# inia
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

inia
* plural of inion

### Etymology 2

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From the genus name.

#### Noun

inia (plural inias)
* (zoology) Any South American freshwater dolphin of genus (Inia), with a hairy snout.

### References

* Inia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Inia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### Anagrams

* Iain

## Finnish
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Inia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiniɑ/, [ˈiniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iniɑ
* Hyphenation: inia

### Noun

inia
* inia (South American fresh water dolphin of the genus Inia)

#### Usage notes

* The genus was formerly regarded as consisting of only one species, but is now divided into four. The indidvidual species don't seem to have accepted Finnish common names as of May 2022.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of inia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iniani
iniani
accusative
nom.
iniani
iniani
gen.
iniani
genitive
iniani
inioideni inioitteni iniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
iniaani
inioitani
inessive
iniassani
inioissani
elative
iniastani
inioistani
illative
iniaani
inioihini
adessive
iniallani
inioillani
ablative
inialtani
inioiltani
allative
inialleni
inioilleni
essive
inianani
inioinani
translative
iniakseni
inioikseni
abessive
iniattani
inioittani
instructive
comitative
—inioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iniasi
iniasi
accusative
nom.
iniasi
iniasi
gen.
iniasi
genitive
iniasi
inioidesi inioittesi iniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
iniaasi
inioitasi
inessive
iniassasi
inioissasi
elative
iniastasi
inioistasi
illative
iniaasi
inioihisi
adessive
iniallasi
inioillasi
ablative
inialtasi
inioiltasi
allative
iniallesi
inioillesi
essive
inianasi
inioinasi
translative
iniaksesi
inioiksesi
abessive
iniattasi
inioittasi
instructive
comitative
—inioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iniamme
iniamme
accusative
nom.
iniamme
iniamme
gen.
iniamme
genitive
iniamme
inioidemme inioittemme iniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
iniaamme
inioitamme
inessive
iniassamme
inioissamme
elative
iniastamme
inioistamme
illative
iniaamme
inioihimme
adessive
iniallamme
inioillamme
ablative
inialtamme
inioiltamme
allative
iniallemme
inioillemme
essive
inianamme
inioinamme
translative
iniaksemme
inioiksemme
abessive
iniattamme
inioittamme
instructive
comitative
—inioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
inianne
inianne
accusative
nom.
inianne
inianne
gen.
inianne
genitive
inianne
inioidenne inioittenne iniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
iniaanne
inioitanne
inessive
iniassanne
inioissanne
elative
iniastanne
inioistanne
illative
iniaanne
inioihinne
adessive
iniallanne
inioillanne
ablative
inialtanne
inioiltanne
allative
iniallenne
inioillenne
essive
iniananne
inioinanne
translative
iniaksenne
inioiksenne
abessive
iniattanne
inioittanne
instructive
comitative
—inioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iniansa
iniansa
accusative
nom.
iniansa
iniansa
gen.
iniansa
genitive
iniansa
inioidensa inioittensa iniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
iniaansa
inioitaan inioitansa
inessive
iniassaan iniassansa
inioissaan inioissansa
elative
iniastaan iniastansa
inioistaan inioistansa
illative
iniaansa
inioihinsa
adessive
iniallaan iniallansa
inioillaan inioillansa
ablative
inialtaan inialtansa
inioiltaan inioiltansa
allative
inialleen iniallensa
inioilleen inioillensa
essive
inianaan inianansa
inioinaan inioinansa
translative
iniakseen iniaksensa
inioikseen inioiksensa
abessive
iniattaan iniattansa
inioittaan inioittansa
instructive
comitative
—inioineen inioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* amazonasinjokidelfiini (dated)

## Italian
### Etymology

From translingual Inia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.nja/
* Rhymes: -inja
* Hyphenation: ì‧nia

### Noun

inia f (plural inie)
* Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
    Synonym: bonto

### See also

* delfino

## Kikuyu
### Etymology

Causative form of kũina (“to dance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /inia/

### Verb

inia (infinitive kũinia)
* (literally) to make someone dance
* to shake

#### Derived terms

(Proverbs)
* gatuma kainagia mũrigwa
* kanyĩrĩ kainagio nĩ mwene
* mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ

### References

* ↑ “ina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.