ahkera

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal ahku (“eagerness, zeal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhkerɑ/, [ˈɑ̝xk̟e̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhkerɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ah‧ke‧ra

Adjective

ahkera (comparative ahkerampi, superlative ahkerin)

1. industrious, hardworking

Declension

Inflection of ahkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		ahkera	ahkerat
genitive		ahkeran	ahkerien
partitive		ahkeraa	ahkeria
illative		ahkeraan	ahkeriin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahkera	ahkerat
accusative	nom.	ahkera	ahkerat
	gen.	ahkeran
genitive		ahkeran	ahkerien ahkerain rare
partitive		ahkeraa	ahkeria
inessive		ahkerassa	ahkerissa
elative		ahkerasta	ahkerista
illative		ahkeraan	ahkeriin
adessive		ahkeralla	ahkerilla
ablative		ahkeralta	ahkerilta
allative		ahkeralle	ahkerille
essive		ahkerana	ahkerina
translative		ahkeraksi	ahkeriksi
abessive		ahkeratta	ahkeritta
instructive		—	ahkerin
comitative		—	ahkerine

Possessive forms of ahkera (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahkerani ahkerani accusative nom. ahkerani ahkerani gen. ahkerani genitive ahkerani ahkerieni ahkeraini rare partitive ahkeraani ahkeriani inessive ahkerassani ahkerissani elative ahkerastani ahkeristani illative ahkeraani ahkeriini adessive ahkerallani ahkerillani ablative ahkeraltani ahkeriltani allative ahkeralleni ahkerilleni essive ahkeranani ahkerinani translative ahkerakseni ahkerikseni abessive ahkerattani ahkerittani instructive — — comitative — ahkerineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahkerasi ahkerasi accusative nom. ahkerasi ahkerasi gen. ahkerasi genitive ahkerasi ahkeriesi ahkeraisi rare partitive ahkeraasi ahkeriasi inessive ahkerassasi ahkerissasi elative ahkerastasi ahkeristasi illative ahkeraasi ahkeriisi adessive ahkerallasi ahkerillasi ablative ahkeraltasi ahkeriltasi allative ahkerallesi ahkerillesi essive ahkeranasi ahkerinasi translative ahkeraksesi ahkeriksesi abessive ahkerattasi ahkerittasi instructive — — comitative — ahkerinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahkeramme ahkeramme accusative nom. ahkeramme ahkeramme gen. ahkeramme genitive ahkeramme ahkeriemme ahkeraimme rare partitive ahkeraamme ahkeriamme inessive ahkerassamme ahkerissamme elative ahkerastamme ahkeristamme illative ahkeraamme ahkeriimme adessive ahkerallamme ahkerillamme ablative ahkeraltamme ahkeriltamme allative ahkerallemme ahkerillemme essive ahkeranamme ahkerinamme translative ahkeraksemme ahkeriksemme abessive ahkerattamme ahkerittamme instructive — — comitative — ahkerinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahkeranne ahkeranne accusative nom. ahkeranne ahkeranne gen. ahkeranne genitive ahkeranne ahkerienne ahkerainne rare partitive ahkeraanne ahkerianne inessive ahkerassanne ahkerissanne elative ahkerastanne ahkeristanne illative ahkeraanne ahkeriinne adessive ahkerallanne ahkerillanne ablative ahkeraltanne ahkeriltanne allative ahkerallenne ahkerillenne essive ahkerananne ahkerinanne translative ahkeraksenne ahkeriksenne abessive ahkerattanne ahkerittanne instructive — — comitative — ahkerinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ahkeransa ahkeransa accusative nom. ahkeransa ahkeransa gen. ahkeransa genitive ahkeransa ahkeriensa ahkerainsa rare partitive ahkeraansa ahkeriaan ahkeriansa inessive ahkerassaan ahkerassansa ahkerissaan ahkerissansa elative ahkerastaan ahkerastansa ahkeristaan ahkeristansa illative ahkeraansa ahkeriinsa adessive ahkerallaan ahkerallansa ahkerillaan ahkerillansa ablative ahkeraltaan ahkeraltansa ahkeriltaan ahkeriltansa allative ahkeralleen ahkerallensa ahkerilleen ahkerillensa essive ahkeranaan ahkeranansa ahkerinaan ahkerinansa translative ahkerakseen ahkeraksensa ahkerikseen ahkeriksensa abessive ahkerattaan ahkerattansa ahkerittaan ahkerittansa instructive — — comitative — ahkerineen ahkerinensa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ahkeraan
• ahkerasti

• ahkeroida
• ahkeruus

Compounds

• ahkeraliisa

Related terms

• ahertaa

Anagrams

• karhea, rahake

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Karelian

Adjective

ahkera

1. industrious, hardworking