sikkura

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic variant of sykkyrä, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikːurɑ/, [ˈs̠ikːurɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikːurɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sik‧ku‧ra

Adjective

sikkura (comparative sikkurampi, superlative sikkurin)

1. (of hair) Very curly.

Declension

Inflection of sikkura (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		sikkura	sikkurat
genitive		sikkuran	sikkuroiden sikkuroitten sikkurojen
partitive		sikkuraa	sikkuroita sikkuroja
illative		sikkuraan	sikkuroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sikkura	sikkurat
accusative	nom.	sikkura	sikkurat
	gen.	sikkuran
genitive		sikkuran	sikkuroiden sikkuroitten sikkurojen sikkurain rare
partitive		sikkuraa	sikkuroita sikkuroja
inessive		sikkurassa	sikkuroissa
elative		sikkurasta	sikkuroista
illative		sikkuraan	sikkuroihin
adessive		sikkuralla	sikkuroilla
ablative		sikkuralta	sikkuroilta
allative		sikkuralle	sikkuroille
essive		sikkurana	sikkuroina
translative		sikkuraksi	sikkuroiksi
abessive		sikkuratta	sikkuroitta
instructive		—	sikkuroin
comitative		—	sikkuroine

Possessive forms of sikkura (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikkurani sikkurani accusative nom. sikkurani sikkurani gen. sikkurani genitive sikkurani sikkuroideni sikkuroitteni sikkurojeni sikkuraini rare partitive sikkuraani sikkuroitani sikkurojani inessive sikkurassani sikkuroissani elative sikkurastani sikkuroistani illative sikkuraani sikkuroihini adessive sikkurallani sikkuroillani ablative sikkuraltani sikkuroiltani allative sikkuralleni sikkuroilleni essive sikkuranani sikkuroinani translative sikkurakseni sikkuroikseni abessive sikkurattani sikkuroittani instructive — — comitative — sikkuroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikkurasi sikkurasi accusative nom. sikkurasi sikkurasi gen. sikkurasi genitive sikkurasi sikkuroidesi sikkuroittesi sikkurojesi sikkuraisi rare partitive sikkuraasi sikkuroitasi sikkurojasi inessive sikkurassasi sikkuroissasi elative sikkurastasi sikkuroistasi illative sikkuraasi sikkuroihisi adessive sikkurallasi sikkuroillasi ablative sikkuraltasi sikkuroiltasi allative sikkurallesi sikkuroillesi essive sikkuranasi sikkuroinasi translative sikkuraksesi sikkuroiksesi abessive sikkurattasi sikkuroittasi instructive — — comitative — sikkuroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikkuramme sikkuramme accusative nom. sikkuramme sikkuramme gen. sikkuramme genitive sikkuramme sikkuroidemme sikkuroittemme sikkurojemme sikkuraimme rare partitive sikkuraamme sikkuroitamme sikkurojamme inessive sikkurassamme sikkuroissamme elative sikkurastamme sikkuroistamme illative sikkuraamme sikkuroihimme adessive sikkurallamme sikkuroillamme ablative sikkuraltamme sikkuroiltamme allative sikkurallemme sikkuroillemme essive sikkuranamme sikkuroinamme translative sikkuraksemme sikkuroiksemme abessive sikkurattamme sikkuroittamme instructive — — comitative — sikkuroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikkuranne sikkuranne accusative nom. sikkuranne sikkuranne gen. sikkuranne genitive sikkuranne sikkuroidenne sikkuroittenne sikkurojenne sikkurainne rare partitive sikkuraanne sikkuroitanne sikkurojanne inessive sikkurassanne sikkuroissanne elative sikkurastanne sikkuroistanne illative sikkuraanne sikkuroihinne adessive sikkurallanne sikkuroillanne ablative sikkuraltanne sikkuroiltanne allative sikkurallenne sikkuroillenne essive sikkurananne sikkuroinanne translative sikkuraksenne sikkuroiksenne abessive sikkurattanne sikkuroittanne instructive — — comitative — sikkuroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sikkuransa sikkuransa accusative nom. sikkuransa sikkuransa gen. sikkuransa genitive sikkuransa sikkuroidensa sikkuroittensa sikkurojensa sikkurainsa rare partitive sikkuraansa sikkuroitaan sikkurojaan sikkuroitansa sikkurojansa inessive sikkurassaan sikkurassansa sikkuroissaan sikkuroissansa elative sikkurastaan sikkurastansa sikkuroistaan sikkuroistansa illative sikkuraansa sikkuroihinsa adessive sikkurallaan sikkurallansa sikkuroillaan sikkuroillansa ablative sikkuraltaan sikkuraltansa sikkuroiltaan sikkuroiltansa allative sikkuralleen sikkurallensa sikkuroilleen sikkuroillensa essive sikkuranaan sikkuranansa sikkuroinaan sikkuroinansa translative sikkurakseen sikkuraksensa sikkuroikseen sikkuroiksensa abessive sikkurattaan sikkurattansa sikkuroittaan sikkuroittansa instructive — — comitative — sikkuroineen sikkuroinensa

Synonyms

• kiharainen
• sikkara
• säkkärä

Further reading

• “sikkura”, 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

• irkkaus, kirskua, raukkis, rikkaus