kea

See also: Kea, ke'a, -kea, and -keä

English

Three kea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːə/, /ˈkeɪə/, /kɪə/
• Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

kea (plural keas or kea)

1. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

   Synonym: mountain parrot

Usage notes

The unmarked plural form kea is mainly found in New Zealand.

Translations

Nestor notabilis

• Dutch: kea (nl)
• Finnish: kea (fi)
• French: kéa (fr) m
• German: Kea (de) m
• Italian: kea m
• Maori: kea
• Navajo: Łeesdísí Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tsídii yáłtiʼí diłhiłígíí
• Russian: ке́а (ru) m (kéa)
• Turkish: kea

Anagrams

• Ake, ake, eka-

Basque

Noun

kea

1. absolutive singular of ke

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English kea, from Maori kea.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kea m (plural kea's, diminutive keaatje n)

1. the kea, Nestor notabilis

Further reading

• kea on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Maori kea, probably through English kea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧a

Noun

kea

1. kea, Nestor notabilis

Declension

Inflection of kea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kea	keat
genitive		kean	keojen
partitive		keaa	keoja
illative		keaan	keoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kea	keat
accusative	nom.	kea	keat
	gen.	kean
genitive		kean	keojen keain rare
partitive		keaa	keoja
inessive		keassa	keoissa
elative		keasta	keoista
illative		keaan	keoihin
adessive		kealla	keoilla
ablative		kealta	keoilta
allative		kealle	keoille
essive		keana	keoina
translative		keaksi	keoiksi
abessive		keatta	keoitta
instructive		—	keoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keani keani accusative nom. keani keani gen. keani genitive keani keojeni keaini rare partitive keaani keojani inessive keassani keoissani elative keastani keoistani illative keaani keoihini adessive keallani keoillani ablative kealtani keoiltani allative kealleni keoilleni essive keanani keoinani translative keakseni keoikseni abessive keattani keoittani instructive — — comitative — keoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keasi keasi accusative nom. keasi keasi gen. keasi genitive keasi keojesi keaisi rare partitive keaasi keojasi inessive keassasi keoissasi elative keastasi keoistasi illative keaasi keoihisi adessive keallasi keoillasi ablative kealtasi keoiltasi allative keallesi keoillesi essive keanasi keoinasi translative keaksesi keoiksesi abessive keattasi keoittasi instructive — — comitative — keoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keamme keamme accusative nom. keamme keamme gen. keamme genitive keamme keojemme keaimme rare partitive keaamme keojamme inessive keassamme keoissamme elative keastamme keoistamme illative keaamme keoihimme adessive keallamme keoillamme ablative kealtamme keoiltamme allative keallemme keoillemme essive keanamme keoinamme translative keaksemme keoiksemme abessive keattamme keoittamme instructive — — comitative — keoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keanne keanne accusative nom. keanne keanne gen. keanne genitive keanne keojenne keainne rare partitive keaanne keojanne inessive keassanne keoissanne elative keastanne keoistanne illative keaanne keoihinne adessive keallanne keoillanne ablative kealtanne keoiltanne allative keallenne keoillenne essive keananne keoinanne translative keaksenne keoiksenne abessive keattanne keoittanne instructive — — comitative — keoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative keansa keansa accusative nom. keansa keansa gen. keansa genitive keansa keojensa keainsa rare partitive keaansa keojaan keojansa inessive keassaan keassansa keoissaan keoissansa elative keastaan keastansa keoistaan keoistansa illative keaansa keoihinsa adessive keallaan keallansa keoillaan keoillansa ablative kealtaan kealtansa keoiltaan keoiltansa allative kealleen keallensa keoilleen keoillensa essive keanaan keanansa keoinaan keoinansa translative keakseen keaksensa keoikseen keoiksensa abessive keattaan keattansa keoittaan keoittansa instructive — — comitative — keoineen keoinensa

Hypernyms

• papukaija

Anagrams

• eka

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tea. Compare Maori tea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.a/, [ˈkɛ.jə]

Verb

kea

1. (stative) white

Derived terms

• Mauna Kea (literally “white mountain”)

Italian

Noun

kea m (invariable)

1. kea

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kea (“hawksbill turtle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ.a/

Noun

kea

1. snot
2. the kea, Nestor notabilis

Descendants

• → English: kea
  • → French: kéa
  • → Finnish: kea
  • → German: Kea
  • → Italian: kea
  • → Russian: ке́а (kéa)

See also

• kākā
• kākāpō