huikka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Probably 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 edit
Noun edit
huikka (informal)
Declension edit
Inflection 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 huikkainrare | ||
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 [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “huikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02