makkara

Finnish

A makkara with some sinappi (“mustard”) on it

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *makkara, of unknown further origin. Cognates include Ingrian makkara, Karelian makkara and Votic makkõrõ. Seemingly has the suffix +‎ -ra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkːɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝kːɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mak‧ka‧ra

Noun

makkara

1. sausage
2. (informal, by extension) any cold cut

   Synonyms: leikkele, (informal) kinkku

Declension

Inflection of makkara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		makkara	makkarat
genitive		makkaran	makkaroiden makkaroitten
partitive		makkaraa	makkaroita
illative		makkaraan	makkaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		makkara	makkarat
accusative	nom.	makkara	makkarat
	gen.	makkaran
genitive		makkaran	makkaroiden makkaroitten makkarain rare
partitive		makkaraa	makkaroita
inessive		makkarassa	makkaroissa
elative		makkarasta	makkaroista
illative		makkaraan	makkaroihin
adessive		makkaralla	makkaroilla
ablative		makkaralta	makkaroilta
allative		makkaralle	makkaroille
essive		makkarana	makkaroina
translative		makkaraksi	makkaroiksi
abessive		makkaratta	makkaroitta
instructive		—	makkaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of makkara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makkarani makkarani accusative nom. makkarani makkarani gen. makkarani genitive makkarani makkaroideni makkaroitteni makkaraini rare partitive makkaraani makkaroitani inessive makkarassani makkaroissani elative makkarastani makkaroistani illative makkaraani makkaroihini adessive makkarallani makkaroillani ablative makkaraltani makkaroiltani allative makkaralleni makkaroilleni essive makkaranani makkaroinani translative makkarakseni makkaroikseni abessive makkarattani makkaroittani instructive — — comitative — makkaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makkarasi makkarasi accusative nom. makkarasi makkarasi gen. makkarasi genitive makkarasi makkaroidesi makkaroittesi makkaraisi rare partitive makkaraasi makkaroitasi inessive makkarassasi makkaroissasi elative makkarastasi makkaroistasi illative makkaraasi makkaroihisi adessive makkarallasi makkaroillasi ablative makkaraltasi makkaroiltasi allative makkarallesi makkaroillesi essive makkaranasi makkaroinasi translative makkaraksesi makkaroiksesi abessive makkarattasi makkaroittasi instructive — — comitative — makkaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makkaramme makkaramme accusative nom. makkaramme makkaramme gen. makkaramme genitive makkaramme makkaroidemme makkaroittemme makkaraimme rare partitive makkaraamme makkaroitamme inessive makkarassamme makkaroissamme elative makkarastamme makkaroistamme illative makkaraamme makkaroihimme adessive makkarallamme makkaroillamme ablative makkaraltamme makkaroiltamme allative makkarallemme makkaroillemme essive makkaranamme makkaroinamme translative makkaraksemme makkaroiksemme abessive makkarattamme makkaroittamme instructive — — comitative — makkaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makkaranne makkaranne accusative nom. makkaranne makkaranne gen. makkaranne genitive makkaranne makkaroidenne makkaroittenne makkarainne rare partitive makkaraanne makkaroitanne inessive makkarassanne makkaroissanne elative makkarastanne makkaroistanne illative makkaraanne makkaroihinne adessive makkarallanne makkaroillanne ablative makkaraltanne makkaroiltanne allative makkarallenne makkaroillenne essive makkarananne makkaroinanne translative makkaraksenne makkaroiksenne abessive makkarattanne makkaroittanne instructive — — comitative — makkaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative makkaransa makkaransa accusative nom. makkaransa makkaransa gen. makkaransa genitive makkaransa makkaroidensa makkaroittensa makkarainsa rare partitive makkaraansa makkaroitaan makkaroitansa inessive makkarassaan makkarassansa makkaroissaan makkaroissansa elative makkarastaan makkarastansa makkaroistaan makkaroistansa illative makkaraansa makkaroihinsa adessive makkarallaan makkarallansa makkaroillaan makkaroillansa ablative makkaraltaan makkaraltansa makkaroiltaan makkaroiltansa allative makkaralleen makkarallensa makkaroilleen makkaroillensa essive makkaranaan makkaranansa makkaroinaan makkaroinansa translative makkarakseen makkaraksensa makkaroikseen makkaroiksensa abessive makkarattaan makkarattansa makkaroittaan makkaroittansa instructive — — comitative — makkaroineen makkaroinensa

Derived terms

• makkaramainen

 

compounds

• balkanmakkara
• berliininmakkara
• chilimakkara
• grillimakkara
• jahtimakkara
• jauhomakkara
• juustomakkara
• kasvismakkara
• keittomakkara
• kestomakkara
• kielimakkara
• kinkkumakkara
• kyrönmakkara
• käristemakkara
• lauantaimakkara
• laukkamakkara
• leikemakkara
• leikkelemakkara
• lenkkimakkara
• lihamakkara
• makkarajärvi
• makkarakastike
• makkarakeitto
• makkarakioski
• makkaramassa
• makkaramato
• makkarankuori
• makkaranpala
• makkaranvalmistus
• makkaranviipale
• makkarapala
• makkarapata
• makkaraperunat
• makkarapuu
• makkarapötkö
• makkarasarvi
• makkarasiili
• makkarasoppa
• makkarataikina
• makkaratehdas
• makkaratikku
• makkaraviipale
• makkaravoileipä
• maksamakkara
• merimakkara
• mustamakkara
• nakkimakkara
• ohmimakkara
• olutmakkara
• paistinmakkara
• palvimakkara
• pekonimakkara
• perunamakkara
• prinssimakkara
• raakamakkara
• ruokamakkara
• rusinamakkara
• ryynimakkara
• saunamakkara
• sipulimakkara
• siskonmakkara
• soijamakkara
• suomimakkara
• sähkömiehenmakkara
• teemakkara
• uunimakkara
• vatsamakkara
• verimakkara

 

See also

• nakki

Further reading

• “makkara”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• markkaa

Ingrian

Makkarat.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkːɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑkːər]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkːɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑkːɑrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkːɑr, -ɑkːɑrɑ
• Hyphenation: mak‧ka‧ra

Noun

makkara

1. (thin) sausage

Declension

Declension of makkara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	makkara	makkarat
genitive	makkaran	makkaroin
partitive	makkaraa	makkaroja
illative	makkaraa	makkaroihe
inessive	makkaraas	makkarois
elative	makkarast	makkaroist
allative	makkaralle	makkaroille
adessive	makkaraal	makkaroil
ablative	makkaralt	makkaroilt
translative	makkaraks	makkaroiks
essive	makkaranna, makkaraan	makkaroinna, makkaroin
exessive1)	makkarant	makkaroint
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.

See also

• kolbassi (“(thick) sausage”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 293