tukiranka

Finnish

Etymology

tuki +‎ ranka, combined from tuki and selkäranka (“backbone”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtukiˌrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈt̪uk̟iˌrɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧ki‧ran‧ka

Noun

tukiranka

1. (anatomy) skeleton (internal or external system that provides support to an organism)

Declension

Inflection of tukiranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		tukiranka	tukirangat
genitive		tukirangan	tukirankojen
partitive		tukirankaa	tukirankoja
illative		tukirankaan	tukirankoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tukiranka	tukirangat
accusative	nom.	tukiranka	tukirangat
	gen.	tukirangan
genitive		tukirangan	tukirankojen tukirankainrare
partitive		tukirankaa	tukirankoja
inessive		tukirangassa	tukirangoissa
elative		tukirangasta	tukirangoista
illative		tukirankaan	tukirankoihin
adessive		tukirangalla	tukirangoilla
ablative		tukirangalta	tukirangoilta
allative		tukirangalle	tukirangoille
essive		tukirankana	tukirankoina
translative		tukirangaksi	tukirangoiksi
abessive		tukirangatta	tukirangoitta
instructive		—	tukirangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tukiranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tukirankani tukirankani accusative nom. tukirankani tukirankani gen. tukirankani genitive tukirankani tukirankojeni tukirankainirare partitive tukirankaani tukirankojani inessive tukirangassani tukirangoissani elative tukirangastani tukirangoistani illative tukirankaani tukirankoihini adessive tukirangallani tukirangoillani ablative tukirangaltani tukirangoiltani allative tukirangalleni tukirangoilleni essive tukirankanani tukirankoinani translative tukirangakseni tukirangoikseni abessive tukirangattani tukirangoittani instructive — — comitative — tukirankoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tukirankasi tukirankasi accusative nom. tukirankasi tukirankasi gen. tukirankasi genitive tukirankasi tukirankojesi tukirankaisirare partitive tukirankaasi tukirankojasi inessive tukirangassasi tukirangoissasi elative tukirangastasi tukirangoistasi illative tukirankaasi tukirankoihisi adessive tukirangallasi tukirangoillasi ablative tukirangaltasi tukirangoiltasi allative tukirangallesi tukirangoillesi essive tukirankanasi tukirankoinasi translative tukirangaksesi tukirangoiksesi abessive tukirangattasi tukirangoittasi instructive — — comitative — tukirankoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tukirankamme tukirankamme accusative nom. tukirankamme tukirankamme gen. tukirankamme genitive tukirankamme tukirankojemme tukirankaimmerare partitive tukirankaamme tukirankojamme inessive tukirangassamme tukirangoissamme elative tukirangastamme tukirangoistamme illative tukirankaamme tukirankoihimme adessive tukirangallamme tukirangoillamme ablative tukirangaltamme tukirangoiltamme allative tukirangallemme tukirangoillemme essive tukirankanamme tukirankoinamme translative tukirangaksemme tukirangoiksemme abessive tukirangattamme tukirangoittamme instructive — — comitative — tukirankoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tukirankanne tukirankanne accusative nom. tukirankanne tukirankanne gen. tukirankanne genitive tukirankanne tukirankojenne tukirankainnerare partitive tukirankaanne tukirankojanne inessive tukirangassanne tukirangoissanne elative tukirangastanne tukirangoistanne illative tukirankaanne tukirankoihinne adessive tukirangallanne tukirangoillanne ablative tukirangaltanne tukirangoiltanne allative tukirangallenne tukirangoillenne essive tukirankananne tukirankoinanne translative tukirangaksenne tukirangoiksenne abessive tukirangattanne tukirangoittanne instructive — — comitative — tukirankoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tukirankansa tukirankansa accusative nom. tukirankansa tukirankansa gen. tukirankansa genitive tukirankansa tukirankojensa tukirankainsarare partitive tukirankaansa tukirankojaan tukirankojansa inessive tukirangassaan tukirangassansa tukirangoissaan tukirangoissansa elative tukirangastaan tukirangastansa tukirangoistaan tukirangoistansa illative tukirankaansa tukirankoihinsa adessive tukirangallaan tukirangallansa tukirangoillaan tukirangoillansa ablative tukirangaltaan tukirangaltansa tukirangoiltaan tukirangoiltansa allative tukirangalleen tukirangallensa tukirangoilleen tukirangoillensa essive tukirankanaan tukirankanansa tukirankoinaan tukirankoinansa translative tukirangakseen tukirangaksensa tukirangoikseen tukirangoiksensa abessive tukirangattaan tukirangattansa tukirangoittaan tukirangoittansa instructive — — comitative — tukirankoineen tukirankoinensa

Synonyms

• (internal skeleton): luuranko

Derived terms

• solutukiranka
• ulkoinen tukiranka (“exoskeleton”)

 

Further reading

• “tukiranka”, 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