Nutikka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly a -kka diminutive of Nuutti. The wine sense is based on the Swedish pronunciation of Nordfors (sounding something like Nuu(r)dfors if respelled in Finnish), while the plane sense is based on phonetic similarlty with the English word gnat as well as itikka (“gnat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nutikka
- (rare) a Finnish surname
- (dated) A nickname of Nordforsin punaviini (“Nordfors's Red Wine”), a former cheap brand of red wine.
- (dated, aviation) A nickname of Folland Gnat fighter plane.
Declension edit
Inflection of Nutikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Nutikka | Nutikat | ||
genitive | Nutikan | Nutikoiden Nutikoitten Nutikkojen | ||
partitive | Nutikkaa | Nutikoita Nutikkoja | ||
illative | Nutikkaan | Nutikoihin Nutikkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Nutikka | Nutikat | ||
accusative | nom. | Nutikka | Nutikat | |
gen. | Nutikan | |||
genitive | Nutikan | Nutikoiden Nutikoitten Nutikkojen Nutikkainrare | ||
partitive | Nutikkaa | Nutikoita Nutikkoja | ||
inessive | Nutikassa | Nutikoissa | ||
elative | Nutikasta | Nutikoista | ||
illative | Nutikkaan | Nutikoihin Nutikkoihin | ||
adessive | Nutikalla | Nutikoilla | ||
ablative | Nutikalta | Nutikoilta | ||
allative | Nutikalle | Nutikoille | ||
essive | Nutikkana | Nutikkoina | ||
translative | Nutikaksi | Nutikoiksi | ||
abessive | Nutikatta | Nutikoitta | ||
instructive | — | Nutikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- The surname Nutikka belongs to 24 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.