leuka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *lëuka, possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian liauka (“gland”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leuka
- jaw (part of the face below the mouth)
- chin (bottom of a face)
- Synonym: alaleuka
- jaw (bone of the jaw)
- Synonym: leukaluu
- jaw (one of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other)
- (colloquial) Synonym of leuanveto (“pull-up (exercise)”)
Declension edit
| Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leuka | leuat | ||
| genitive | leuan | leukojen | ||
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja | ||
| illative | leukaan | leukoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | leuka | leuat | ||
| accusative | nom. | leuka | leuat | |
| gen. | leuan | |||
| genitive | leuan | leukojen leukainrare | ||
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja | ||
| inessive | leuassa | leuoissa | ||
| elative | leuasta | leuoista | ||
| illative | leukaan | leukoihin | ||
| adessive | leualla | leuoilla | ||
| ablative | leualta | leuoilta | ||
| allative | leualle | leuoille | ||
| essive | leukana | leukoina | ||
| translative | leuaksi | leuoiksi | ||
| abessive | leuatta | leuoitta | ||
| instructive | — | leuoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms edit
compounds
- alaleuka
- hauenleuka
- irvileuka
- isoleukainen
- jykeväleukainen
- kaksoisleuka
- keltaleukaseppä
- kierreleuka
- koiranleuka
- koukkuleuka
- koukkuleukainen
- kuoppaleuka
- leuanalus
- leuanalusta
- leuankaari
- leuankärki
- leuankärkilihas
- leuanveto
- leukahihna
- leukakuoppa
- leukalappu
- leukalinja
- leukalukko
- leukaluu
- leukanivel
- leukaparta
- leukaperä
- leukaperät
- leukapieli
- leukaraaja
- leukarihma
- leukatuki
- lovileuka
- mustaleukamuura
- sileäleukainen
- väkäleuka
- välileuanluu
- vääräleukainen
- yläleuka
Further reading edit
- “leuka”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *lëuka. Cognates include Finnish leuka and Estonian lõug.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯k]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlʲeu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯ɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -eu̯k, -eu̯kɑ
- Hyphenation: leu‧ka
Noun edit
leuka
- jaw
- chin
- (figurative) lip
Declension edit
| Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, euk-evv gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | leuka | levvat |
| genitive | levvan | leukoin |
| partitive | leukaa | leukoja |
| illative | leukaa | leukoi |
| inessive | levvaas | levvois |
| elative | levvast | levvoist |
| allative | levvalle | levvoille |
| adessive | levvaal | levvoil |
| ablative | levvalt | levvoilt |
| translative | levvaks | levvoiks |
| essive | leukanna, leukaan | leukoinna, leukoin |
| exessive1) | leukant | leukoint |
| 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
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262
Karelian edit
Alternative forms edit
- leuga (Southern)