sotka

See also: šotka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sotka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śoδka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sot‧ka

Noun

sotka

1. Any bird of the genus Aythya, including canvasback, redhead, pochard, scaup and other ducks.
2. (dated) The common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula

   Synonym: telkkä

3. (Finnic mythology) In the epic Kalevala, the mythical bird that lays the world egg.
4. (military, historical) A Soviet T-34 tank.

Declension

Inflection of sotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sotka	sotkat
genitive		sotkan	sotkien
partitive		sotkaa	sotkia
illative		sotkaan	sotkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sotka	sotkat
accusative	nom.	sotka	sotkat
	gen.	sotkan
genitive		sotkan	sotkien sotkainrare
partitive		sotkaa	sotkia
inessive		sotkassa	sotkissa
elative		sotkasta	sotkista
illative		sotkaan	sotkiin
adessive		sotkalla	sotkilla
ablative		sotkalta	sotkilta
allative		sotkalle	sotkille
essive		sotkana	sotkina
translative		sotkaksi	sotkiksi
abessive		sotkatta	sotkitta
instructive		—	sotkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sotkani sotkani accusative nom. sotkani sotkani gen. sotkani genitive sotkani sotkieni sotkainirare partitive sotkaani sotkiani inessive sotkassani sotkissani elative sotkastani sotkistani illative sotkaani sotkiini adessive sotkallani sotkillani ablative sotkaltani sotkiltani allative sotkalleni sotkilleni essive sotkanani sotkinani translative sotkakseni sotkikseni abessive sotkattani sotkittani instructive — — comitative — sotkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sotkasi sotkasi accusative nom. sotkasi sotkasi gen. sotkasi genitive sotkasi sotkiesi sotkaisirare partitive sotkaasi sotkiasi inessive sotkassasi sotkissasi elative sotkastasi sotkistasi illative sotkaasi sotkiisi adessive sotkallasi sotkillasi ablative sotkaltasi sotkiltasi allative sotkallesi sotkillesi essive sotkanasi sotkinasi translative sotkaksesi sotkiksesi abessive sotkattasi sotkittasi instructive — — comitative — sotkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sotkamme sotkamme accusative nom. sotkamme sotkamme gen. sotkamme genitive sotkamme sotkiemme sotkaimmerare partitive sotkaamme sotkiamme inessive sotkassamme sotkissamme elative sotkastamme sotkistamme illative sotkaamme sotkiimme adessive sotkallamme sotkillamme ablative sotkaltamme sotkiltamme allative sotkallemme sotkillemme essive sotkanamme sotkinamme translative sotkaksemme sotkiksemme abessive sotkattamme sotkittamme instructive — — comitative — sotkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sotkanne sotkanne accusative nom. sotkanne sotkanne gen. sotkanne genitive sotkanne sotkienne sotkainnerare partitive sotkaanne sotkianne inessive sotkassanne sotkissanne elative sotkastanne sotkistanne illative sotkaanne sotkiinne adessive sotkallanne sotkillanne ablative sotkaltanne sotkiltanne allative sotkallenne sotkillenne essive sotkananne sotkinanne translative sotkaksenne sotkiksenne abessive sotkattanne sotkittanne instructive — — comitative — sotkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sotkansa sotkansa accusative nom. sotkansa sotkansa gen. sotkansa genitive sotkansa sotkiensa sotkainsarare partitive sotkaansa sotkiaan sotkiansa inessive sotkassaan sotkassansa sotkissaan sotkissansa elative sotkastaan sotkastansa sotkistaan sotkistansa illative sotkaansa sotkiinsa adessive sotkallaan sotkallansa sotkillaan sotkillansa ablative sotkaltaan sotkaltansa sotkiltaan sotkiltansa allative sotkalleen sotkallensa sotkilleen sotkillensa essive sotkanaan sotkanansa sotkinaan sotkinansa translative sotkakseen sotkaksensa sotkikseen sotkiksensa abessive sotkattaan sotkattansa sotkittaan sotkittansa instructive — — comitative — sotkineen sotkinensa

Derived terms

• australiansotka (“Aythya australis, hardhead”)
• kiinansotka (“Aythya baeri, Baer’s pochard”)
• lapasotka (“Aythya marila, greater scaup”)
• madagaskarinsotka (“Aythya innotata, Madagascan pochard”)
• punasotka (“Aythya ferina, common pochard”)
• ruskosotka (“Aythya nyroca, ferruginous duck”)
• Sotkamo
• Sotkasiira
• tukkasotka (“Aythya fuligula, tufted duck”)
• uudenseelanninsotka (“Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup”)

 

Further reading

• “sotka”, 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

Anagrams

• katos, katso, kosta, kotsa, oksat, sakot, sokat

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian сотка (sotka).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞tk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈʃo̞tkɑ]
• Rhymes: -otk, -otkɑ
• Hyphenation: sot‧ka
• Homophone: šotka

Noun

sotka

1. are (100 squared metres)
2. unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a bucketload

Declension

Declension of sotka (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sotka	sotkat
genitive	sotkan	sotkiin
partitive	sotkaa	sotkia
illative	sotkaa	sotkii
inessive	sotkaas	sotkiis
elative	sotkast	sotkist
allative	sotkalle	sotkille
adessive	sotkaal	sotkiil
ablative	sotkalt	sotkilt
translative	sotkaks	sotkiks
essive	sotkanna, sotkaan	sotkinna, sotkiin
exessive1)	sotkant	sotkint
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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞tk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsotkɑ/, [ˈʃo̞tkɑ]
• Rhymes: -otk, -otkɑ
• Hyphenation: sot‧ka
• Homophone: šotka

Noun

sotka

1. Alternative form of hotka (“village meeting”)

Declension

Declension of sotka (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sotka	sotkat
genitive	sotkan	sotkiin
partitive	sotkaa	sotkia
illative	sotkaa	sotkii
inessive	sotkaas	sotkiis
elative	sotkast	sotkist
allative	sotkalle	sotkille
adessive	sotkaal	sotkiil
ablative	sotkalt	sotkilt
translative	sotkaks	sotkiks
essive	sotkanna, sotkaan	sotkinna, sotkiin
exessive1)	sotkant	sotkint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 541

Meänkieli

Noun

sotka

1. A common goldeneye