raukka
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *raukka, possibly from *raukëda.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editraukka
- wretch
- coward
- poor thing (someone or something to be pitied)
- Raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- The poor thing had to wait in rain for many hours.
Usage notes
edit- In the sense "poor thing" used often with a name:
- Heka-raukka joutui odottamaan sateessa monta tuntia.
- Poor Heka had to wait in rain for many hours.
Declension
editInflection of raukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | raukka | raukat | |
genitive | raukan | raukkojen | |
partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | |
illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | raukka | raukat | |
accusative | nom. | raukka | raukat |
gen. | raukan | ||
genitive | raukan | raukkojen raukkain rare | |
partitive | raukkaa | raukkoja | |
inessive | raukassa | raukoissa | |
elative | raukasta | raukoista | |
illative | raukkaan | raukkoihin | |
adessive | raukalla | raukoilla | |
ablative | raukalta | raukoilta | |
allative | raukalle | raukoille | |
essive | raukkana | raukkoina | |
translative | raukaksi | raukoiksi | |
abessive | raukatta | raukoitta | |
instructive | — | raukoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- (poor thing): polo, poloinen, raasu, ressukka, reppana, rukka
- (coward): pelkuri
- (wimp): nahjus, lallus
Derived terms
edit- raukkamainen
- raukkis (colloquial)
compounds
Further reading
edit- “raukka”, 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 2023-07-03