katkera
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kackëra, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
katkera (comparative katkerampi, superlative katkerin)
- bitter, resentful (of a person: feeling bitterness or having a bitter temperament; of events: leaving someone feeling bitter)
- bitter, acrid (having a bitter taste)
- Synonym: karvas
Declension edit
Inflection of katkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | katkera | katkerat | |
genitive | katkeran | katkerien | |
partitive | katkeraa | katkeria | |
illative | katkeraan | katkeriin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | katkera | katkerat | |
accusative | nom. | katkera | katkerat |
gen. | katkeran | ||
genitive | katkeran | katkerien katkerainrare | |
partitive | katkeraa | katkeria | |
inessive | katkerassa | katkerissa | |
elative | katkerasta | katkerista | |
illative | katkeraan | katkeriin | |
adessive | katkeralla | katkerilla | |
ablative | katkeralta | katkerilta | |
allative | katkeralle | katkerille | |
essive | katkerana | katkerina | |
translative | katkeraksi | katkeriksi | |
abessive | katkeratta | katkeritta | |
instructive | — | katkerin | |
comitative | — | katkerine |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “katkera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02