# saiga
## English
### Etymology

From Russian сайга́ (sajgá), alternative form of сайга́к (sajgák), from Chagatai سایغاق (saiɣak, “chamois”).

### Noun

saiga (plural saigas)
* Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.
    Synonym: saiga antelope
** 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205:Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.

#### Synonyms

* (Saiga tatarica): steppe saiga

#### Coordinate terms

* (Saiga tatarica): Mongolian saiga, possibly a subspecies Saiga tatarica mongolica; Saiga borealis, possibly extinct or possibly including the Mongolian saiga

#### Translations
### Further reading

* saiga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Saiga tatarica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Saiga tatarica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Russian сайга́ (sajgá)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ
* Hyphenation: sai‧ga

### Noun

saiga
* saiga (Saiga tatarica)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of saiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saigani
saigani
accusative
nom.
saigani
saigani
gen.
saigani
genitive
saigani
saigojeni saigaini $^{rare}$
partitive
saigaani
saigojani
inessive
saigassani
saigoissani
elative
saigastani
saigoistani
illative
saigaani
saigoihini
adessive
saigallani
saigoillani
ablative
saigaltani
saigoiltani
allative
saigalleni
saigoilleni
essive
saiganani
saigoinani
translative
saigakseni
saigoikseni
abessive
saigattani
saigoittani
instructive
comitative
—saigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saigasi
saigasi
accusative
nom.
saigasi
saigasi
gen.
saigasi
genitive
saigasi
saigojesi saigaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
saigaasi
saigojasi
inessive
saigassasi
saigoissasi
elative
saigastasi
saigoistasi
illative
saigaasi
saigoihisi
adessive
saigallasi
saigoillasi
ablative
saigaltasi
saigoiltasi
allative
saigallesi
saigoillesi
essive
saiganasi
saigoinasi
translative
saigaksesi
saigoiksesi
abessive
saigattasi
saigoittasi
instructive
comitative
—saigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saigamme
saigamme
accusative
nom.
saigamme
saigamme
gen.
saigamme
genitive
saigamme
saigojemme saigaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
saigaamme
saigojamme
inessive
saigassamme
saigoissamme
elative
saigastamme
saigoistamme
illative
saigaamme
saigoihimme
adessive
saigallamme
saigoillamme
ablative
saigaltamme
saigoiltamme
allative
saigallemme
saigoillemme
essive
saiganamme
saigoinamme
translative
saigaksemme
saigoiksemme
abessive
saigattamme
saigoittamme
instructive
comitative
—saigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saiganne
saiganne
accusative
nom.
saiganne
saiganne
gen.
saiganne
genitive
saiganne
saigojenne saigainne $^{rare}$
partitive
saigaanne
saigojanne
inessive
saigassanne
saigoissanne
elative
saigastanne
saigoistanne
illative
saigaanne
saigoihinne
adessive
saigallanne
saigoillanne
ablative
saigaltanne
saigoiltanne
allative
saigallenne
saigoillenne
essive
saigananne
saigoinanne
translative
saigaksenne
saigoiksenne
abessive
saigattanne
saigoittanne
instructive
comitative
—saigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saigansa
saigansa
accusative
nom.
saigansa
saigansa
gen.
saigansa
genitive
saigansa
saigojensa saigainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
saigaansa
saigojaan saigojansa
inessive
saigassaan saigassansa
saigoissaan saigoissansa
elative
saigastaan saigastansa
saigoistaan saigoistansa
illative
saigaansa
saigoihinsa
adessive
saigallaan saigallansa
saigoillaan saigoillansa
ablative
saigaltaan saigaltansa
saigoiltaan saigoiltansa
allative
saigalleen saigallensa
saigoilleen saigoillensa
essive
saiganaan saiganansa
saigoinaan saigoinansa
translative
saigakseen saigaksensa
saigoikseen saigoiksensa
abessive
saigattaan saigattansa
saigoittaan saigoittansa
instructive
comitative
—saigoineen saigoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* saiga-antilooppi (dated)

#### Derived terms

* saiga-antilooppi

## Italian
### Etymology

From Russian сайга́ (sajgá).

### Noun

saiga f (plural saighe)
* saiga

### Anagrams

* gasai

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer, definite plural saigaene)
* saiga

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

saiga m (definite singular saigaen, indefinite plural saigaer or saigaar, definite plural saigaene or saigaane)
* saiga

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaj.ɡa/ [ˈsaɪ̯.ɡa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈsaj.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: sai‧ga

### Noun

saiga f (plural saigas)
* saiga (Saiga tatarica, an antelope of Siberia)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaiɡa/ [ˈsai̯.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -aiɡa
* Syllabification: sai‧ga

### Noun

saiga m (plural saigas)
* saiga

### See also

* saiga on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$