kotka

See also: Kotka

Finnish

Aquila chrysaetos

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kocka (compare Estonian kotkas, Livvi kotku), from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka (compare Northern Sami goaskin, Erzya куцькан (kućkan), Eastern Mari куткыж (kutkyž), Udmurt кыӵ (kyč)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotkɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kot‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): kot‧ka

Noun

kotka

1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision)
2. golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

   Synonym: maakotka

3. (by extension) cougar (older woman who seeks younger men)

Declension

Inflection of kotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kotka	kotkat
genitive		kotkan	kotkien
partitive		kotkaa	kotkia
illative		kotkaan	kotkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kotka	kotkat
accusative	nom.	kotka	kotkat
	gen.	kotkan
genitive		kotkan	kotkien kotkain rare
partitive		kotkaa	kotkia
inessive		kotkassa	kotkissa
elative		kotkasta	kotkista
illative		kotkaan	kotkiin
adessive		kotkalla	kotkilla
ablative		kotkalta	kotkilta
allative		kotkalle	kotkille
essive		kotkana	kotkina
translative		kotkaksi	kotkiksi
abessive		kotkatta	kotkitta
instructive		—	kotkin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotkani kotkani accusative nom. kotkani kotkani gen. kotkani genitive kotkani kotkieni kotkaini rare partitive kotkaani kotkiani inessive kotkassani kotkissani elative kotkastani kotkistani illative kotkaani kotkiini adessive kotkallani kotkillani ablative kotkaltani kotkiltani allative kotkalleni kotkilleni essive kotkanani kotkinani translative kotkakseni kotkikseni abessive kotkattani kotkittani instructive — — comitative — kotkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotkasi kotkasi accusative nom. kotkasi kotkasi gen. kotkasi genitive kotkasi kotkiesi kotkaisi rare partitive kotkaasi kotkiasi inessive kotkassasi kotkissasi elative kotkastasi kotkistasi illative kotkaasi kotkiisi adessive kotkallasi kotkillasi ablative kotkaltasi kotkiltasi allative kotkallesi kotkillesi essive kotkanasi kotkinasi translative kotkaksesi kotkiksesi abessive kotkattasi kotkittasi instructive — — comitative — kotkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotkamme kotkamme accusative nom. kotkamme kotkamme gen. kotkamme genitive kotkamme kotkiemme kotkaimme rare partitive kotkaamme kotkiamme inessive kotkassamme kotkissamme elative kotkastamme kotkistamme illative kotkaamme kotkiimme adessive kotkallamme kotkillamme ablative kotkaltamme kotkiltamme allative kotkallemme kotkillemme essive kotkanamme kotkinamme translative kotkaksemme kotkiksemme abessive kotkattamme kotkittamme instructive — — comitative — kotkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotkanne kotkanne accusative nom. kotkanne kotkanne gen. kotkanne genitive kotkanne kotkienne kotkainne rare partitive kotkaanne kotkianne inessive kotkassanne kotkissanne elative kotkastanne kotkistanne illative kotkaanne kotkiinne adessive kotkallanne kotkillanne ablative kotkaltanne kotkiltanne allative kotkallenne kotkillenne essive kotkananne kotkinanne translative kotkaksenne kotkiksenne abessive kotkattanne kotkittanne instructive — — comitative — kotkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kotkansa kotkansa accusative nom. kotkansa kotkansa gen. kotkansa genitive kotkansa kotkiensa kotkainsa rare partitive kotkaansa kotkiaan kotkiansa inessive kotkassaan kotkassansa kotkissaan kotkissansa elative kotkastaan kotkastansa kotkistaan kotkistansa illative kotkaansa kotkiinsa adessive kotkallaan kotkallansa kotkillaan kotkillansa ablative kotkaltaan kotkaltansa kotkiltaan kotkiltansa allative kotkalleen kotkallensa kotkilleen kotkillensa essive kotkanaan kotkanansa kotkinaan kotkinansa translative kotkakseen kotkaksensa kotkikseen kotkiksensa abessive kotkattaan kotkattansa kotkittaan kotkittansa instructive — — comitative — kotkineen kotkinensa

