orava

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈɾa.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [oˈɾa.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾa.va]

orava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of orar

orava

1. genitive singular of orav

From Proto-Finnic *oraba, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ora.^[1] Cognates include Erzya ур (ur).

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ra‧va

orava

1. squirrel (any rodent of the family Sciuridae)
2. (specifically) red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Inflection of orava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		orava	oravat
genitive		oravan	oravien
partitive		oravaa	oravia
illative		oravaan	oraviin
		singular	plural
nominative		orava	oravat
accusative	nom.	orava	oravat
	gen.	oravan
genitive		oravan	oravien oravain rare
partitive		oravaa	oravia
inessive		oravassa	oravissa
elative		oravasta	oravista
illative		oravaan	oraviin
adessive		oravalla	oravilla
ablative		oravalta	oravilta
allative		oravalle	oraville
essive		oravana	oravina
translative		oravaksi	oraviksi
abessive		oravatta	oravitta
instructive		—	oravin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of orava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravani oravani accusative nom. oravani oravani gen. oravani genitive oravani oravieni oravaini rare partitive oravaani oraviani inessive oravassani oravissani elative oravastani oravistani illative oravaani oraviini adessive oravallani oravillani ablative oravaltani oraviltani allative oravalleni oravilleni essive oravanani oravinani translative oravakseni oravikseni abessive oravattani oravittani instructive — — comitative — oravineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oravasi oravasi accusative nom. oravasi oravasi gen. oravasi genitive oravasi oraviesi oravaisi rare partitive oravaasi oraviasi inessive oravassasi oravissasi elative oravastasi oravistasi illative oravaasi oraviisi adessive oravallasi oravillasi ablative oravaltasi oraviltasi allative oravallesi oravillesi essive oravanasi oravinasi translative oravaksesi oraviksesi abessive oravattasi oravittasi instructive — — comitative — oravinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravamme oravamme accusative nom. oravamme oravamme gen. oravamme genitive oravamme oraviemme oravaimme rare partitive oravaamme oraviamme inessive oravassamme oravissamme elative oravastamme oravistamme illative oravaamme oraviimme adessive oravallamme oravillamme ablative oravaltamme oraviltamme allative oravallemme oravillemme essive oravanamme oravinamme translative oravaksemme oraviksemme abessive oravattamme oravittamme instructive — — comitative — oravinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oravanne oravanne accusative nom. oravanne oravanne gen. oravanne genitive oravanne oravienne oravainne rare partitive oravaanne oravianne inessive oravassanne oravissanne elative oravastanne oravistanne illative oravaanne oraviinne adessive oravallanne oravillanne ablative oravaltanne oraviltanne allative oravallenne oravillenne essive oravananne oravinanne translative oravaksenne oraviksenne abessive oravattanne oravittanne instructive — — comitative — oravinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oravansa oravansa accusative nom. oravansa oravansa gen. oravansa genitive oravansa oraviensa oravainsa rare partitive oravaansa oraviaan oraviansa inessive oravassaan oravassansa oravissaan oravissansa elative oravastaan oravastansa oravistaan oravistansa illative oravaansa oraviinsa adessive oravallaan oravallansa oravillaan oravillansa ablative oravaltaan oravaltansa oraviltaan oraviltansa allative oravalleen oravallensa oravilleen oravillensa essive oravanaan oravanansa oravinaan oravinansa translative oravakseen oravaksensa oravikseen oraviksensa abessive oravattaan oravattansa oravittaan oravittansa instructive — — comitative — oravineen oravinensa

• “orava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• arvoa, varoa

orava

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of orar

• orraava (dialectal)

From Proto-Finnic *oraba. Cognates include Finnish orava and Estonian orav.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈorɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈorɑːʋɑ/, [ˈo̞rˑɑːʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -orɑʋ, -orɑːʋɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧ra‧va

orava

1. squirrel
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Kurast poolest meitä kiiree vilkahti orava.

     From the left side a squirrel flashed past us.

Declension of orava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	orava	oravat
genitive	oravan	oravoin
partitive	oravaa	oravoja
illative	oravaa	oravoihe
inessive	oravaas	oravois
elative	oravast	oravoist
allative	oravalle	oravoille
adessive	oravaal	oravoil
ablative	oravalt	oravoilt
translative	oravaks	oravoiks
essive	oravanna, oravaan	oravoinna, oravoin
exessive1)	oravant	oravoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 366

orava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of orare

• aravo, avaro

Regional variants of orava

North Karelian (Viena)	orava
South Karelian (Tver)	orava

From Proto-Finnic *oraba. Cognates include Finnish orava and Veps orav.

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑʋɑ/
• Hyphenation: o‧ra‧va

orava (genitive oravan, partitive oravua)

1. squirrel

Viena Karelian declension of orava (type 4/kala, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	orava	oravat
genitive	oravan	oravojen
partitive	oravua	oravoja
illative	oravah	oravoih
inessive	oravašša	oravoissa
elative	oravašta	oravoista
adessive	oravalla	oravoilla
ablative	oravalta	oravoilta
translative	oravakši	oravoiksi
essive	oravana	oravoina
comitative	—	oravoineh
abessive	oravatta	oravoitta

Tver Karelian declension of orava (type 4/kala no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	orava	oravat
genitive	oravan	oravoin
partitive	oravua	oravoida
illative	oravah	oravoih
inessive	oravašša	oravoissa
elative	oravašta	oravoista
adessive	oravalla	oravoilla
ablative	oravalda	oravoilda
translative	oravakši	oravoiksi
essive	oravana	oravoina
comitative	oravanke	oravoinke
abessive	oravatta	oravoitta

Possessive forms of orava
1st person	oravani
2nd person	oravaš
3rd person	oravah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “orava”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “orava”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

orava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of orar