# oravannahka
## Finnish
### Etymology

oravan (“squirrel's”) +‎ nahka (“skin”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈorɑʋɑnˌnɑhkɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝nˌnɑ̝xkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
* Hyphenation: oravan‧nahka

### Noun

oravannahka
* squirrel fur
* (colloquial) money
* (heraldry) vair

#### Usage notes

Squirrel was earlier an important fur animal in Finland, and its furs served also as means of exchange. The original meaning of the Finnish word raha (“money”) was "squirrel skin".

#### Declension

Possessive forms of oravannahka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oravannahkani
oravannahkani
accusative
nom.
oravannahkani
oravannahkani
gen.
oravannahkani
genitive
oravannahkani
oravannahkojeni oravannahkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
oravannahkaani
oravannahkojani
inessive
oravannahassani
oravannahoissani
elative
oravannahastani
oravannahoistani
illative
oravannahkaani
oravannahkoihini
adessive
oravannahallani
oravannahoillani
ablative
oravannahaltani
oravannahoiltani
allative
oravannahalleni
oravannahoilleni
essive
oravannahkanani
oravannahkoinani
translative
oravannahakseni
oravannahoikseni
abessive
oravannahattani
oravannahoittani
instructive
comitative
—oravannahkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oravannahkasi
oravannahkasi
accusative
nom.
oravannahkasi
oravannahkasi
gen.
oravannahkasi
genitive
oravannahkasi
oravannahkojesi oravannahkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
oravannahkaasi
oravannahkojasi
inessive
oravannahassasi
oravannahoissasi
elative
oravannahastasi
oravannahoistasi
illative
oravannahkaasi
oravannahkoihisi
adessive
oravannahallasi
oravannahoillasi
ablative
oravannahaltasi
oravannahoiltasi
allative
oravannahallesi
oravannahoillesi
essive
oravannahkanasi
oravannahkoinasi
translative
oravannahaksesi
oravannahoiksesi
abessive
oravannahattasi
oravannahoittasi
instructive
comitative
—oravannahkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oravannahkamme
oravannahkamme
accusative
nom.
oravannahkamme
oravannahkamme
gen.
oravannahkamme
genitive
oravannahkamme
oravannahkojemme oravannahkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
oravannahkaamme
oravannahkojamme
inessive
oravannahassamme
oravannahoissamme
elative
oravannahastamme
oravannahoistamme
illative
oravannahkaamme
oravannahkoihimme
adessive
oravannahallamme
oravannahoillamme
ablative
oravannahaltamme
oravannahoiltamme
allative
oravannahallemme
oravannahoillemme
essive
oravannahkanamme
oravannahkoinamme
translative
oravannahaksemme
oravannahoiksemme
abessive
oravannahattamme
oravannahoittamme
instructive
comitative
—oravannahkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oravannahkanne
oravannahkanne
accusative
nom.
oravannahkanne
oravannahkanne
gen.
oravannahkanne
genitive
oravannahkanne
oravannahkojenne oravannahkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
oravannahkaanne
oravannahkojanne
inessive
oravannahassanne
oravannahoissanne
elative
oravannahastanne
oravannahoistanne
illative
oravannahkaanne
oravannahkoihinne
adessive
oravannahallanne
oravannahoillanne
ablative
oravannahaltanne
oravannahoiltanne
allative
oravannahallenne
oravannahoillenne
essive
oravannahkananne
oravannahkoinanne
translative
oravannahaksenne
oravannahoiksenne
abessive
oravannahattanne
oravannahoittanne
instructive
comitative
—oravannahkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
oravannahkansa
oravannahkansa
accusative
nom.
oravannahkansa
oravannahkansa
gen.
oravannahkansa
genitive
oravannahkansa
oravannahkojensa oravannahkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
oravannahkaansa
oravannahkojaan oravannahkojansa
inessive
oravannahassaan oravannahassansa
oravannahoissaan oravannahoissansa
elative
oravannahastaan oravannahastansa
oravannahoistaan oravannahoistansa
illative
oravannahkaansa
oravannahkoihinsa
adessive
oravannahallaan oravannahallansa
oravannahoillaan oravannahoillansa
ablative
oravannahaltaan oravannahaltansa
oravannahoiltaan oravannahoiltansa
allative
oravannahalleen oravannahallensa
oravannahoilleen oravannahoillensa
essive
oravannahkanaan oravannahkanansa
oravannahkoinaan oravannahkoinansa
translative
oravannahakseen oravannahaksensa
oravannahoikseen oravannahoiksensa
abessive
oravannahattaan oravannahattansa
oravannahoittaan oravannahoittansa
instructive
comitative
—oravannahkoineen oravannahkoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* oravannahkakauppa

### Further reading

* “oravannahka”, 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 2023-07-03