serkka

Ingrian

Serka.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cirkka, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Finnish sirkka and dialectal Estonian sirk. Doublet of cirkka.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈserkːɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞rkː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈserkːɑ/, [ˈʃe̞rkːɑ]
• Rhymes: -erkː, -erkːɑ
• Hyphenation: serk‧ka

Noun

serkka

1. grasshopper, cricket

Declension

Declension of serkka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	serkka	serkat
genitive	serkan	serkkoin
partitive	serkkaa	serkkoja
illative	serkkaa	serkkoi
inessive	serkaas	serkois
elative	serkast	serkoist
allative	serkalle	serkoille
adessive	serkaal	serkoil
ablative	serkalt	serkoilt
translative	serkaks	serkoiks
essive	serkkanna, serkkaan	serkkoinna, serkkoin
exessive1)	serkkant	serkkoint
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

• cirkka

Derived terms

• heinäserkka

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 520