houkas
English edit
Noun edit
houkas
French edit
Noun edit
houkas f
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Of sound-symbolic origin, whence also houkka (“cheerful”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhou̯kɑs/, [ˈho̞u̯kəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhou̯kɑs/, [ˈho̞u̯ɡ̊ɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ou̯kɑs
- Hyphenation: hou‧kas
Adjective edit
houkas (comparative houkkaamp)
Declension edit
| Declension of houkas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | houkas | houkkaat |
| genitive | houkkaan | houkkain |
| partitive | houkasta, houkast | houkkaita, houkkaja |
| illative | houkkaasse | houkkaisse |
| inessive | houkkaas | houkkais |
| elative | houkkaast | houkkaist |
| allative | houkkaalle | houkkaille |
| adessive | houkkaal | houkkail |
| ablative | houkkaalt | houkkailt |
| translative | houkkaaks | houkkaiks |
| essive | houkkaanna, houkkaan | houkkainna, houkkain |
| exessive1) | houkkaant | houkkaint |
| 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. | ||
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 68