akana
See also: Akana
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aganō (“chaff”), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā. Cognates include Karelian and Votic akana, Veps and Estonian agan, and Livonian agān. since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century)
Pronunciation
Noun
akana
- The husk of a grain.
- In plural (akanat), chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain).
- Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
- To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
Declension
Inflection of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | akana | akanat | ||
genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten | ||
partitive | akanaa | akanoita | ||
illative | akanaan | akanoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | akana | akanat | ||
accusative | nom. | akana | akanat | |
gen. | akanan | |||
genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten akanain rare | ||
partitive | akanaa | akanoita | ||
inessive | akanassa | akanoissa | ||
elative | akanasta | akanoista | ||
illative | akanaan | akanoihin | ||
adessive | akanalla | akanoilla | ||
ablative | akanalta | akanoilta | ||
allative | akanalle | akanoille | ||
essive | akanana | akanoina | ||
translative | akanaksi | akanoiksi | ||
abessive | akanatta | akanoitta | ||
instructive | — | akanoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.