Derived terms

• Kotka
• Kotka

compounds

• aarnikotka
• afrikanpikkukotka
• afrikanvuorikotka
• arokotka
• australianpikkukotka
• borneonharjakotka
• celebesinharjakotka
• espanjankeisarikotka
• filippiinienkotka
• gasellikotka
• harjakotka
• jalokotka
• kaksoiskotka
• kalakotka
• kassikotka
• keisarijalokotka
• keisarikotka
• kiilapyrstökotka
• kiljukotka
• kondorikotka
• korppikotka
• kotkakala
• kotkankatse
• kotkankynsi
• kotkannenä
• kotkanpesä
• kotkansiipi
• kotkansilmä
• kotkansulka
• Kotkavuori
• käärmekotka
• liitokotka
• maakotka
• merikotka
• mustakotka
• mäkikotka
• papuankotka
• pikkuharjakotka
• pikkukotka
• punavatsakotka
• rosvokotka
• rotkokotka
• ruskomerikotka
• savannikotka
• sirokotka
• tummaharjakotka
• töyhtökotka
• töyhtövalkokotka
• valkomerikotka
• verikotka
• vuorikotka

Descendants

• → Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kotka
  • South Karelian: kotka

See also

• merikotka

Further reading

• “kotka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• katko, kokat, tokka

Karelian

Regional variants of kotka

North Karelian (Viena)	kotka
South Karelian (Tver)	kotka

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kotka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotkɑ/
• Hyphenation: kot‧ka

Noun

kotka (genitive kotkan, partitive kotkua)

1. eagle

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of kotka (type 5/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kotka	kotkat
genitive	kotkan	kotkien
partitive	kotkua	kotkie
illative	kotkah	kotkih
inessive	kotkašša	kotkissa
elative	kotkašta	kotkista
adessive	kotkalla	kotkilla
ablative	kotkalta	kotkilta
translative	kotkakši	kotkiksi
essive	kotkana	kotkina
comitative	—	kotkineh
abessive	kotkatta	kotkitta
prolative	—	—
instructive	—	kotkin

Tver Karelian declension of kotka (type 5/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kotka	kotkat
genitive	kotkan	kotkin
partitive	kotkua	kotkie
illative	kotkah	kotkih
inessive	kotkašša	kotkissa
elative	kotkašta	kotkista
adessive	kotkalla	kotkilla
ablative	kotkalda	kotkilda
translative	kotkakši	kotkiksi
essive	kotkana	kotkina
comitative	kotkanke	kotkinke
abessive	kotkatta	kotkitta
prolative	kotkačči	kotkičči
instructive	—	kotkin

Possessive forms of kotka
1st person	kotkani
2nd person	kotkaš
3rd person	kotkah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “kotka”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 66
• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “kotka”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔt.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtka
• Syllabification: kot‧ka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin cattus / cattader.?

Proto-Germanic *kattuzder.?

Proto-Slavic *kòtъ

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Proto-Slavic *kòtъka

Polish kotka

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka. By surface analysis, kot +‎ -ka.

Noun

kotka f (male equivalent kot, diminutive koteczka, augmentative kocica)

1. diminutive of kocica; female cat
2. (botany) catkin, ament

   Synonym: bazia

Declension

Declension of kotka

	singular	plural
nominative	kotka	kotki
genitive	kotki	kotek
dative	kotce	kotkom
accusative	kotkę	kotki
instrumental	kotką	kotkami
locative	kotce	kotkach
vocative	kotko	kotki

Alternative forms

• koćki (Far Masovian, Suchożebry, Podlachia, Jabłonna Lacka)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kotka m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of kotek

Further reading

• “kotka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kotka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)