# tuatara
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/
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* Hyphenation: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

### Noun

tuatara (plural tuataras or tuatara)
* A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a lizard and is the only surviving specimen of the order Rhynchocephalia.

#### Translations
### See also

* Sphenodon

### Further reading

* tuatara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Maori tuatara, probably via English.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtuɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈt̪uɑ̝ˌt̪ɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: tua‧ta‧ra

### Noun

tuatara
* tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
* Synonym of alkulisko (“rhynchocephalian”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tuatara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tuatarani
tuatarani
accusative
nom.
tuatarani
tuatarani
gen.
tuatarani
genitive
tuatarani
tuatarojeni tuataraini $^{rare}$
partitive
tuataraani
tuatarojani
inessive
tuatarassani
tuataroissani
elative
tuatarastani
tuataroistani
illative
tuataraani
tuataroihini
adessive
tuatarallani
tuataroillani
ablative
tuataraltani
tuataroiltani
allative
tuataralleni
tuataroilleni
essive
tuataranani
tuataroinani
translative
tuatarakseni
tuataroikseni
abessive
tuatarattani
tuataroittani
instructive
comitative
—tuataroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tuatarasi
tuatarasi
accusative
nom.
tuatarasi
tuatarasi
gen.
tuatarasi
genitive
tuatarasi
tuatarojesi tuataraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tuataraasi
tuatarojasi
inessive
tuatarassasi
tuataroissasi
elative
tuatarastasi
tuataroistasi
illative
tuataraasi
tuataroihisi
adessive
tuatarallasi
tuataroillasi
ablative
tuataraltasi
tuataroiltasi
allative
tuatarallesi
tuataroillesi
essive
tuataranasi
tuataroinasi
translative
tuataraksesi
tuataroiksesi
abessive
tuatarattasi
tuataroittasi
instructive
comitative
—tuataroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tuataramme
tuataramme
accusative
nom.
tuataramme
tuataramme
gen.
tuataramme
genitive
tuataramme
tuatarojemme tuataraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tuataraamme
tuatarojamme
inessive
tuatarassamme
tuataroissamme
elative
tuatarastamme
tuataroistamme
illative
tuataraamme
tuataroihimme
adessive
tuatarallamme
tuataroillamme
ablative
tuataraltamme
tuataroiltamme
allative
tuatarallemme
tuataroillemme
essive
tuataranamme
tuataroinamme
translative
tuataraksemme
tuataroiksemme
abessive
tuatarattamme
tuataroittamme
instructive
comitative
—tuataroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tuataranne
tuataranne
accusative
nom.
tuataranne
tuataranne
gen.
tuataranne
genitive
tuataranne
tuatarojenne tuatarainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tuataraanne
tuatarojanne
inessive
tuatarassanne
tuataroissanne
elative
tuatarastanne
tuataroistanne
illative
tuataraanne
tuataroihinne
adessive
tuatarallanne
tuataroillanne
ablative
tuataraltanne
tuataroiltanne
allative
tuatarallenne
tuataroillenne
essive
tuatarananne
tuataroinanne
translative
tuataraksenne
tuataroiksenne
abessive
tuatarattanne
tuataroittanne
instructive
comitative
—tuataroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tuataransa
tuataransa
accusative
nom.
tuataransa
tuataransa
gen.
tuataransa
genitive
tuataransa
tuatarojensa tuatarainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tuataraansa
tuatarojaan tuatarojansa
inessive
tuatarassaan tuatarassansa
tuataroissaan tuataroissansa
elative
tuatarastaan tuatarastansa
tuataroistaan tuataroistansa
illative
tuataraansa
tuataroihinsa
adessive
tuatarallaan tuatarallansa
tuataroillaan tuataroillansa
ablative
tuataraltaan tuataraltansa
tuataroiltaan tuataroiltansa
allative
tuataralleen tuatarallensa
tuataroilleen tuataroillensa
essive
tuataranaan tuataranansa
tuataroinaan tuataroinansa
translative
tuatarakseen tuataraksensa
tuataroikseen tuataroiksensa
abessive
tuatarattaan tuatarattansa
tuataroittaan tuataroittansa
instructive
comitative
—tuataroineen tuataroinensa :

## Maori
### Etymology

Said to be from tua (“on the back”) +‎ tara (“spike”).

### Noun

tuatara
* tuatara

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tuatara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tu.aˈta.ra/
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: tu‧a‧ta‧ra

### Noun

tuatara f
* hatteria, tuatara
    Synonyms: hatteria, łupkoząb

#### Declension
### Further reading

* tuatara in Polish dictionaries at PWN