navakka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From nav- + -akka, probably derived from the dialectal adjective navea with the same meaning. It has been proposed to be a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *snawwiz (“short-haired”), with a possibly secondary meaning of "fast";[1] this would imply a Proto-Finnic *navëda. Compare rivakka, ravakka.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
navakka (comparative navakampi, superlative navakin or navakoin)
- (of wind) between moderate and strong
- Navakkaa tuulta vastaa englanninkielisen boforiasteikon mukaan "fresh breeze".
- Navakka tuuli is equivalent to "fresh breeze" according to the English Beaufort scale.
- vigorous, firm
Declension edit
Inflection of navakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | navakka | navakat | |
genitive | navakan | navakoiden navakoitten navakkojen | |
partitive | navakkaa | navakoita navakkoja | |
illative | navakkaan | navakoihin navakkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | navakka | navakat | |
accusative | nom. | navakka | navakat |
gen. | navakan | ||
genitive | navakan | navakoiden navakoitten navakkojen navakkainrare | |
partitive | navakkaa | navakoita navakkoja | |
inessive | navakassa | navakoissa | |
elative | navakasta | navakoista | |
illative | navakkaan | navakoihin navakkoihin | |
adessive | navakalla | navakoilla | |
ablative | navakalta | navakoilta | |
allative | navakalle | navakoille | |
essive | navakkana | navakkoina | |
translative | navakaksi | navakoiksi | |
abessive | navakatta | navakoitta | |
instructive | — | navakoin | |
comitative | — | navakkoine |
Derived terms edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nikkilä, Osmo. Germaanisperäisiä 'reippaita' sanoja itämerensuomessa (1981). Sananjalka, volume 23, number 1
Further reading edit
- “navakka”, 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 2023-07-03