leuka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leuka, possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian liauka (“gland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈle̞u̯kɑ]
• Rhymes: -eukɑ
• Syllabification: leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

1. jaw
2. chin

Declension

Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation)
nominative		leuka	leuat
genitive		leuan	leukojen
partitive		leukaa	leukoja
illative		leukaan	leukoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leuka	leuat
accusative	nom.	leuka	leuat
	gen.	leuan
genitive		leuan	leukojen leukainrare
partitive		leukaa	leukoja
inessive		leuassa	leuoissa
elative		leuasta	leuoista
illative		leukaan	leukoihin
adessive		leualla	leuoilla
ablative		leualta	leuoilta
allative		leualle	leuoille
essive		leukana	leukoina
translative		leuaksi	leuoiksi
instructive		—	leuoin
abessive		leuatta	leuoitta
comitative		—	leukoineen

Possessive forms of leuka (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	leukani	leukamme
2nd person	leukasi	leukanne
3rd person	leukansa

Anagrams

• aluke, keula, lukea

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Ingrian

Leuka (1).

Leuka (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leuka. Cognates include Finnish leuka and Estonian lõug.

Pronunciation

• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/
• Hyphenation: leu‧ka

Noun

leuka (genitive leuvvan, partitive leukaa)

1. jaw
2. chin
3. (figuratively) lip

Declension

Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, k-vv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leuka	leuvvat
genitive	leuvvan	leukoin
partitive	leukaa	leukoja
illative	leukaa	leukoi
inessive	leuvvas	leuvvois
elative	leuvvast	leuvvoist
allative	leuvvalle	leuvvoille
adessive	leuvval	leuvvoil
ablative	leuvvalt	leuvvoilt
translative	leuvvaks	leuvvoiks
essive	leukanna leukaan	leukoinna leukoin
exessive1)	leukant	leukoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

Synonyms

• (jaw): sokka
• (lip): huuli

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

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Karelian

Alternative forms

• (Southern) leuga

Noun

leuka (genitive leuvan, partitive leukua)

1. jaw
2. chin