dorka

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish dåre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorkɑ/, [ˈdo̞rkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dor‧ka

Noun

dorka (slang)

1. dork, jerk, idiot, dorkface

Declension

Inflection of dorka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		dorka	dorkat
genitive		dorkan	dorkien
partitive		dorkaa	dorkia
illative		dorkaan	dorkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		dorka	dorkat
accusative	nom.	dorka	dorkat
	gen.	dorkan
genitive		dorkan	dorkien dorkainrare
partitive		dorkaa	dorkia
inessive		dorkassa	dorkissa
elative		dorkasta	dorkista
illative		dorkaan	dorkiin
adessive		dorkalla	dorkilla
ablative		dorkalta	dorkilta
allative		dorkalle	dorkille
essive		dorkana	dorkina
translative		dorkaksi	dorkiksi
abessive		dorkatta	dorkitta
instructive		—	dorkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dorkani dorkani accusative nom. dorkani dorkani gen. dorkani genitive dorkani dorkieni dorkainirare partitive dorkaani dorkiani inessive dorkassani dorkissani elative dorkastani dorkistani illative dorkaani dorkiini adessive dorkallani dorkillani ablative dorkaltani dorkiltani allative dorkalleni dorkilleni essive dorkanani dorkinani translative dorkakseni dorkikseni abessive dorkattani dorkittani instructive — — comitative — dorkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dorkasi dorkasi accusative nom. dorkasi dorkasi gen. dorkasi genitive dorkasi dorkiesi dorkaisirare partitive dorkaasi dorkiasi inessive dorkassasi dorkissasi elative dorkastasi dorkistasi illative dorkaasi dorkiisi adessive dorkallasi dorkillasi ablative dorkaltasi dorkiltasi allative dorkallesi dorkillesi essive dorkanasi dorkinasi translative dorkaksesi dorkiksesi abessive dorkattasi dorkittasi instructive — — comitative — dorkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dorkamme dorkamme accusative nom. dorkamme dorkamme gen. dorkamme genitive dorkamme dorkiemme dorkaimmerare partitive dorkaamme dorkiamme inessive dorkassamme dorkissamme elative dorkastamme dorkistamme illative dorkaamme dorkiimme adessive dorkallamme dorkillamme ablative dorkaltamme dorkiltamme allative dorkallemme dorkillemme essive dorkanamme dorkinamme translative dorkaksemme dorkiksemme abessive dorkattamme dorkittamme instructive — — comitative — dorkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dorkanne dorkanne accusative nom. dorkanne dorkanne gen. dorkanne genitive dorkanne dorkienne dorkainnerare partitive dorkaanne dorkianne inessive dorkassanne dorkissanne elative dorkastanne dorkistanne illative dorkaanne dorkiinne adessive dorkallanne dorkillanne ablative dorkaltanne dorkiltanne allative dorkallenne dorkillenne essive dorkananne dorkinanne translative dorkaksenne dorkiksenne abessive dorkattanne dorkittanne instructive — — comitative — dorkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dorkansa dorkansa accusative nom. dorkansa dorkansa gen. dorkansa genitive dorkansa dorkiensa dorkainsarare partitive dorkaansa dorkiaan dorkiansa inessive dorkassaan dorkassansa dorkissaan dorkissansa elative dorkastaan dorkastansa dorkistaan dorkistansa illative dorkaansa dorkiinsa adessive dorkallaan dorkallansa dorkillaan dorkillansa ablative dorkaltaan dorkaltansa dorkiltaan dorkiltansa allative dorkalleen dorkallensa dorkilleen dorkillensa essive dorkanaan dorkanansa dorkinaan dorkinansa translative dorkakseen dorkaksensa dorkikseen dorkiksensa abessive dorkattaan dorkattansa dorkittaan dorkittansa instructive — — comitative — dorkineen dorkinensa

Synonyms

• idiootti
• kananaivo
• tollo
• toope
• torvi

Adjective

dorka (comparative dorkempi, superlative dorkin) (slang)

