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koi
koi
English
Koi.
Noun
koi (plural koi)
- Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring
Synonyms
- (Cyprinus carpio): koi carp
Translations
variety of carp
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Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Uralic *koje. Cognate with Finnish koi.
Noun
koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)
- (insects) clothes moth (Tineola)
- some other species of moth, such as the apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella, õunakoi)
Declension
Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koi | koid |
| accusative | koi | koid |
| genitive | koi | koide |
| partitive | koid | koisid |
| illative | koisse | koidesse |
| inessive | kois | koides |
| elative | koist | koidest |
| allative | koile | koidele |
| adessive | koil | koidel |
| ablative | koilt | koidelt |
| translative | koiks | koideks |
| terminative | koini | koideni |
| essive | koina | koidena |
| abessive | koita | koideta |
| comitative | koiga | koidega |
Synonyms
- koiliblikas
- riidekoi
Derived terms
- õunakoi
- ihnuskoi
- raamatukoi
- koirohi
See also
- liblikas
- röövik
- tõuk
Etymology 2
From Low German koje (“tight room, bed on a ship”).
Noun
koi (genitive koi, partitive koid)
Declension
Inflection of koi (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koi | koid |
| accusative | koi | koid |
| genitive | koi | koide |
| partitive | koid | koisid |
| illative | koisse | koidesse |
| inessive | kois | koides |
| elative | koist | koidest |
| allative | koile | koidele |
| adessive | koil | koidel |
| ablative | koilt | koidelt |
| translative | koiks | koideks |
| terminative | koini | koideni |
| essive | koina | koidena |
| abessive | koita | koideta |
| comitative | koiga | koidega |
See also
- koiku
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koi]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Hyphenation: koi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *koi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje. Cognate with Estonian koi.
Noun
koi
- (insects) short form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella, common clothes moth, often only a moth
- (insects) any of the moths in the family Tineidae
- (pathology, archaic) cancer; see etymology section of syöpä (“cancer”)
Declension
| Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
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| partitive | koita | koita | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| accusative | nom. | koi | koit |
| gen. | koin | ||
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
|
| partitive | koita | koita | |
| inessive | koissa | koissa | |
| elative | koista | koista | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| adessive | koilla | koilla | |
| ablative | koilta | koilta | |
| allative | koille | koille | |
| essive | koina | koina | |
| translative | koiksi | koiksi | |
| instructive | — | koin | |
| abessive | koitta | koitta | |
| comitative | — | koineen | |
Synonyms
- (clothes moth): koiperhonen
- (cancer): syöpä
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Japanese 鯉 (koi).
Noun
koi
- koi carp
Declension
| Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
|
| partitive | koita | koita | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| accusative | nom. | koi | koit |
| gen. | koin | ||
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
|
| partitive | koita | koita | |
| inessive | koissa | koissa | |
| elative | koista | koista | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| adessive | koilla | koilla | |
| ablative | koilta | koilta | |
| allative | koille | koille | |
| essive | koina | koina | |
| translative | koiksi | koiksi | |
| instructive | — | koin | |
| abessive | koitta | koitta | |
| comitative | — | koineen | |
Synonyms
- koikarppi, koi-karppi, koristekarppi
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *koi, From Proto-Finno-Ugric *koje.
Noun
koi
- (archaic) dawn
Declension
| Inflection of koi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
|
| partitive | koita | koita | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koi | koit | |
| accusative | nom. | koi | koit |
| gen. | koin | ||
| genitive | koin | koiden koitten |
|
| partitive | koita | koita | |
| inessive | koissa | koissa | |
| elative | koista | koista | |
| illative | koihin | koihin | |
| adessive | koilla | koilla | |
| ablative | koilta | koilta | |
| allative | koille | koille | |
| essive | koina | koina | |
| translative | koiksi | koiksi | |
| instructive | — | koin | |
| abessive | koitta | koitta | |
| comitative | — | koineen | |
Synonyms
- (dawn): aamunkoi, aamunkoitto, sarastus
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.