pihka

Finnish

Noun

pihka

1. resin (hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees, in its natural state)
2. (informal) love, in the expression olla pihkassa.

Declension

Declension of pihka (type kala) singular plural nominative pihka pihkat genitive pihkan pihkojen pihkain1 partitive pihkaa pihkoja accusative pihka pihkan pihkat inessive pihkassa pihkoissa elative pihkasta pihkoista illative pihkaan pihkoihin adessive pihkalla pihkoilla ablative pihkalta pihkoilta allative pihkalle pihkoille essive pihkana pihkoina translative pihkaksi pihkoiksi instructive – pihkoin abessive pihkatta pihkoitta comitative – pihkoineen 1) Rare.

Usage notes

To clarify the difference between Finnish terms pihka ("resin") and hartsi (“resin”): pihka is a natural product, which chemically speaking consists of non-volatile hydrocarbons generically called hartsi and volatile eteeriset öljyt (“essential oils”).

Hypernyms

• hartsi

Derived terms

• meripihka
• olla pihkassa
• pihkaantua
• pihkainen

Anagrams

• pahki