rooka

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *rooka. Cognates include Finnish ruoka and Estonian roog.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rooka

  1. food
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63:
      Linnuil ono nälkä, evät rooka saa.
      The cities are hungry, they don't get food.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Linnut talveel saavat hukkaa sen peräst, jot heille ei tappaa rookaa.
      In the winter, the birds pass away because there isn't enough food for them.
  2. meal

Declension[edit]

Declension of rooka (type 3/koira, ook-oovv gradation)
singular plural
nominative rooka roovvat
genitive roovvan rookiin
partitive rookaa rookia
illative rookaa rookii
inessive roovvaas roovviis
elative roovvast roovvist
allative roovvalle roovville
adessive roovvaal roovviil
ablative roovvalt roovvilt
translative roovvaks roovviks
essive rookanna, rookaan rookinna, rookiin
exessive1) rookant rookint
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]

Hyponyms[edit]

  • (food): korma (“fodder”)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 487
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