nuuka

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish noga (“scrupulous, careful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːkɑ/, [ˈnuːkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uːkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nuu‧ka

Adjective

nuuka (comparative nuukempi, superlative nuukin)

1. stingy, ungenerous

Declension

Inflection of nuuka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nuuka	nuukat
genitive		nuukan	nuukien
partitive		nuukaa	nuukia
illative		nuukaan	nuukiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nuuka	nuukat
accusative	nom.	nuuka	nuukat
	gen.	nuukan
genitive		nuukan	nuukien nuukain rare
partitive		nuukaa	nuukia
inessive		nuukassa	nuukissa
elative		nuukasta	nuukista
illative		nuukaan	nuukiin
adessive		nuukalla	nuukilla
ablative		nuukalta	nuukilta
allative		nuukalle	nuukille
essive		nuukana	nuukina
translative		nuukaksi	nuukiksi
abessive		nuukatta	nuukitta
instructive		—	nuukin
comitative		—	nuukine

Possessive forms of nuuka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuukani nuukani accusative nom. nuukani nuukani gen. nuukani genitive nuukani nuukieni nuukaini rare partitive nuukaani nuukiani inessive nuukassani nuukissani elative nuukastani nuukistani illative nuukaani nuukiini adessive nuukallani nuukillani ablative nuukaltani nuukiltani allative nuukalleni nuukilleni essive nuukanani nuukinani translative nuukakseni nuukikseni abessive nuukattani nuukittani instructive — — comitative — nuukineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nuukasi nuukasi accusative nom. nuukasi nuukasi gen. nuukasi genitive nuukasi nuukiesi nuukaisi rare partitive nuukaasi nuukiasi inessive nuukassasi nuukissasi elative nuukastasi nuukistasi illative nuukaasi nuukiisi adessive nuukallasi nuukillasi ablative nuukaltasi nuukiltasi allative nuukallesi nuukillesi essive nuukanasi nuukinasi translative nuukaksesi nuukiksesi abessive nuukattasi nuukittasi instructive — — comitative — nuukinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuukamme nuukamme accusative nom. nuukamme nuukamme gen. nuukamme genitive nuukamme nuukiemme nuukaimme rare partitive nuukaamme nuukiamme inessive nuukassamme nuukissamme elative nuukastamme nuukistamme illative nuukaamme nuukiimme adessive nuukallamme nuukillamme ablative nuukaltamme nuukiltamme allative nuukallemme nuukillemme essive nuukanamme nuukinamme translative nuukaksemme nuukiksemme abessive nuukattamme nuukittamme instructive — — comitative — nuukinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nuukanne nuukanne accusative nom. nuukanne nuukanne gen. nuukanne genitive nuukanne nuukienne nuukainne rare partitive nuukaanne nuukianne inessive nuukassanne nuukissanne elative nuukastanne nuukistanne illative nuukaanne nuukiinne adessive nuukallanne nuukillanne ablative nuukaltanne nuukiltanne allative nuukallenne nuukillenne essive nuukananne nuukinanne translative nuukaksenne nuukiksenne abessive nuukattanne nuukittanne instructive — — comitative — nuukinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nuukansa nuukansa accusative nom. nuukansa nuukansa gen. nuukansa genitive nuukansa nuukiensa nuukainsa rare partitive nuukaansa nuukiaan nuukiansa inessive nuukassaan nuukassansa nuukissaan nuukissansa elative nuukastaan nuukastansa nuukistaan nuukistansa illative nuukaansa nuukiinsa adessive nuukallaan nuukallansa nuukillaan nuukillansa ablative nuukaltaan nuukaltansa nuukiltaan nuukiltansa allative nuukalleen nuukallensa nuukilleen nuukillensa essive nuukanaan nuukanansa nuukinaan nuukinansa translative nuukakseen nuukaksensa nuukikseen nuukiksensa abessive nuukattaan nuukattansa nuukittaan nuukittansa instructive — — comitative — nuukineen nuukinensa

Synonyms

• itara
• kitsas
• saita

Derived terms

• nuukailla
• nuukasti
• nuukuus

 

compounds

• nokonuuka

 

Further reading

• “nuuka”, 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

• kuuna