sorkka
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *sorkka. Cognates include Estonian sõrg, Votic sorkkõ, Ingrian sorkka.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsorkka
- cloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot (divided hoof, as in bovine animals)
- hitch (type of knot)
- claw (pronged end of the head of a claw hammer)
Declension
editInflection of sorkka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | sorkka | sorkat | |
genitive | sorkan | sorkkien | |
partitive | sorkkaa | sorkkia | |
illative | sorkkaan | sorkkiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sorkka | sorkat | |
accusative | nom. | sorkka | sorkat |
gen. | sorkan | ||
genitive | sorkan | sorkkien sorkkain rare | |
partitive | sorkkaa | sorkkia | |
inessive | sorkassa | sorkissa | |
elative | sorkasta | sorkista | |
illative | sorkkaan | sorkkiin | |
adessive | sorkalla | sorkilla | |
ablative | sorkalta | sorkilta | |
allative | sorkalle | sorkille | |
essive | sorkkana | sorkkina | |
translative | sorkaksi | sorkiksi | |
abessive | sorkatta | sorkitta | |
instructive | — | sorkin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “sorkka”, 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
Anagrams
editIngrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *sorkka. Cognates include Finnish sorkka and Estonian sõrg.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsorkːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsorkːɑ/, [ˈʃo̞rkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -orkː, -orkːɑ
- Hyphenation: sork‧ka
Noun
editsorkka
- cloven hoof
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
- Sormiin ja varpain otsiis inmihisel ja monikkail elokkail ollaa kynnet, toisiil elokkail kapjat tali sorkat.
- At the tips of fingers and toes humans and some animals have nails, other animals [have] hooves or cloven hooves.
Declension
editDeclension of sorkka (type 3/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sorkka | sorkat |
genitive | sorkan | sorkkiin |
partitive | sorkkaa | sorkkia |
illative | sorkkaa | sorkkii |
inessive | sorkaas | sorkiis |
elative | sorkast | sorkist |
allative | sorkalle | sorkille |
adessive | sorkaal | sorkiil |
ablative | sorkalt | sorkilt |
translative | sorkaks | sorkiks |
essive | sorkkanna, sorkkaan | sorkkinna, sorkkiin |
exessive1) | sorkkant | sorkkint |
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. |
Hypernyms
edit- kapja (“hoof”)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Votic: sorkkõ
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 539
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/orkːɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/orkːɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish koira-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/orkː
- Rhymes:Ingrian/orkː/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/orkːɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/orkːɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- izh:Animal body parts