1. stupid, idiotic, jerklike

Declension

Inflection of dorka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		dorka	dorkat
genitive		dorkan	dorkien
partitive		dorkaa	dorkia
illative		dorkaan	dorkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		dorka	dorkat
accusative	nom.	dorka	dorkat
	gen.	dorkan
genitive		dorkan	dorkien dorkainrare
partitive		dorkaa	dorkia
inessive		dorkassa	dorkissa
elative		dorkasta	dorkista
illative		dorkaan	dorkiin
adessive		dorkalla	dorkilla
ablative		dorkalta	dorkilta
allative		dorkalle	dorkille
essive		dorkana	dorkina
translative		dorkaksi	dorkiksi
abessive		dorkatta	dorkitta
instructive		—	dorkin
comitative		—	dorkine

Possessive forms of dorka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dorkani dorkani accusative nom. dorkani dorkani gen. dorkani genitive dorkani dorkieni dorkainirare partitive dorkaani dorkiani inessive dorkassani dorkissani elative dorkastani dorkistani illative dorkaani dorkiini adessive dorkallani dorkillani ablative dorkaltani dorkiltani allative dorkalleni dorkilleni essive dorkanani dorkinani translative dorkakseni dorkikseni abessive dorkattani dorkittani instructive — — comitative — dorkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dorkasi dorkasi accusative nom. dorkasi dorkasi gen. dorkasi genitive dorkasi dorkiesi dorkaisirare partitive dorkaasi dorkiasi inessive dorkassasi dorkissasi elative dorkastasi dorkistasi illative dorkaasi dorkiisi adessive dorkallasi dorkillasi ablative dorkaltasi dorkiltasi allative dorkallesi dorkillesi essive dorkanasi dorkinasi translative dorkaksesi dorkiksesi abessive dorkattasi dorkittasi instructive — — comitative — dorkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dorkamme dorkamme accusative nom. dorkamme dorkamme gen. dorkamme genitive dorkamme dorkiemme dorkaimmerare partitive dorkaamme dorkiamme inessive dorkassamme dorkissamme elative dorkastamme dorkistamme illative dorkaamme dorkiimme adessive dorkallamme dorkillamme ablative dorkaltamme dorkiltamme allative dorkallemme dorkillemme essive dorkanamme dorkinamme translative dorkaksemme dorkiksemme abessive dorkattamme dorkittamme instructive — — comitative — dorkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dorkanne dorkanne accusative nom. dorkanne dorkanne gen. dorkanne genitive dorkanne dorkienne dorkainnerare partitive dorkaanne dorkianne inessive dorkassanne dorkissanne elative dorkastanne dorkistanne illative dorkaanne dorkiinne adessive dorkallanne dorkillanne ablative dorkaltanne dorkiltanne allative dorkallenne dorkillenne essive dorkananne dorkinanne translative dorkaksenne dorkiksenne abessive dorkattanne dorkittanne instructive — — comitative — dorkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dorkansa dorkansa accusative nom. dorkansa dorkansa gen. dorkansa genitive dorkansa dorkiensa dorkainsarare partitive dorkaansa dorkiaan dorkiansa inessive dorkassaan dorkassansa dorkissaan dorkissansa elative dorkastaan dorkastansa dorkistaan dorkistansa illative dorkaansa dorkiinsa adessive dorkallaan dorkallansa dorkillaan dorkillansa ablative dorkaltaan dorkaltansa dorkiltaan dorkiltansa allative dorkalleen dorkallensa dorkilleen dorkillensa essive dorkanaan dorkanansa dorkinaan dorkinansa translative dorkakseen dorkaksensa dorkikseen dorkiksensa abessive dorkattaan dorkattansa dorkittaan dorkittansa instructive — — comitative — dorkineen dorkinensa

Derived terms

• dorkasti

 

Further reading

• “dorka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (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