huikka
Finnish
editEtymology
editProbably from dialectal huikka (“tapering, tapered”), since bottles have a tapered shape.[1] That word in turn is related to hui, huippu. May also be influenced by hiukka.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithuikka (informal)
Declension
editInflection of huikka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | huikka | huikat | |
genitive | huikan | huikkien | |
partitive | huikkaa | huikkia | |
illative | huikkaan | huikkiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | huikka | huikat | |
accusative | nom. | huikka | huikat |
gen. | huikan | ||
genitive | huikan | huikkien huikkain rare | |
partitive | huikkaa | huikkia | |
inessive | huikassa | huikissa | |
elative | huikasta | huikista | |
illative | huikkaan | huikkiin | |
adessive | huikalla | huikilla | |
ablative | huikalta | huikilta | |
allative | huikalle | huikille | |
essive | huikkana | huikkina | |
translative | huikaksi | huikiksi | |
abessive | huikatta | huikitta | |
instructive | — | huikin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
References
edit- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “huikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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