akka

See also: Akka and -akka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Template:compare is possibly an old loan from Finnish, explaining the irregular correspondence of -a- to -á-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ak‧ka

Noun

akka

1. hag, crone (old woman)
2. (derogatory) woman; wife; hag, witch
3. (informal, chess, card games) queen, bitch

   hertta-akka = queen of hearts

Declension

Inflection of akka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
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 akkainrare
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
instructive		—	akoin
abessive		akatta	akoitta
comitative		—	akkoineen

Possessive forms of akka (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	akkani	akkamme
2nd person	akkasi	akkanne
3rd person	akkansa

Synonyms

• (old woman): eukko
• (woman): nainen, ämmä, muija
• (wife): vaimo, eukko, muija, rouva
• (queen): kuningatar, rouva

Derived terms

Derived terms

• akallinen
• akaton
• akkamainen
• akkautua

Compounds

compounds

• akankaali
• akansieni
• akantappokone
• akanvirta
• akkainlehti
• akkalauma
• akkavalta
• akkaväki
• hertta-akka
• juoruakka
• noita-akka
• pata-akka
• Pohjanakka
• ristiakka
• ruutuakka

See also

• ukko

See also

• korttipakka

Anagrams

• kaka

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka and Veps ak.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
• Hyphenation: ak‧ka

Noun

akka

1. 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!"

Declension

Declension of akka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
	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

• ämmä, ämmö

Coordinate terms

• ukko, äijä (“old man”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9

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Japanese

Romanization

akka

1. Rōmaji transcription of あっか

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Karelian

Regional variants of akka

North Karelian (Viena)	akka
South Karelian (Tver)	akka

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkːɑ/
• Hyphenation: ak‧ka

Noun

akka (genitive akan, partitive akkua)

1. wife
2. old woman; hag

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala, kk-k gradation)
	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
comitative	akatta	akoitta

Tver Karelian declension of akka (type 4/kala kk-k gradation)
	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
comitative	akatta	akoitta

Possessive forms of akka
1st person	akkani
2nd person	akkaš
3rd person	akkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Synonyms

• (old woman): (dialectal, derogatory) ämmä

References

• 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

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Maquiritari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [akka]

Verb

akka

1. (transitive) to make a kind of wooden canoe (kudiyada)

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “akka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• (noun): IPA^(key): /ˈɑk.kɑ/
• (verb): IPA^(key): /²ɑk.kɑ/

Noun

akka n

1. definite plural of akk

Verb

akka (present tense akkar, past tense akka, past participle akka, passive infinitive akkast, present participle akkande, imperative akka/akk)

1. alternative form of akke

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Old Norse

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: akk‧a

Noun

akka f (genitive ǫkku, plural ǫkkur)

1. arrow

Declension

  Declension of akka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akka	akkan	ǫkkur	ǫkkurnar
accusative	ǫkku	ǫkkuna	ǫkkur	ǫkkurnar
dative	ǫkku	ǫkkunni	ǫkkum	ǫkkunum
genitive	ǫkku	ǫkkunnar	akkna	akknanna