kitka

See also: Kitka

Finnish

(index ki)

Etymology

Modern meaning "friction" coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860; related to kitkata and kitkuttaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkitkɑ/, [ˈkit̪kɑ]
• Rhymes: -itkɑ
• Syllabification: kit‧ka

Noun

kitka

1. friction

Declension

Inflection of kitka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kitka	kitkat
genitive		kitkan	kitkojen
partitive		kitkaa	kitkoja
illative		kitkaan	kitkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kitka	kitkat
accusative	nom.	kitka	kitkat
	gen.	kitkan
genitive		kitkan	kitkojen kitkainrare
partitive		kitkaa	kitkoja
inessive		kitkassa	kitkoissa
elative		kitkasta	kitkoista
illative		kitkaan	kitkoihin
adessive		kitkalla	kitkoilla
ablative		kitkalta	kitkoilta
allative		kitkalle	kitkoille
essive		kitkana	kitkoina
translative		kitkaksi	kitkoiksi
instructive		—	kitkoin
abessive		kitkatta	kitkoitta
comitative		—	kitkoineen

Possessive forms of kitka (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kitkani	kitkamme
2nd person	kitkasi	kitkanne
3rd person	kitkansa

Compounds

• kitkakerroin
• kitkavoima
• lepokitka
• liikekitka
• liukumiskitka
• sisäinen kitka
• vierimiskitka

Anagrams

• kakit, katki, kikat, takki, tikka