# opossumi
## Finnish
### Etymology

< English opossum

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoposːumi/, [ˈo̞po̞s̠ˌs̠umi]
* Rhymes: -umi
* Hyphenation: opos‧su‧mi

### Noun

opossumi
* opossum (marsupial of the family Didelphidae)
* Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

#### Usage notes

* The word opossumi appears in the common names of two other families of marsupials:
** supiaisopossumi (“shrew opossum”) (family Paucituberculata)
** kolokolo-opossumi (“monito del monte”) (family Microbiotheriidae)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of opossumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
opossumini
opossumini
accusative
nom.
opossumini
opossumini
gen.
opossumini
genitive
opossumini
opossumieni
partitive
opossumiani
opossumejani
inessive
opossumissani
opossumeissani
elative
opossumistani
opossumeistani
illative
opossumiini
opossumeihini
adessive
opossumillani
opossumeillani
ablative
opossumiltani
opossumeiltani
allative
opossumilleni
opossumeilleni
essive
opossuminani
opossumeinani
translative
opossumikseni
opossumeikseni
abessive
opossumittani
opossumeittani
instructive
comitative
—opossumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
opossumisi
opossumisi
accusative
nom.
opossumisi
opossumisi
gen.
opossumisi
genitive
opossumisi
opossumiesi
partitive
opossumiasi
opossumejasi
inessive
opossumissasi
opossumeissasi
elative
opossumistasi
opossumeistasi
illative
opossumiisi
opossumeihisi
adessive
opossumillasi
opossumeillasi
ablative
opossumiltasi
opossumeiltasi
allative
opossumillesi
opossumeillesi
essive
opossuminasi
opossumeinasi
translative
opossumiksesi
opossumeiksesi
abessive
opossumittasi
opossumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—opossumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
opossumimme
opossumimme
accusative
nom.
opossumimme
opossumimme
gen.
opossumimme
genitive
opossumimme
opossumiemme
partitive
opossumiamme
opossumejamme
inessive
opossumissamme
opossumeissamme
elative
opossumistamme
opossumeistamme
illative
opossumiimme
opossumeihimme
adessive
opossumillamme
opossumeillamme
ablative
opossumiltamme
opossumeiltamme
allative
opossumillemme
opossumeillemme
essive
opossuminamme
opossumeinamme
translative
opossumiksemme
opossumeiksemme
abessive
opossumittamme
opossumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—opossumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
opossuminne
opossuminne
accusative
nom.
opossuminne
opossuminne
gen.
opossuminne
genitive
opossuminne
opossumienne
partitive
opossumianne
opossumejanne
inessive
opossumissanne
opossumeissanne
elative
opossumistanne
opossumeistanne
illative
opossumiinne
opossumeihinne
adessive
opossumillanne
opossumeillanne
ablative
opossumiltanne
opossumeiltanne
allative
opossumillenne
opossumeillenne
essive
opossuminanne
opossumeinanne
translative
opossumiksenne
opossumeiksenne
abessive
opossumittanne
opossumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—opossumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
opossuminsa
opossuminsa
accusative
nom.
opossuminsa
opossuminsa
gen.
opossuminsa
genitive
opossuminsa
opossumiensa
partitive
opossumiaan opossumiansa
opossumejaan opossumejansa
inessive
opossumissaan opossumissansa
opossumeissaan opossumeissansa
elative
opossumistaan opossumistansa
opossumeistaan opossumeistansa
illative
opossumiinsa
opossumeihinsa
adessive
opossumillaan opossumillansa
opossumeillaan opossumeillansa
ablative
opossumiltaan opossumiltansa
opossumeiltaan opossumeiltansa
allative
opossumilleen opossumillensa
opossumeilleen opossumeillensa
essive
opossuminaan opossuminansa
opossumeinaan opossumeinansa
translative
opossumikseen opossumiksensa
opossumeikseen opossumeiksensa
abessive
opossumittaan opossumittansa
opossumeittaan opossumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—opossumeineen opossumeinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (marsupial of the family Didelphidae): pussirotta (dated)
* (Didelphis virginiana): virginianopossumi (dated)

#### Derived terms

* aito-opossumi
* amazonianhiiriopossumi
* amazonianpäästäisopossumi
* andienhiiriopossumi
* andienpäästäisopossumi
* andiensupiaisopossumi
* argentiinanpäästäisopossumi
* bolivianhiiriopossumi
* bolivianopossumi
* bolivianpäästäisopossumi
* brasilianhiiriopossumi
* brasilianopossumi
* brasilianpäästäisopossumi
* chilensupiaisopossumi
* ecuadorinhiiriopossumi
* ecuadorinsupiaisopossumi
* ecuadorinvillaopossumi
* guayananhiiriopossumi
* guayananpäästäisopossumi
* hentojalkaopossumi
* hento-opossumi
* hiiriopossumi
* inkasupiaisopossumi
* isokorvaopossumi
* iso-opossumi
* jukataninhiiriopossumi
* juovapäästäisopossumi
* kaitaopossumi
* kaitapääopossumi
* kalastajaopossumi
* kaulusvillaopossumi
* kiiltohiiriopossumi
* kolokolo-opossumi
* kolumbianhiiriopossumi
* kolumbiansupiaisopossumi
* kotipäästäisopossumi
* kuivakkohiiriopossumi
* kunsinpäästäisopossumi
* laplatanpäästäisopossumi
* lyhythäntäopossumi
* lyhytkarvaopossumi
* matogrossonopossumi
* mchilhennynopossumi
* meksikonhiiriopossumi
* meksikonvillaopossumi
* metsäopossumi
* mustahartiaopossumi
* nelisilmäopossumi
* oravaopossumi
* orinoconhiiriopossumi
* paksuhäntäopossumi
* panamanhiiriopossumi
* panamanpäästäisopossumi
* paraguaynoravaopossumi
* paranpäästäisopossumi
* patagonianopossumi
* perunhiiriopossumi
* perunpäästäisopossumi
* perunsupiaisopossumi
* philanderinopossumi
* pikkuoravaopossumi
* pitkäkarvaopossumi
* pohjoisandienopossumi
* päästäisopossumi
* samettioravaopossumi
* saopaulonpäästäisopossumi
* sirohiiriopossumi
* sulkahäntäopossumi
* supiaisopossumi
* sähäkkäopossumi
* tummaopossumi
* tupsuhäntäopossumi
* vaeltajahiiriopossumi
* valesilmäopossumi
* valkokorvaopossumi
* valkovatsaopossumi
* venezuelanopossumi
* venezuelanvillaopossumi
* viirupäästäisopossumi
* villahiiriopossumi
* villaopossumi
* virginianopossumi
* väliamerikanopossumi

### Further reading

* “opossumi”, 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