hukka

English

Noun

hukka (plural hukkas)

1. Alternative spelling of hookah

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Estonian

Etymology

Derived from hukk. See also hukas.

Adverb

hukka

1. into ruin, into destruction, into death

   Mitu inimest said õnnetuses hukka.

   Many people died in the accident. (lit. "got into ruin")

2. into a degenerated state, into a disorderly state

   Viinapudel tema hukka viiski.

   It was the vodka bottle that brought him down.

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Finnish

Etymology

From , with uncertain links to Permic and Germanic languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukːɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: huk‧ka
• Rhymes: -ukːɑ

Noun

hukka

1. waste, loss; often used as head of compound terms, in which the modifier reveals what is lost, e.g. rahanhukka (“waste of money”), verenhukka (“blood loss”); see also hukassa, hukkaan.
2. (idiomatic, with the verb periä) doom, peril (adverse or terrible fate)

   Nyt meidät hukka perii!

   We are doomed!

3. (familiar, informal) wolf
4. (hunting) A situation in which a hound loses the scent and is not able to find it again.

Declension

Inflection of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
nominative		hukka	hukat
genitive		hukan	hukkien
partitive		hukkaa	hukkia
illative		hukkaan	hukkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hukka	hukat
accusative	nom.	hukka	hukat
	gen.	hukan
genitive		hukan	hukkien hukkain rare
partitive		hukkaa	hukkia
inessive		hukassa	hukissa
elative		hukasta	hukista
illative		hukkaan	hukkiin
adessive		hukalla	hukilla
ablative		hukalta	hukilta
allative		hukalle	hukille
essive		hukkana	hukkina
translative		hukaksi	hukiksi
abessive		hukatta	hukitta
instructive		—	hukin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hukkani hukkani accusative nom. hukkani hukkani gen. hukkani genitive hukkani hukkieni hukkaini rare partitive hukkaani hukkiani inessive hukassani hukissani elative hukastani hukistani illative hukkaani hukkiini adessive hukallani hukillani ablative hukaltani hukiltani allative hukalleni hukilleni essive hukkanani hukkinani translative hukakseni hukikseni abessive hukattani hukittani instructive — — comitative — hukkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hukkasi hukkasi accusative nom. hukkasi hukkasi gen. hukkasi genitive hukkasi hukkiesi hukkaisi rare partitive hukkaasi hukkiasi inessive hukassasi hukissasi elative hukastasi hukistasi illative hukkaasi hukkiisi adessive hukallasi hukillasi ablative hukaltasi hukiltasi allative hukallesi hukillesi essive hukkanasi hukkinasi translative hukaksesi hukiksesi abessive hukattasi hukittasi instructive — — comitative — hukkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hukkamme hukkamme accusative nom. hukkamme hukkamme gen. hukkamme genitive hukkamme hukkiemme hukkaimme rare partitive hukkaamme hukkiamme inessive hukassamme hukissamme elative hukastamme hukistamme illative hukkaamme hukkiimme adessive hukallamme hukillamme ablative hukaltamme hukiltamme allative hukallemme hukillemme essive hukkanamme hukkinamme translative hukaksemme hukiksemme abessive hukattamme hukittamme instructive — — comitative — hukkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hukkanne hukkanne accusative nom. hukkanne hukkanne gen. hukkanne genitive hukkanne hukkienne hukkainne rare partitive hukkaanne hukkianne inessive hukassanne hukissanne elative hukastanne hukistanne illative hukkaanne hukkiinne adessive hukallanne hukillanne ablative hukaltanne hukiltanne allative hukallenne hukillenne essive hukkananne hukkinanne translative hukaksenne hukiksenne abessive hukattanne hukittanne instructive — — comitative — hukkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hukkansa hukkansa accusative nom. hukkansa hukkansa gen. hukkansa genitive hukkansa hukkiensa hukkainsa rare partitive hukkaansa hukkiaan hukkiansa inessive hukassaan hukassansa hukissaan hukissansa elative hukastaan hukastansa hukistaan hukistansa illative hukkaansa hukkiinsa adessive hukallaan hukallansa hukillaan hukillansa ablative hukaltaan hukaltansa hukiltaan hukiltansa allative hukalleen hukallensa hukilleen hukillensa essive hukkanaan hukkanansa hukkinaan hukkinansa translative hukakseen hukaksensa hukikseen hukiksensa abessive hukattaan hukattansa hukittaan hukittansa instructive — — comitative — hukkineen hukkinensa

Synonyms

• (wolf): susi

Derived terms

• hukassa
• hukata
• hukkaan
• hukkaantua
• hukkautua
• mennä hukkaan

 

Compounds

• ajanhukka
• hukanputki
• hukka-aika
• hukkaanheitetty
• hukkakaura
• hukkalämpö

• hukkapala
• hukkaprosentti
• hukkaputki
• hukkareissu
• hukkatyö

• hukkateillä
• punahukka
• pussihukka
• susihukka
• verenhukka

Related terms

• hukkua
• hukuksissa
• hukuttaa
• hukuttautua

Anagrams

• hakku

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Karelian

Etymology

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Noun

hukka (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. wolf