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beisa
beisa
Finnish
Noun
beisa
- gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (species of antelope native to southern Africa)
- 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.