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mustikka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *mustikka. Equivalent to musta (black) +‎ -ikka (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmustikːɑ/, [ˈmus̠tikːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ustikːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧tik‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): mus‧tik‧ka

Noun

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mustikka

  1. bilberry, common bilberry, European blueberry, blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); a common shrub in Finland, and its fruit
    Synonym: kangasmustikka
  2. (loosely) blueberry, bilberry; any of several closely related species in the genus Vaccinium with blue fruit, or those fruit

Usage notes

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The Finnish term mustikka generally refers to the berry of Vaccinium myrtillus, making it less broad than English blueberry and correspond to English bilberry (or "European blueberry") in most cases. However, broadly speaking, mustikka can mean any similar plant in the genus Vaccinium, of which Vaccinium myrtillus is the only species naturally growing in Finland (alongside juolukka, which is generally understood as separate from mustikka). When referring specifically to North American forms of blueberry, one might e.g. use the adjective amerikkalainen, or use the species name (e.g. pensasmustikka for Vaccinium corymbosum).

Declension

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Inflection of mustikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative mustikka mustikat
genitive mustikan mustikoiden
mustikoitten
mustikkojen
partitive mustikkaa mustikoita
mustikkoja
illative mustikkaan mustikoihin
mustikkoihin
singular plural
nominative mustikka mustikat
accusative nom. mustikka mustikat
gen. mustikan
genitive mustikan mustikoiden
mustikoitten
mustikkojen
mustikkain rare
partitive mustikkaa mustikoita
mustikkoja
inessive mustikassa mustikoissa
elative mustikasta mustikoista
illative mustikkaan mustikoihin
mustikkoihin
adessive mustikalla mustikoilla
ablative mustikalta mustikoilta
allative mustikalle mustikoille
essive mustikkana mustikkoina
translative mustikaksi mustikoiksi
abessive mustikatta mustikoitta
instructive mustikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mustikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

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See also

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