villikissa

Finnish

Etymology

villi (“wild”) +‎ kissa (“cat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋilːiˌkisːɑ/, [ˈʋilːiˌk̟is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vil‧li‧kis‧sa

Noun

villikissa

1. wild cat, Felis silvestris
2. (colloquial) feral cat (domestic cat returned to the wild)

Usage notes

• A feral cat may also be called villiintynyt kissa in order to avoid confusion with Felis silvestris. Neither of the two is a constant member of the Finnish fauna. The feral cats usually die during their first winter of freedom.

Declension

Inflection of villikissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		villikissa	villikissat
genitive		villikissan	villikissojen
partitive		villikissaa	villikissoja
illative		villikissaan	villikissoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		villikissa	villikissat
accusative	nom.	villikissa	villikissat
	gen.	villikissan
genitive		villikissan	villikissojen villikissain rare
partitive		villikissaa	villikissoja
inessive		villikissassa	villikissoissa
elative		villikissasta	villikissoista
illative		villikissaan	villikissoihin
adessive		villikissalla	villikissoilla
ablative		villikissalta	villikissoilta
allative		villikissalle	villikissoille
essive		villikissana	villikissoina
translative		villikissaksi	villikissoiksi
abessive		villikissatta	villikissoitta
instructive		—	villikissoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of villikissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative villikissani villikissani accusative nom. villikissani villikissani gen. villikissani genitive villikissani villikissojeni villikissaini rare partitive villikissaani villikissojani inessive villikissassani villikissoissani elative villikissastani villikissoistani illative villikissaani villikissoihini adessive villikissallani villikissoillani ablative villikissaltani villikissoiltani allative villikissalleni villikissoilleni essive villikissanani villikissoinani translative villikissakseni villikissoikseni abessive villikissattani villikissoittani instructive — — comitative — villikissoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative villikissasi villikissasi accusative nom. villikissasi villikissasi gen. villikissasi genitive villikissasi villikissojesi villikissaisi rare partitive villikissaasi villikissojasi inessive villikissassasi villikissoissasi elative villikissastasi villikissoistasi illative villikissaasi villikissoihisi adessive villikissallasi villikissoillasi ablative villikissaltasi villikissoiltasi allative villikissallesi villikissoillesi essive villikissanasi villikissoinasi translative villikissaksesi villikissoiksesi abessive villikissattasi villikissoittasi instructive — — comitative — villikissoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative villikissamme villikissamme accusative nom. villikissamme villikissamme gen. villikissamme genitive villikissamme villikissojemme villikissaimme rare partitive villikissaamme villikissojamme inessive villikissassamme villikissoissamme elative villikissastamme villikissoistamme illative villikissaamme villikissoihimme adessive villikissallamme villikissoillamme ablative villikissaltamme villikissoiltamme allative villikissallemme villikissoillemme essive villikissanamme villikissoinamme translative villikissaksemme villikissoiksemme abessive villikissattamme villikissoittamme instructive — — comitative — villikissoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative villikissanne villikissanne accusative nom. villikissanne villikissanne gen. villikissanne genitive villikissanne villikissojenne villikissainne rare partitive villikissaanne villikissojanne inessive villikissassanne villikissoissanne elative villikissastanne villikissoistanne illative villikissaanne villikissoihinne adessive villikissallanne villikissoillanne ablative villikissaltanne villikissoiltanne allative villikissallenne villikissoillenne essive villikissananne villikissoinanne translative villikissaksenne villikissoiksenne abessive villikissattanne villikissoittanne instructive — — comitative — villikissoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative villikissansa villikissansa accusative nom. villikissansa villikissansa gen. villikissansa genitive villikissansa villikissojensa villikissainsa rare partitive villikissaansa villikissojaan villikissojansa inessive villikissassaan villikissassansa villikissoissaan villikissoissansa elative villikissastaan villikissastansa villikissoistaan villikissoistansa illative villikissaansa villikissoihinsa adessive villikissallaan villikissallansa villikissoillaan villikissoillansa ablative villikissaltaan villikissaltansa villikissoiltaan villikissoiltansa allative villikissalleen villikissallensa villikissoilleen villikissoillensa essive villikissanaan villikissanansa villikissoinaan villikissoinansa translative villikissakseen villikissaksensa villikissoikseen villikissoiksensa abessive villikissattaan villikissattansa villikissoittaan villikissoittansa instructive — — comitative — villikissoineen villikissoinensa

Synonyms

• metsäkissa

See also

• karkukissa
• kotikissa
• kulkukissa

Further reading

• “villikissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04