markka
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Finnish markka, from a Germanic language, likely German Mark. Doublet of mark.
Noun
[edit]markka (plural markkas or markkaa)
- A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.
Translations
[edit]unit of currency
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrkːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkːɑ
- Syllabification(key): mark‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): mark‧ka
Noun
[edit]markka
- (historical) markka, (Finnish) mark (former currency of Finland, replaced by the euro in 1999/2002) (abbreviations mk, FIM)
- sata markkaa ― one hundred marks
- Kynät maksavat markan kappale.
- The pens cost one markka each.
- mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
- ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka
- a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
- (historical) unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
- (informal, in the plural) money or wealth
- (slang) hundred, especially of speed
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of markka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | markka | markat | |
| genitive | markan | markkojen | |
| partitive | markkaa | markkoja | |
| illative | markkaan | markkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | markka | markat | |
| accusative | nom. | markka | markat |
| gen. | markan | ||
| genitive | markan | markkojen markkain rare | |
| partitive | markkaa | markkoja | |
| inessive | markassa | markoissa | |
| elative | markasta | markoista | |
| illative | markkaan | markkoihin | |
| adessive | markalla | markoilla | |
| ablative | markalta | markoilta | |
| allative | markalle | markoille | |
| essive | markkana | markkoina | |
| translative | markaksi | markoiksi | |
| abessive | markatta | markoitta | |
| instructive | — | markoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (coin or note): markanraha
- (money): raha
- (wealth): varallisuus, varat
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “markka”, 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 3 July 2023
Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]markka f (plural markkas)
- alternative spelling of marca (Finnish currency)
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- English terms borrowed from Finnish
- English terms derived from Finnish
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English terms derived from German
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Historical currencies
- en:Finland
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrkːɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrkːɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with historical senses
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish ellipses
- Finnish informal terms
- Finnish slang
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- fi:Currencies
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese feminine nouns


