—kirkonrottinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirkonrottanne
kirkonrottanne
accusative
nom.
kirkonrottanne
kirkonrottanne
gen.
kirkonrottanne
genitive
kirkonrottanne
kirkonrottienne kirkonrottainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kirkonrottaanne
kirkonrottianne
inessive
kirkonrotassanne
kirkonrotissanne
elative
kirkonrotastanne
kirkonrotistanne
illative
kirkonrottaanne
kirkonrottiinne
adessive
kirkonrotallanne
kirkonrotillanne
ablative
kirkonrotaltanne
kirkonrotiltanne
allative
kirkonrotallenne
kirkonrotillenne
essive
kirkonrottananne
kirkonrottinanne
translative
kirkonrotaksenne
kirkonrotiksenne
abessive
kirkonrotattanne
kirkonrotittanne
instructive
comitative
—kirkonrottinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirkonrottansa
kirkonrottansa
accusative
nom.
kirkonrottansa
kirkonrottansa
gen.
kirkonrottansa
genitive
kirkonrottansa
kirkonrottiensa kirkonrottainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kirkonrottaansa
kirkonrottiaan kirkonrottiansa
inessive
kirkonrotassaan kirkonrotassansa
kirkonrotissaan kirkonrotissansa
elative
kirkonrotastaan kirkonrotastansa
kirkonrotistaan kirkonrotistansa
illative
kirkonrottaansa
kirkonrottiinsa
adessive
kirkonrotallaan kirkonrotallansa
kirkonrotillaan kirkonrotillansa
ablative
kirkonrotaltaan kirkonrotaltansa
kirkonrotiltaan kirkonrotiltansa
allative
kirkonrotalleen kirkonrotallensa
kirkonrotilleen kirkonrotillensa
essive
kirkonrottanaan kirkonrottanansa
kirkonrottinaan kirkonrottinansa
translative
kirkonrotakseen kirkonrotaksensa
kirkonrotikseen kirkonrotiksensa
abessive
kirkonrotattaan kirkonrotattansa
kirkonrotittaan kirkonrotittansa
instructive
comitative
—kirkonrottineen kirkonrottinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kirkkis

#### See also

* karttupiilo
* kymmenen tikkua laudalla
* köyhä kuin kirkonrotta

### Further reading

* “kirkonrotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02