akana
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *akana, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aganō (“chaff”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā. Cognates include Karelian and Votic akanõ, Veps and Estonian agan, Livonian agān, and German Agen and Ahne. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
akana
- husk (of a grain); (in the plural) chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain).
- Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
- To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
Declension edit
Inflection of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | akana | akanat | ||
genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten | ||
partitive | akanaa | akanoita | ||
illative | akanaan | akanoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | akana | akanat | ||
accusative | nom. | akana | akanat | |
gen. | akanan | |||
genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten akanainrare | ||
partitive | akanaa | akanoita | ||
inessive | akanassa | akanoissa | ||
elative | akanasta | akanoista | ||
illative | akanaan | akanoihin | ||
adessive | akanalla | akanoilla | ||
ablative | akanalta | akanoilta | ||
allative | akanalle | akanoille | ||
essive | akanana | akanoina | ||
translative | akanaksi | akanoiksi | ||
abessive | akanatta | akanoitta | ||
instructive | — | akanoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
Further reading edit
- “akana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *akana. Cognates include Finnish akana and Estonian agan.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈɑkɑn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑːnɑ/, [ˈɑkˑɑːnɑ]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑːnɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑːnɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑn, -ɑkɑːnɑ
- Hyphenation: a‧ka‧na
Noun edit
akana
- husk (of grain)
Declension edit
Declension of akana (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | akana | akanat |
genitive | akanan | akanoin |
partitive | akanaa | akanoja |
illative | akanaa | akanoihe |
inessive | akanaas | akanois |
elative | akanast | akanoist |
allative | akanalle | akanoille |
adessive | akanaal | akanoil |
ablative | akanalt | akanoilt |
translative | akanaks | akanoiks |
essive | akananna, akanaan | akanoinna, akanoin |
exessive1) | akanant | akanoint |
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. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18
Romani edit
Adverb edit
akana
Further reading edit
Ye'kwana edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
akana
- plain (flat land)
References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “akana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[3], Lyon