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beisa

beisa

Finnish

Noun

beisa

  1. gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (species of antelope native to southern Africa)
  2. beisa, East African oryx, Oryx beisa (species of antelope native to eastern Africa)

Declension

Inflection of beisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative beisa beisat
genitive beisan beisojen
partitive beisaa beisoja
illative beisaan beisoihin
singular plural
nominative beisa beisat
accusative nom. beisa beisat
gen. beisan
genitive beisan beisojen
beisainrare
partitive beisaa beisoja
inessive beisassa beisoissa
elative beisasta beisoista
illative beisaan beisoihin
adessive beisalla beisoilla
ablative beisalta beisoilta
allative beisalle beisoille
essive beisana beisoina
translative beisaksi beisoiksi
instructive beisoin
abessive beisatta beisoitta
comitative beisoineen

Usage notes

O. gazella and O. beisa were formerly regarded as one species. Both are still commonly called beisa / keihäsantilooppi in Finnish.

Synonyms