akka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Northern Sami áhkku is possibly an old loan from Finnish, explaining the irregular correspondence of -a- to -á-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
akka
- hag, crone (old woman)
- (derogatory) woman; wife; hag, witch
- (informal, chess, card games) queen, bitch
- hertta-akka ― queen of hearts
Declension[edit]
Inflection of akka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | akka | akat | ||
genitive | akan | akkojen | ||
partitive | akkaa | akkoja | ||
illative | akkaan | akkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | akka | akat | ||
accusative | nom. | akka | akat | |
gen. | akan | |||
genitive | akan | akkojen akkain rare | ||
partitive | akkaa | akkoja | ||
inessive | akassa | akoissa | ||
elative | akasta | akoista | ||
illative | akkaan | akkoihin | ||
adessive | akalla | akoilla | ||
ablative | akalta | akoilta | ||
allative | akalle | akoille | ||
essive | akkana | akkoina | ||
translative | akaksi | akoiksi | ||
abessive | akatta | akoitta | ||
instructive | — | akoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (old woman): eukko
- (woman): nainen, ämmä, muija
- (wife): vaimo, eukko, muija, rouva
- (queen): kuningatar, rouva
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “akka”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka and Veps ak.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkː, -ɑkːɑ
- Hyphenation: ak‧ka
Noun[edit]
akka
- old woman
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- On peeni ja niin vohma veel,
Ni anteeks antaa voip,
A akalle, miks jurma on,
Saap antaa pleettiä!"- He is young and such a fool,
That he can forgive,
But the old woman, how brave she is,
He's able to give the whip!"
- He is young and such a fool,
- Synonym of akko (“shingle holder”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of akka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | akka | akat |
genitive | akan | akkoin |
partitive | akkaa | akkoja |
illative | akkaa | akkoi |
inessive | akas | akois |
elative | akast | akoist |
allative | akalle | akoille |
adessive | akal | akoil |
ablative | akalt | akoilt |
translative | akaks | akoiks |
essive | akkanna, akkaan | akkoinna, akkoin |
exessive1) | akkant | akkoint |
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[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
akka
Karelian[edit]
North Karelian (Viena) |
akka |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
akka |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
akka (genitive akan, partitive akkua)
Declension[edit]
Viena Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | akka | akat | |
genitive | akan | akkojen | |
partitive | akkua | akkoja | |
illative | akkah | akkoih | |
inessive | akašša | akoissa | |
elative | akašta | akoista | |
adessive | akalla | akoilla | |
ablative | akalta | akoilta | |
translative | akakši | akoiksi | |
essive | akkana | akkoina | |
comitative | — | akoineh | |
abessive | akatta | akoitta |
Tver Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala kk-k gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | akka | akat | |
genitive | akan | akoin | |
partitive | akkua | akkoida | |
illative | akkah | akkoih | |
inessive | akašša | akoissa | |
elative | akašta | akoista | |
adessive | akalla | akoilla | |
ablative | akalda | akoilda | |
translative | akakši | akoiksi | |
essive | akkana | akkoina | |
comitative | akanke | akoinke | |
abessive | akatta | akoitta |
Possessive forms of akka | ||
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1st person | akkani | |
2nd person | akkaš | |
3rd person | akkah | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (old woman): (dialectal, derogatory) ämmä
References[edit]
- A. V. Punzhina (1994) “akka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
akka n
Verb[edit]
akka (present tense akkar, past tense akka, past participle akka, passive infinitive akkast, present participle akkande, imperative akka/akk)
- alternative form of akke
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: akk‧a
Noun[edit]
akka f (genitive ǫkku, plural ǫkkur)
Declension[edit]
Declension of akka (weak ōn-stem)
Ye'kwana[edit]
ALIV | akka |
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Brazilian standard | akka |
New Tribes | acca |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
akka
- (transitive) to make (a curiara, a kind of wooden canoe)
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “akka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon
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