kolkka
See also: Kolkka
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *kolkka (compare Estonian kolk, Karelian kolkka, Votic kolkkõ).
Noun edit
kolkka
- corner (edge or extremity; any distant quarter or part)
- Hän asui kaupungin kolkassa, jossa en normaalisti koskaan käynyt.
- He lived in a corner of town, which I normally never visited.
- (heraldry) canton
Declension edit
Inflection of kolkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kolkka | kolkat | ||
genitive | kolkan | kolkkien | ||
partitive | kolkkaa | kolkkia | ||
illative | kolkkaan | kolkkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kolkka | kolkat | ||
accusative | nom. | kolkka | kolkat | |
gen. | kolkan | |||
genitive | kolkan | kolkkien kolkkainrare | ||
partitive | kolkkaa | kolkkia | ||
inessive | kolkassa | kolkissa | ||
elative | kolkasta | kolkista | ||
illative | kolkkaan | kolkkiin | ||
adessive | kolkalla | kolkilla | ||
ablative | kolkalta | kolkilta | ||
allative | kolkalle | kolkille | ||
essive | kolkkana | kolkkina | ||
translative | kolkaksi | kolkiksi | ||
abessive | kolkatta | kolkitta | ||
instructive | — | kolkin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “1. kolkka”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from kolkata.
Noun edit
kolkka
- bolt (blunt-headed arrow used in hunting small fur animals to knock them out instead of killing so as not to damage the valuable fur)
- A club or mallet used for similar purpose.
- A boy whose task was to assist in hunting by carrying and searching the bolts as well as the prey.
- (by extension, scouting, dated) The denomination of a Cub Scout used from 1940's to 1970's.
Declension edit
Inflection of kolkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kolkka | kolkat | ||
genitive | kolkan | kolkkien | ||
partitive | kolkkaa | kolkkia | ||
illative | kolkkaan | kolkkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kolkka | kolkat | ||
accusative | nom. | kolkka | kolkat | |
gen. | kolkan | |||
genitive | kolkan | kolkkien kolkkainrare | ||
partitive | kolkkaa | kolkkia | ||
inessive | kolkassa | kolkissa | ||
elative | kolkasta | kolkista | ||
illative | kolkkaan | kolkkiin | ||
adessive | kolkalla | kolkilla | ||
ablative | kolkalta | kolkilta | ||
allative | kolkalle | kolkille | ||
essive | kolkkana | kolkkina | ||
translative | kolkaksi | kolkiksi | ||
abessive | kolkatta | kolkitta | ||
instructive | — | kolkin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms edit
- (bolt): vasama
- (club or mallet): nuija
- (boy assisting in a hunt): kolkkapoika
- (wolf cub): sudenpentu (current term); kolkkapoika (dated, alternative to "kolkka")
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “2. kolkka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kolkka. Cognates include Finnish kolkka and Estonian kolk.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkolkːɑ/, [ˈko̞ɫkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkolkːɑ/, [ˈko̞ɫkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -olkː, -olkːɑ
- Hyphenation: kolk‧ka
Noun edit
kolkka
Declension edit
Declension of kolkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kolkka | kolkat |
genitive | kolkan | kolkkiin |
partitive | kolkkaa | kolkkia |
illative | kolkkaa | kolkkii |
inessive | kolkaas | kolkiis |
elative | kolkast | kolkist |
allative | kolkalle | kolkille |
adessive | kolkaal | kolkiil |
ablative | kolkalt | kolkilt |
translative | kolkaks | kolkiks |
essive | kolkkanna, kolkkaan | kolkkinna, kolkkiin |
exessive1) | kolkkant | kolkkint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 188