vankka
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly derived from the now dialectal adjective vana (“straight”) in a similar fashion to *tana (“straight”) (whence tanassa) > tanakka (“stocky, sturdy, strong”).[1] Related to Karelian vankka.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vankka (comparative vankempi, superlative vankin)
Declension
Inflection of vankka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | vankka | vankat | |
genitive | vankan | vankkojen | |
partitive | vankkaa | vankkoja | |
illative | vankkaan | vankkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vankka | vankat | |
accusative | nom. | vankka | vankat |
gen. | vankan | ||
genitive | vankan | vankkojen vankkain rare | |
partitive | vankkaa | vankkoja | |
inessive | vankassa | vankoissa | |
elative | vankasta | vankoista | |
illative | vankkaan | vankkoihin | |
adessive | vankalla | vankoilla | |
ablative | vankalta | vankoilta | |
allative | vankalle | vankoille | |
essive | vankkana | vankkoina | |
translative | vankaksi | vankoiksi | |
abessive | vankatta | vankoitta | |
instructive | — | vankoin | |
comitative | — | vankkoine |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vankka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN