valka
Latvian edit
Noun edit
valka m
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
from Old Swedish valka, from Old Norse valka, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną (“to roll about; full (cloth)”). Cognate with English walk.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
valka (present valkar, preterite valkade, supine valkat, imperative valka)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of valka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | valka | valkas | ||
Supine | valkat | valkats | ||
Imperative | valka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | valken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | valkar | valkade | valkas | valkades |
Ind. plural1 | valka | valkade | valkas | valkades |
Subjunctive2 | valke | valkade | valkes | valkades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | valkande | |||
Past participle | valkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Anagrams edit
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *valkëda.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
valka
Inflection edit
Declension of valka (type VI/valka, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | valka | valkad |
genitive | valka | valkajõ, valkai |
partitive | valkatõ | valkaitõ, valkai |
illative | valkasõ, valka | valkaisõ |
inessive | valkaz | valkaiz |
elative | valkassõ | valkaissõ |
allative | valkalõ | valkailõ |
adessive | valkallõ | valkaillõ |
ablative | valkaltõ | valkailtõ |
translative | valkassi | valkaissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn