# punaorava
## Finnish
### Etymology

puna (“red”) +‎ orava (“squirrel”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpunɑˌorɑʋɑ/, [ˈpunɑ̝ˌo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: puna‧ora‧va

### Noun

punaorava
* (colloquial) Synonym of orava (“Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris”); sometimes used to distinguish the Eurasian red squirrel from harmaaorava (“eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis”) which is an invasive species originating in North America.
* (zoology) pine squirrel (New Wold squirrel of the genus Tamiasciurus)
* (zoology) American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of punaorava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punaoravani
punaoravani
accusative
nom.
punaoravani
punaoravani
gen.
punaoravani
genitive
punaoravani
punaoravieni punaoravaini $^{rare}$
partitive
punaoravaani
punaoraviani
inessive
punaoravassani
punaoravissani
elative
punaoravastani
punaoravistani
illative
punaoravaani
punaoraviini
adessive
punaoravallani
punaoravillani
ablative
punaoravaltani
punaoraviltani
allative
punaoravalleni
punaoravilleni
essive
punaoravanani
punaoravinani
translative
punaoravakseni
punaoravikseni
abessive
punaoravattani
punaoravittani
instructive
comitative
—punaoravineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punaoravasi
punaoravasi
accusative
nom.
punaoravasi
punaoravasi
gen.
punaoravasi
genitive
punaoravasi
punaoraviesi punaoravaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
punaoravaasi
punaoraviasi
inessive
punaoravassasi
punaoravissasi
elative
punaoravastasi
punaoravistasi
illative
punaoravaasi
punaoraviisi
adessive
punaoravallasi
punaoravillasi
ablative
punaoravaltasi
punaoraviltasi
allative
punaoravallesi
punaoravillesi
essive
punaoravanasi
punaoravinasi
translative
punaoravaksesi
punaoraviksesi
abessive
punaoravattasi
punaoravittasi
instructive
comitative
—punaoravinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punaoravamme
punaoravamme
accusative
nom.
punaoravamme
punaoravamme
gen.
punaoravamme
genitive
punaoravamme
punaoraviemme punaoravaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
punaoravaamme
punaoraviamme
inessive
punaoravassamme
punaoravissamme
elative
punaoravastamme
punaoravistamme
illative
punaoravaamme
punaoraviimme
adessive
punaoravallamme
punaoravillamme
ablative
punaoravaltamme
punaoraviltamme
allative
punaoravallemme
punaoravillemme
essive
punaoravanamme
punaoravinamme
translative
punaoravaksemme
punaoraviksemme
abessive
punaoravattamme
punaoravittamme
instructive
comitative
—punaoravinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punaoravanne
punaoravanne
accusative
nom.
punaoravanne
punaoravanne
gen.
punaoravanne
genitive
punaoravanne
punaoravienne punaoravainne $^{rare}$
partitive
punaoravaanne
punaoravianne
inessive
punaoravassanne
punaoravissanne
elative
punaoravastanne
punaoravistanne
illative
punaoravaanne
punaoraviinne
adessive
punaoravallanne
punaoravillanne
ablative
punaoravaltanne
punaoraviltanne
allative
punaoravallenne
punaoravillenne
essive
punaoravananne
punaoravinanne
translative
punaoravaksenne
punaoraviksenne
abessive
punaoravattanne
punaoravittanne
instructive
comitative
—punaoravinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
punaoravansa
punaoravansa
accusative
nom.
punaoravansa
punaoravansa
gen.
punaoravansa
genitive
punaoravansa
punaoraviensa punaoravainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
punaoravaansa
punaoraviaan punaoraviansa
inessive
punaoravassaan punaoravassansa
punaoravissaan punaoravissansa
elative
punaoravastaan punaoravastansa
punaoravistaan punaoravistansa
illative
punaoravaansa
punaoraviinsa
adessive
punaoravallaan punaoravallansa
punaoravillaan punaoravillansa
ablative
punaoravaltaan punaoravaltansa
punaoraviltaan punaoraviltansa
allative
punaoravalleen punaoravallensa
punaoravilleen punaoravillensa
essive
punaoravanaan punaoravanansa
punaoravinaan punaoravinansa
translative
punaoravakseen punaoravaksensa
punaoravikseen punaoraviksensa
abessive
punaoravattaan punaoravattansa
punaoravittaan punaoravittansa
instructive
comitative
—punaoravineen punaoravinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lännenpunaorava
* meksikonpunaorava