leuka

Finnish

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ihmisen pää (“human head”)
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

leuka

1. jaw (part of the face below the mouth)
2. chin (bottom of a face)

   Synonym: alaleuka

3. jaw (bone of the jaw)

   Synonym: leukaluu

4. jaw (one of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other)
5. (colloquial) Synonym of leuanveto (“pull-up (exercise)”)

Declension

Inflection of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/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 leukain rare
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
abessive		leuatta	leuoitta
instructive		—	leuoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of leuka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leukani leukani accusative nom. leukani leukani gen. leukani genitive leukani leukojeni leukaini rare partitive leukaani leukojani inessive leuassani leuoissani elative leuastani leuoistani illative leukaani leukoihini adessive leuallani leuoillani ablative leualtani leuoiltani allative leualleni leuoilleni essive leukanani leukoinani translative leuakseni leuoikseni abessive leuattani leuoittani instructive — — comitative — leukoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leukasi leukasi accusative nom. leukasi leukasi gen. leukasi genitive leukasi leukojesi leukaisi rare partitive leukaasi leukojasi inessive leuassasi leuoissasi elative leuastasi leuoistasi illative leukaasi leukoihisi adessive leuallasi leuoillasi ablative leualtasi leuoiltasi allative leuallesi leuoillesi essive leukanasi leukoinasi translative leuaksesi leuoiksesi abessive leuattasi leuoittasi instructive — — comitative — leukoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leukamme leukamme accusative nom. leukamme leukamme gen. leukamme genitive leukamme leukojemme leukaimme rare partitive leukaamme leukojamme inessive leuassamme leuoissamme elative leuastamme leuoistamme illative leukaamme leukoihimme adessive leuallamme leuoillamme ablative leualtamme leuoiltamme allative leuallemme leuoillemme essive leukanamme leukoinamme translative leuaksemme leuoiksemme abessive leuattamme leuoittamme instructive — — comitative — leukoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative leukanne leukanne accusative nom. leukanne leukanne gen. leukanne genitive leukanne leukojenne leukainne rare partitive leukaanne leukojanne inessive leuassanne leuoissanne elative leuastanne leuoistanne illative leukaanne leukoihinne adessive leuallanne leuoillanne ablative leualtanne leuoiltanne allative leuallenne leuoillenne essive leukananne leukoinanne translative leuaksenne leuoiksenne abessive leuattanne leuoittanne instructive — — comitative — leukoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative leukansa leukansa accusative nom. leukansa leukansa gen. leukansa genitive leukansa leukojensa leukainsa rare partitive leukaansa leukojaan leukojansa inessive leuassaan leuassansa leuoissaan leuoissansa elative leuastaan leuastansa leuoistaan leuoistansa illative leukaansa leukoihinsa adessive leuallaan leuallansa leuoillaan leuoillansa ablative leualtaan leualtansa leuoiltaan leuoiltansa allative leualleen leuallensa leuoilleen leuoillensa essive leukanaan leukanansa leukoinaan leukoinansa translative leuakseen leuaksensa leuoikseen leuoiksensa abessive leuattaan leuattansa leuoittaan leuoittansa instructive — — comitative — leukoineen leukoinensa

Derived terms

• leukailla
• leukava
• leuku

 

compounds

• alaleuka
• hauenleuka
• irvileuka
• isoleukainen
• jykeväleukainen
• kaksoisleuka
• keltaleukaseppä
• kierreleuka
• koiranleuka
• koukkuleuka
• koukkuleukainen
• kuoppaleuka
• leuanalus
• leuanalusta
• leuankaari
• leuankärki
• leuankärkilihas
• leuanveto
• leukahihna
• leukakuoppa
• leukalappu
• leukalinja
• leukalukko
• leukaluu
• leukanivel
• leukaparta
• leukaperä
• leukaperät
• leukapieli
• leukaraaja
• leukarihma
• leukatuki
• lovileuka
• mustaleukamuura
• sileäleukainen
• väkäleuka
• välileuanluu
• vääräleukainen
• yläleuka

 

Further reading

• “leuka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• aluke, keula, lukea

Ingrian

Leuka (1).

Leuka (2).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯k]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲeu̯kɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞u̯ɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -eu̯k, -eu̯kɑ
• Hyphenation: leu‧ka

Noun

leuka

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

Declension

Declension of leuka (type 3/kana, euk-evv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leuka	levvat
genitive	levvan	leukoin
partitive	leukaa	leukoja
illative	leukaa	leukoi
inessive	levvaas	levvois
elative	levvast	levvoist
allative	levvalle	levvoille
adessive	levvaal	levvoil
ablative	levvalt	levvoilt
translative	levvaks	levvoiks
essive	leukanna, leukaan	leukoinna, leukoin
exessive1)	leukant	leukoint
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

• (jaw): sokka
• (lip): huuli

Derived terms

• alileuka
• ylileuka

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

Karelian

Alternative forms

• leuga (Southern)

Noun

leuka (genitive leuvan, partitive leukua)

1. jaw
2. chin