villikissa

== Finnish == === Etymology === villi (“wild”) +‎ kissa (“cat”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋilːiˌkisːɑ/, [ˈʋilːiˌk̟is̠ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -isːɑ Syllabification(key): vil‧li‧kis‧sa Hyphenation(key): villi‧kissa === Noun === villikissa wild cat, Felis silvestris (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 ==== ==== Synonyms ==== metsäkissa ==== See also ==== karkukissa kotikissa kulkukissa === Further reading === “villikissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023