fokka
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *fuk(k)ōn- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug-néh₂-.[1] Probably related to Dutch fok (“foresail”), but it is unclear whether either language borrowed the term from the other.
Noun edit
fokka f (genitive singular fokku, plural fokkur)
- (nautical) A jib (triangular sail attached to the forestay of a sailboat, the clew of which reaches back about to the level of the mast).
Declension edit
Declension of fokka | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fokka | fokkan | fokkur | fokkurnar |
accusative | fokku | fokkuna | fokkur | fokkurnar |
dative | fokku | fokkuni | fokkum | fokkunum |
genitive | fokku | fokkunnar | fokka | fokkanna |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fokka
- (nautical) jib (triangular sail attached to the forestay of a sailboat, the clew of which reaches back about to the level of the mast)
Declension edit
Inflection of fokka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | fokka | fokat | ||
genitive | fokan | fokkien | ||
partitive | fokkaa | fokkia | ||
illative | fokkaan | fokkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | fokka | fokat | ||
accusative | nom. | fokka | fokat | |
gen. | fokan | |||
genitive | fokan | fokkien fokkainrare | ||
partitive | fokkaa | fokkia | ||
inessive | fokassa | fokissa | ||
elative | fokasta | fokista | ||
illative | fokkaan | fokkiin | ||
adessive | fokalla | fokilla | ||
ablative | fokalta | fokilta | ||
allative | fokalle | fokille | ||
essive | fokkana | fokkina | ||
translative | fokaksi | fokiksi | ||
abessive | fokatta | fokitta | ||
instructive | — | fokin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fokka”, 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 2023-07-02
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
fokka (present tense fokkar, past tense fokka, past participle fokka, passive infinitive fokkast, present participle fokkande, imperative fokka/fokk)
Adjective edit
fokka (singular and plural fokka)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
fokka n
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
fokka (present tense fokkar, past tense fokka, past participle fokka, passive infinitive fokkast, present participle fokkande, imperative fokka/fokk)
- Alternative spelling of fokke
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
fokka f (definite singular fokka, indefinite plural fokker or fokkor, definite plural fokkene or fokkone)
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse *fukka, from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną.
Verb edit
fokka (present fokkar, preterite fokkade, supine fokkat, imperative fokka) (Bohuslän)
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | fokka | fokkas | ||
Supine | fokkat | fokkats | ||
Imperative | fokka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | fokken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fokkar | fokkade | fokkas | fokkades |
Ind. plural1 | fokka | fokkade | fokkas | fokkades |
Subjunctive2 | fokke | fokkade | fokkes | fokkades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fokkande | |||
Past participle | fokkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
- fock (“the penis”)