/ˈkoi̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞i̯rɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *koira, from earlier *koj(e)ra, from Proto-Uralic *kojera (“male animal”) (whence also koiras (“male animal”)), derived from Proto-Uralic *koje (“male, man”), in which case the word probably originally meant "male dog" specifically (and possibly displaced peni in the general sense of "dog").
- dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
“Cauattacat teitenne Coirilda” — Beware of dogs
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of koiranuinti (“dog paddle (swimming stroke)”)
- slangmilitary police
- Dog (the eleventh animal in the 12-year cycle in the Chinese zodiac)
Muodotkoira(nominative, singular) · koirat(nominative, plural) · koira(accusative, nominative, singular) · koirat(accusative, nominative, plural) · koiran(accusative, genitive, singular) · koirat(accusative, genitive, plural) · koiran(genitive, singular) · koirien(genitive, plural) · koirain(genitive, plural, rare) · koiraa(partitive, singular) · koiria(partitive, plural) · koirassa(inessive, singular) · koirissa(inessive, plural) · koirasta(elative, singular) · koirista(elative, plural) · koiraan(illative, singular) · koiriin(illative, plural) · koiralla(adessive, singular) · koirilla(adessive, plural) · koiralta(ablative, singular)